President Biden is having an election-year conversion about his policy in managing illegal immigration. How about routing them to Greece or Italy? 

According to anonymous sources (of course), the Biden administration is planning to refer some potential migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece or Italy as a way to discourage people from traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border.  

This means that Greece and Italy would welcome migrants processed at immigration centers set up by the Biden administration last year in four Latin American countries. These centers screen people who hope to reach the United States. 

Why would Biden be considering this move? First, let's be honest. It isn't Biden's ideas. This is a plan hatched by those around him. Biden isn't capable of forming policies or drafting plans on anything. He's a figurehead in the White House. However, Biden has to look like he is doing something because illegal immigration and border security is at the top of the list of issues voters find most important. Illegal immigration and the economy are the top two issues in this election cycle.

As the election grows closer, more people are expected to rush to the southern border. They know that if Trump is re-elected, he will close up the border and begin deporting illegal aliens. 

These restrictions are being considered in order for Biden to be able to say he is doing all he can without the help of Congress. Biden wants to blame Republicans for his open southern border and the chaos it creates. That is crazy but so is Dementia Joe. Republicans refused to vote in favor of some bad legislation on border security so Democrats, led by Biden, want to flip the script and say Republicans refused to vote in favor of border security. It's election year spin at its most cynical. 

The centers, officially known as Safe Mobility Offices, allow certain migrants in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala to apply to come to the U.S. or other countries legally. Under the new arrangements, Greece and Italy would join Canada and Spain in resettling some of those processed at the offices. One of the sources said Italy and Greece would likely accept a relatively small number of migrants, roughly 500 or fewer each.

The offices are one component of a broader Biden administration strategy to reduce illegal crossings at the U.S. border by offering would-be migrants legal immigration opportunities. Over the past year, the administration has paired those programs with tougher enforcement measures, including a rule that presumes migrants are ineligible for U.S. asylum if they failed to seek protection in a third country.

This move would have little impact on the number of people rushing to the southern border. It's all about optics. Biden is desperate to look like he is doing something - anything - to stop the flood of illegal aliens. He is not serious about border security and that is clear. The open southern border is deliberate. It is Biden's plan. 

On May 20, U.S. officials met with diplomats from Canada, Italy, Spain and the countries hosting the Safe Mobility Offices to discuss the initiative, according to internal Department of Homeland Security documents. In an interview with CBS News last week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared to reference the agreement with Greece.

"We work with Canada, Spain, and just recently, Greece, to build lawful pathways for individuals to arrive in their countries, out of the hands of smugglers who just seek to exploit these individuals for profit," Mayorkas said.

The program treats the people involved as refugees. So far, about 10,000 'refugees' have been resettled in cooperating countries. 

Who can be processed at the Safe Mobility Offices depends on the host country. The office in Colombia accepts applications from Cuban, Haitian and Venezuelan migrants. The Costa Rica-based office only processes Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. In Ecuador, the U.S. center accepts cases filed by Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Colombians. The office in Guatemala only processes Guatemalans.

They have to prove they are being persecuted due to political views, religion, or other reasons. Most migrants who are coming through the southern border are seeking jobs, not avoiding persecution. 

This is an election-year conversion. Nothing more.