Speaker Mike Johnson criticized President Biden’s administration for undermining border security through various actions, including ending border wall construction, implementing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and lifting restrictions on immigration from certain countries associated with terrorism.
Johnson accused Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of designing the border crisis and urged immediate action to secure the border.
He highlighted concerns about the impact on national security, the surge in migrants, and the need for the Senate to address the issue.
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“Have you done everything you can do with executive authority [to address the border crisis]?” a reporter asked.
“I’ve done all I can do. Just give me the power I asked for the very day I got in office. Give me the Border Patrol. Give me the people that judge [asylum claims]. Give me the people who can stop this and make it work rationally,” Biden said.
Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have “designed this catastrophe,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
“And now, rather than accept any accountability or responsibility for what they’ve clearly done, President Biden wants to somehow try to shift the blame to Congress,” he said.
“He needs to demonstrate good faith and take immediate action to secure that border, but he won’t do it.”
“I am here this morning to beg of my colleagues to help us force the administration to take action,” Johnson said.
“If so many terrorists were caught attempting to cross our borders, how many have entered undetected?” Johnson asked. “We suspect it is a much higher number.”
“Understand the situation at our border creates a clear and present danger to our national security, and it demands that it be addressed,” he said.
“These are not huddled masses of families seeking refuge and asylum. These are people coming into our country to do only God knows what,” he added. “The Biden administration is allowing it.”
“House Republicans are not here to supply more buckets. We are here to stop the flow,” he said.
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