White House’s Psaki Dodges Question Of Mexico Blaming Biden For Border Surge
On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dodged and failed to answer questions about Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pointing to Biden as the cause for the developing crisis on the border.Â
Fox News Channelâs Peter Doocy posed the question to Psaki, âMexicoâs president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said that people coming into the US right now see Biden, President Biden, as the migrant president. Does the White House take that as a compliment?â
Psaki proceeded to give a long, convoluted answer about Mexico being an âimportant partnerâ in addressing the immigrant flow. She said that the matter has been addressed both publicly and privately and that officials have told Mexico that the majority of people will be turned away.Â
âBut the facts are the vast, vast majority of people who come to our border are turned away, and the statistics bear that out.â
Peter Doocy to Jen Psaki just now:
Does Biden like the nickname “The Migrant President”
â Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 11, 2021
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Psaki Ducks And Dives
Psakiâs answer to Doocyâs question:Â
âWell, first itâs Mexico will have to be, is an important partner in ensuring weâre addressing the flow of migrants from Central America through Mexico, and many to the border of the United States. We have conveyed privately and publicly, as well, that the majority of people who come to our border will be turned away. We certainly also recognize that because the president and our administration has made a decision that the way to humanely approach immigration is to allow for unaccompanied minors to come and be treated with humanity and be in a safe place while weâre trying to get them into homes and sponsored homes that some more may have come to our border, and there have been, of course, a large flow of children across the border.â
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Jen Psaki became a contender for verbal gymnastics this week as reporters tried to confirm the numbers of children coming across the border.
In what seemed like a game of âWhoâs on First,â Psaki continued to refer the reporter to the Department of Homeland Security saying, âitâs not our program,â and that the numbers are tracked by DHS.
In another recent White House press briefing, Psaki was taken to task about claims the Biden administration was keeping âkids in cages,â as housing unaccompanied minors was described under the Trump administration.
Psaki stated that the facilities did not constitute putting kids in cages because they were being provided educational services, and other amenities.
REPORTER: “The number of migrants detained has tripled⊠Is that accurate?”
PSAKI: “Those numbers are tracked by DHS. I’m just suggesting that you talk to them⊔
REPORTER: “We talked to them⊠They won’t confirm the numbers.”
PSAKI: “Ask them again⊠It’s not our program” pic.twitter.com/4MQy2X9RgX
â Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 9, 2021
Mexico Becoming Concerned
According to reports, the Mexican government is becoming increasingly concerned about Joe Bidenâs border policies. They claim that there has been sharp spike in gang activity at the border.
Mexican officials are saying that âorganized crime began changing its modus operandi âfrom the day Biden took officeâ and now are exhibiting âunprecedentedâ levels of sophistication.â
Officials are also claiming that âmigrants are being told to bring along children to make it easier to apply for asylum.â
Mexican President Lopez-Obrador has also stated, âThey see him as the migrant president, and so many feel theyâre going to reach the United States.â
According to Al Jazeera, apprehensions on the U.S. southern border are at levels that have not been seen since 2019, and were the highest for the month of February in 15 years.
Mexico âWorriedâ That Biden Is âStoking Illegal Immigration,â âCreating Business For Organized Crimeâ: Report https://t.co/nc1XzBcEJQ
â Norman Firebaugh (@FirebaughNorman) March 12, 2021
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The Politics Of Immigration
Immigration and a border that is near bursting has, in the seven weeks since Joe Biden became president, become a political hotbed. For Democrats, the issue became how to help Joe Bidenâs policies appear more humane.
Not all Democrats are in lock step however.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), whose district covers a large portion of the border, said, âThe messaging has to change. The messaging is very very important. They should learn from what happened in 2014. I think, because of the pandemic, I think itâs going to be a humanitarian crisis very, very soon.â
For Republicans, it could turn out to be a juicy 2022 campaign issue. A report from Politico states that the GOP âare stoking fear among their base of âsuper spreader caravansâ of migrants.â Â
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will lead a delegation to the border next week to see the situation firsthand.Â
Our country is currently unprepared to handle a surge in migrants in the middle of this pandemic. I urge the Biden administration to listen and work with the communities on the southern border who are dealing with this influx.
Inaction is not an option. https://t.co/bm7IMSzFGS
â Rep. Henry Cuellar (@RepCuellar) March 4, 2021
This is the #BidenBorderCrisis.
On his first day in office, he didnât have a plan to open up American schools or businesses, but he announced it was his priority to offer citizenship to 11 million undocumented illegal immigrants.
What did he think would happen?
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â House Republicans (@HouseGOP) March 12, 2021
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