'Biden Has This Under Control': Pelosi Defends Handling of Southern Border

On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the US is on track to encounter more migrants than it has in the past 20 years, calling the border surge “difficult,” and the numbers of illegal migrants, including unaccompanied children, “overwhelming”. Nevertheless, he refused to call it a “crisis” before the House.

Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi expressed confidence in President Biden’s handling of the migrant influx at the US-Mexico border, saying he has it “under control.”

Pelosi stated that Biden is more “humane” in his approach to the migration issue than former President Donald Trump and that the transition will take time.

Biden administration has a strategy, according to Pelosi, and it is “not just a diversionary tactic on the part of the Republicans because they are bankrupt of ideas.”

'Biden Has This Under Control': Pelosi Defends Handling of Southern Border

A Honduran man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, “Biden please let us in,” as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico.

She stated that Congress is willing to invest in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in order to improve the lives of those trying to enter the US.

Republicans have been slamming Biden in recent weeks for the influx of migrants who have stormed the border, blaming the Democrat’s rhetoric and revoking of Trump’s immigration policies for the increase.

Pelosi, on the other hand, dismissed the Republicans’ focus on the border, which includes regular press conferences and congressional visits to Texas, as a diversionary tactic.

Kevin McCarthy, the Republican minority leader of the House, said on Thursday that officials are holding an unprecedented 13,000 migrant children and that the influx shows no signs of slowing down.

In the past month, the US has faced the highest inflow of illegal migrants in the last five years. According to border control data, in February the number of illegal border crossings increased by 28% and amounted to more than 100 thousand people.

Sourse: sputniknews.com

‘Biden Has This Under Control’: Pelosi Defends Handling of Southern Border

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