GOP Senator Ted Cruz reached his limit with hapless Joe Biden and demanded the president get out of his basement and visit the southern border. Cruz said:
“I’m standing here in our southern border with the Rio Grande river right behind me in Brownsville, Texas. Title 42 is going to expire in just a few hours.
“We are seeing an invasion in our southern border and there are right now over 22,000 illegal immigrants across the river. You can see the lights, you can see people camping out, if you look you can see them.
“They are waiting for Title 42 to expire and then the invasion that we are going to see is going to be massive.
“We already have the worst illegal immigration in the history of our country and in just a few hours its getting worse. Joe Biden this is your fault.’
“The people who are killed crossing illegally, that’s your fault. The women who are sexually abused while crossing illegally, that’s your fault. The children who are brutalized crossing illegally, that’s your fault.
“Come down here President Biden. Stop hiding in the basement, stop pretending this misery is not your fault. Stop it. This is not humane, this is not compassionate, this is cruel.”
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said:
“We have 24,000 Border Patrol Agents and Officers at the Southwest Border and have surged thousands of troops and contractors, and over a thousand asylum officers to help enforce our laws.
“Do not believe the lies of smugglers. The border is not open.
“Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway will be presumed ineligible for asylum.
“We are ready to humanely process and remove people without a legal basis to remain in the U.S.
“People who do not use available lawful pathways to enter the U.S. now face tougher consequences, including a minimum five-year ban on re-entry and potential criminal prosecution.
“Together with our partners throughout the federal government and Western Hemisphere, we are prepared for this transition.”
Joe Biden inherited the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45 years. Then he made the political decision to cause this problem on the border. Biden:
❌Brought back catch and release
❌Halted construction of the wall
❌Ended the Remain in Mexico policy#BidenBorderCrisis pic.twitter.com/HUr36y47lb— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 12, 2023
When reporters are dishonest, they should be called out & confronted with the truth…. https://t.co/ZvlslKw50c
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 12, 2023
