Even Democrats say it’s time for Biden to address the crisis at the border. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar strongly criticized the Biden administration’s lack of action at the border, especially as Title 42 is set to expire soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During an interview with CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins, Rep. Cuellar was asked what the effect of rescinding Title 42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The congressman responded bluntly, stating, “Communities are going to be overwhelmed, not only El Paso. We\u2019ve seen that in the past with the Rio Grande Valley, we\u2019ve seen it in Eagle Pass and Del Rio. They\u2019re going to be overwhelmed. There are just not enough shelters and border processing centers to handle the large numbers of people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuellar insisted on treating migrants with compassion but was adamant that we “have to secure the border.” He said, “We can do two things at the same time. We can provide a compassionate way of treating the immigrants that are trying to come in. But at the same time we have to secure the border.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added, “Because the only thing the border control is doing is processing a lot of them to come into the U.S. and then returning some of them under Title 42. If Title 42 goes away, this is going to open up a large number of people coming to border communities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuellar urged the president to listen to people who understand the concerns of the local communities rather than just “immigration activists.” He said, “Look, it\u2019s okay to listen to immigration activists. It\u2019s okay to do that. That\u2019s one perspective. But who is listening to the men and women in green and blue and more importantly, who is listening to our border communities?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continued, “I don\u2019t know why they keep avoiding the border and saying there\u2019s other things more important than visiting the border. If there\u2019s a crisis, show up. Just show up!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lawmaker added, “Just showing up at the border would send a strong signal to the communities that he\u2019s there, he cares about the border communities. Just show up. It doesn\u2019t take much to just show up at the border.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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