Appearing on FNC's “Your World,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) argued that the Republican-led House has limited options in forcing the Biden administration to handle the U.S. southern border. .
Texas Republicans say a government shutdown was also an option.
“If you hear from a member of Congress or Mr. Mayorkas that the immigration release rate is over 85%, that's what he was talking about in a virtual private meeting with his staff at Eagle Pass,” host Neil Kabuto said. he said.
“Yes, Neil, that's a real problem,” Roy replied. “And we've been saying this for a whopping three or four years now, during Biden's term. And now, at least, there's a lot of attention to this. And look, Tom Homan, God, he's a great American, former director of ICE under President Trump, and my good friend Mark Morgan, former Border Patrol chief. And the people there, We're doing our best in a tough situation, but Alejandro Mayorkas doesn't care. I mean, he's blaming it on Texas. He's going to the Supreme Court. They're going to challenge the governor, They're cutting the razor wire. They now want to challenge the law that allows Texas to protect itself. 85%, or 300,000 people in December, said they were worried. Let's think about this.
“Do the math, right? 250,000 copies will be released in December,” he continued. “This doesn't include the estimated 50,000 escapes on a monthly basis, which is the worst. And it's a huge loss to our state and Texas. The federal government will do what it has to do. For this, we had to spend $12.5 billion of our own money. And it's been a long time since we had to do something about it. That's why we're not getting any change. I don't think we should give money to the government. I certainly don't think we should give Ukraine more money without forcing necessary changes at our borders.”
“It's the only tool we have, Neil. I mean, I don't want to — I don't want to rattle on closure for the sake of it, but the people I represent, they're good , yes, good Lord, close the borders or shut down the government. Leave the government to government until you wake up President Biden and Mr. Mayorkas and get them to work,” Roy added.
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