Fox’s first appearance: House Republicans released the first of many videos highlighting “the face of President Biden’s State of the Union address in crisis” ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday evening, an ongoing The focus is on the border crisis. ”
The first video released by the House Republican Conference features Brandon Budlong, a Border Patrol agent and president of the National Border Patrol Council branch in New York. Budrong was also a guest at the speech given by Council President Elise Stefanik.
in the videoBudrong said he wants people to see the work Border Patrol agents are doing and the increased workload.
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People camp while waiting to cross the Mexico-U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 27, 2023. (Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We are not doing what we should be doing to keep our communities and the public safe, and instead we are illegally rationalizing millions of people across the country.”
He said the crisis at the southern border is leading to redeployment from the northern border, leaving it even more vulnerable to illegal immigration and drugs. Citing the death of Laken Riley in Georgia, he said it was “very frustrating” for him and his colleagues, adding, “Despite doing everything we could with policies in place, we failed at our job. It makes me feel like that.” . ”
“This administration created this crisis. They should be able to solve it, and they refuse to do so,” he says.
A divided image of President Biden (leftist) and immigrants attempting to enter the United States (Getty Images)
Republicans have harshly criticized the administration for the crisis, saying it is the result of Biden’s policies and a reversal of Trump-era policies that secured the border. On Thursday, it will be one of several areas where the president’s record will be challenged.
“Joe Biden will desperately try in his final State of the Union to ‘reset’ failed far-left policies that have hurt hardworking families and cost American lives,” Stefanik told Fox News Digital. Told. “House Republicans won’t let that happen. Filling the audience tonight will be the face of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in crisis. In Joe Biden’s America, Americans are suffering. That’s clear: From #Bidenflation and open borders to a backdrop of national security failures and an overwhelming crime crisis, House Republicans have a platform to expose the real-life impact of a Joe Biden administration on America. We provide.”
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“We will not allow Joe Biden’s failures to be swept under the rug. The voices and stories of these brave Americans deserve to be heard,” she added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
On immigration, the administration says it is dealing with a hemisphere-wide crisis and a “broken” immigration system that requires funding from Congress and comprehensive immigration reform to fix.
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In his speech, Biden is expected to renew his call for Congress to pass a bipartisan Senate bill that includes additional staffing for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other DHS agencies. This bill has the support of the NBPC.
The deal includes $1.4 billion in funding for cities and NGOs hosting migrants, measures to combat fentanyl smuggling and limits on asylum applications. It also plans to increase the number of detention beds to 50,000 and increase the number of immigration inspectors. However, conservatives oppose this, saying it is insufficient and would normalize high levels of illegal immigration. House Republicans are instead seeking passage of the Republican border bill passed by the House last year.
Biden is likely to make a similar appeal to the one he made at the border in Brownsville, Texas, last week.
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“My friends, this bipartisan border security bill is a win for the American people, a win for the people of Texas, and it’s fair for the people who have a right to come here,” Biden said.
“The U.S. Senate needs to reconsider this bill, and the senators who oppose it should put politics aside and pass the bill on its merits, not on whether it benefits either party,” he said. It needs to be passed.”
