On Friday’s MSNBC broadcast of “The Jose Díaz-Balart Report,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said President Joe Biden, like former President Donald Trump, could issue executive orders based on current law. , himself said, “We can do more about border security.” Mr. Trump did something similar on Title 42, saying that Mr. Biden had “done a good job” in pressuring Mexico, but “we need to put more pressure on Mexico.” And Biden should leverage existing powers under Title VIII to push Mexico “just like President Obama did.”
Cuellar said, “In my opinion, the president could do more on border security. We just provided funding for border security. Now we need to pass the Senate bill. But I still thinks he can issue an executive order on Title 8, just like President Trump issued an executive order on Title 42, which is a law. He can show the American people what he’s trying to do. Right now, we still need to make some changes, but the executive order that follows Title VIII with the quick removal will help him work with Congress. I think this will go a long way in demonstrating that you are doing your job.”
He added that Title VIII is “the law that President Obama used and we want it removed quickly.” Give immigrants rights, and if they don’t qualify for asylum, send them back like President Trump did – just like President Obama did with Secretary Jeh Johnson. What he needs to do more is, he did a good job, but he needs to push Mexico more. Do you know why that number was cut almost in half from 10 or 12,000? Because he let Mexico do the work on the southern border. The more you do that, the fewer people there will be. So he has to focus on this executive order working with Mexico because those numbers are going to bring down the numbers at the border. That’s what President Obama does. ”
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