On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about her recent claim that migrants are not illegally immigrating into the country by “walking across the border.”
Jean-Pierre’s claim came as illegal immigration under the Biden administration has continued to break records, prompting backlash from Republicans, like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
“Sen. Ted Cruz, he’s suggested that you come down to see for yourself whether migrants are actually crossing the border by foot,” a reporter said.
“I’ve been to the border; I went in 2018,” Jean-Pierre responded. “I stood outside facilities where the Trump administration was separating families, tearing babies out of their mother’s arms. Some of those kids still haven’t been reunited with their families.”
It should be noted that under the Biden administration, the number of children separated from their families and placed in border facilities has reached the highest level on record with fiscal year 2021 doubling the record set in 2019 under the Trump administration.
“The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) shelter system received 122,000 migrant children who were taken into U.S. custody without their parents in fiscal year 2021, an all-time high that shattered previous records,” CBS News reported. “In fiscal years 2016 and 2019, when the previous records were set, HHS received 59,000 and 69,000 unaccompanied migrant children, respectively, historical government statistics show. During a six-month period starting this March, more than 92,000 unaccompanied minors were transferred to HHS.”
Jean-Pierre went on to say, “I certainly don’t need lectures or invitations from Republicans about the border.”
Meanwhile, under Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration, illegal immigration at the southern border has reached the highest level on record with nearly 2 million migrants being encountered at the southern border by July of fiscal year 2022. The number is already far more than the 1,734,686 encounters throughout all of fiscal year 2021, which itself was a record that was set by the Biden administration.
Reporter: "Sen. Ted Cruz, he's suggested that you come down to see for yourself whether migrants are actually crossing the border by foot."
Jean-Pierre: "I've been to the border … I certainly don't need lectures or invitations from Republicans about the border." pic.twitter.com/3Yjk8lPxTd
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) September 6, 2022
