Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, complained during a CNN interview that President Biden has not visited the U.S.-Mexico border and accused him of 'avoiding' the issue.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, urged President Joe Biden to "just show up" to the U.S.-Mexico border and insisted it is "going to be overwhelmed" with an influx of migrants once Title 42 is lifted.
The discussion between Cuellar and CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins began with her question as to how disastrous the migrant influx will be for border communities if Biden removes the Trump-era Title 42 rule.responded bluntly, stating,"Communities are going to be overwhelmed, not only El Paso. We’ve seen that in the past with the Rio Grande Valley, we’ve seen it in Eagle Pass and Del Rio. They’re going to be overwhelmed.
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."FILE - Haitian families cross the Rio Bravo river illegally to surrender to the American authorities at the border of Mexico's Ciudad Juarez with El Paso, Texas, Dec. 23, 2021, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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’s okay to listen to immigration activists. It’s okay to do that. That’s 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?"
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