Republican and Democrat lawmakers have been reacting to the chaotic scenes on Thursday the place more than 100 illegal migrants had been seen on a viral video bursting by razor wire and surging in El Paso, Texas.
The surprising scenes generated loads of on-line response, and elected officers have additionally been weighing in on the incident. The video, revealed by the New York Publish, reveals dozens of grownup males ripping away razor wire that had been arrange by the state and charging previous Texas Nationwide Guardsmen. They then ran towards a piece of border wall, the place they had been blocked from getting into additional.
Democrats are at odds with their Republican counterparts in the case of addressing the difficulty. It comes because the border disaster sees no signal of abating with practically 7.3 million migrants having illegally crossed the southwest border beneath President Biden’s watch, a February Fox Information evaluation discovered.
Fox Information’ Aishah Hasnie requested Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., what he considered the astonishing incident Thursday, noting that Republicans are nervous that there isn’t any border safety provisions within the omnibus spending invoice.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS STORM US BORDER IN EL PASO, KNOCK OVER GUARDS AMID STANDOFF OVER TEXAS LAW
A bunch of over 100 migrants illegally trying to enter the U.S. rush a border wall on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Within the course of, the migrants knock down Texas Nationwide Guardsmen earlier than they’re halted by the border wall. (James Breeden for New York Publish / Mega)
“We’re funding homeland security, that’s an important priority,” Aguilar mentioned as he walked to his automobile.
“Do you think that’s enough?” Hasnie mentioned, urgent Aguilar additional. “I mean, when you look at this video, it’s pretty dramatic.”
“Yeah, I haven’t seen the video,” Aguilar responded.
Hasnie performed the video on her telephone and provided Aguilar to take a look at it, however he didn’t cease to observe.
“Yeah. All right. Thank you,” he mentioned earlier than entering into the SUV.
Hasnie additionally questioned Robert Garcia, D-Calif., in regards to the extraordinary footage, and he pinned the blame on Republicans for not passing President Biden’s border safety invoice.
“Well, I think the important thing is that the president did put forward a bill to address issues around the border, particularly funding for border security technology,” Garcia mentioned.
“And that’s been rejected by Republicans multiple times. There are border solutions that need to happen. We all agree. Republicans and Democrats both agree that border solutions are important. It’s not just about security. It’s about a humane process to treat folks as they’re coming in, many of whom we know are seeking dire circumstances. Both border security and humane immigration reform both happen.”
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Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy and former President Donald Trump weighed in on the viral video (Getty Pictures)
Likewise, the White Home advised Fox Information, “We are grateful for Border Patrol’s quick work to get the situation under control and apprehend the migrants.”
“When the former President told Congressional Republicans to block the bipartisan border security agreement – he said to blame him for it,” a White Home spokesperson mentioned. “Well he got his wish, and the result was chaos after Governor Abbott’s Operational Lone Star and razorwire were overrun yesterday. While we cannot comment on individual cases, anyone who does not have a legal basis to remain in the United States is promptly removed.”
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., a progressive Squad member, additionally referred to as for more cash to be spent on the disaster and mentioned that extra authorized pathways would ease the state of affairs. The Senate’s supplemental spending deal included round $20 billion to regulate unlawful immigration on the southern border.
“I think we’ve consistently said we need more resources for asylum officers and immigration judges to process people,” Jayapal mentioned.
“We need more resources at the border for technology, but the key thing is we actually have to reform immigration policy, because the more legal pathways we have, the less chaos we have at the border.”
“The fewer legal pathways we have, which is what’s happened now, the worse our legal immigration system is working, the more people will go to the border.”
“Do you think that’s what will stop this?” Hasnie requested,
“I think that is. Yeah, I think that is ultimately the answer.”
Republicans, nonetheless, appeared furious with an enraged Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas., blasting the scenes on X Thursday.
“Our border is breached, and Texas is overrun with constant invasion. Voting for the #SwampOmnibus does NOTHING to stop the mayhem,” Roy wrote, referring to the $1.2 trillion authorities funding invoice congressional leaders unveiled within the early hours of Thursday morning.
Former President Donald Trump, who’s the presumptive nominee of the Republican Social gathering for this 12 months’s election, posted a video of the incident to his Reality Social web page final Thursday with the phrases “CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S AMERICA…” captioned above it.
A bunch of over 100 migrants illegally trying to enter the U.S. rush a border wall on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Within the course of, the migrants knock down Texas Nationwide Guardsmen earlier than they’re halted by the border wall. (James Breeden for New York Publish / Mega)
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In the meantime, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., was so livid by the pictures that she referred to as for Speaker Mike Johnson to get replaced on Thursday.
“We need a Speaker of the House who will fight to secure America’s border at all cost!” Greene wrote on X.
“Not one that passes a trillion dollar Democrat wish list that continues the border invasion, funds the weaponized government, and breaks our own conference rules. I’m done with this one.”
Roy and Greene additionally led efforts to question Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas final month.
Fox Information’ Kate Sprague contributed to this report.
