President Joe Biden went after Governors Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for their treatment of migrants, calling them āun-American.ā
While delivering remarks at the 45th Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala on Thursday, Biden addressed Abbott and DeSantisā decisions to bus migrants to other locations.
āInstead of working with us on solutions, Republicans are playing Politics with human beings, using them as props,ā Biden said.
He added, āWhat theyāre doing is simply wrong. Itās un-American, itās reckless, and we have a process in place to manage migrants at the border.ā
The president argued that Republican officials āshould not interfere with that process by waging a political ā these political stunts.ā
He explained, āItās long overdue for Senate Republicans to come to the table and provide a pathway for citizenship for DREAMers, those in temporary status, farm workers, and essential workers. We need to modernize our laws so businesses get workers they need and families donāt have to wait decades to be brought back together. Itās time to get it done.ā
Watch Bidenās comments below:
https://twitter.com/danielmarans/status/1570611644740538371
On Thursday, The New York Times reported that DeSantis sent two planes full of migrants to Marthaās Vineyard in Massachusetts and Abbott sent two busloads to Vice President Kamala Harrisās residence.
The outlet noted the trips transported a total of roughly 150 migrants.
DeSantis said on Thursday, āAll those people in D.C. and New York were beating their chest when Trump was president, saying they were so proud to be sanctuary jurisdictions.ā
He continued, āThe minute even a small fraction of what those border towns deal with every day are brought to their front door, they all go berserk.ā
Abbott took to Twitter after the migrants arrived near Harrisā residence, saying, āVP Harris claims our border is āsecureā and denies the crisis. Weāre sending migrants to her backyard to call on the Biden Administration to do its job and secure the border.ā
During an interview on āMeet the Pressā over the weekend, Harris claimed the border is āsecure.ā
