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Biden Adviser Admits Immigration Policy ‘Definitely Drove Smugglers’ to Create Border Surge

by Western Journal
March 10, 2021 at 11:19 pm
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Biden Adviser Admits Immigration Policy ‘Definitely Drove Smugglers’ to Create Border Surge

Migrants hold a protest at the Mexico-U.S. San Ysidro port of entry to ask U.S. President Joe Biden to allow them to apply for asylum, in Tijuana, Mexico March 2, 2021. Picture taken March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

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Roberta Jacobson, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and current Biden administration coordinator for the country’s southern border, admitted Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s immigration policies are causing a crisis at the border.

Jacobson was speaking at a White House media briefing when she divulged she is aware that the current administration’s relaxed border policies are driving a humanitarian crisis as unaccompanied minor migrant children flood into the country.

The former U.S. envoy to Mexico began her remarks by issuing blame for the current crisis to former President Donald Trump.

“President Biden has made clear from day one that he wants to change our immigration system. Doing so means truly building back better because we can’t just undo four years of the previous administration’s actions overnight,” she said. “Those actions didn’t just neglect our immigration system. They intentionally made it worse. When you add a pandemic to that, it’s clear it will take significant time to overcome.”

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She then admitted that Biden’s refusal to curtail crossings through clear messaging is likely causing an influx in new arrivals.

“We’ve seen surges before. Surges tend to respond to hope, and there was a significant hope for a more humane policy after four years of pent-up demand,” she said.

Under the Biden administration, Jacobson said those seeking to enter the country are using that “hope” to migrate after years of knowing they would be turned away.

“There was a significant hope … I don’t know if I would call that a coincidence,” she said. ”But I certainly think that the idea that a more humane policy would be in place may have driven people to make that decision, but perhaps, more importantly, it definitely drove smugglers to express disinformation, to spread disinformation about what was now possible.”

Jacobson then admitted the administration needs to address its messaging about entering the country.

“We are trying to walk and chew gum at the same time. We are trying to convey to everybody in the region that we will have legal processes for people in the future … but at the same time, you cannot come through irregular means,” she said. “The border is not open.”

The admission from Jacobson that Biden’s immigration policies are contributing to a humanitarian crisis comes as many child migrant facilities along the border are at capacity while some people crossing into the country illegally are infected with the coronavirus.

“Going forward, we will continue to look for ways to provide legal avenues in the region for people needing protection while we continue to enforce our laws. This is a process,” Jacobson concluded in her remarks. “We have a great deal to do, but this administration has made significant progress and we will continue to do so. It reflects who we are as Americans, putting our values at the center of our policy.”

White House press secretary Jen Psaki then took over and answered questions from reporters.

At one point, Psaki and Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy had a somewhat testy exchange after Psaki laughed off a question from the reporter asking why children in detention centers are receiving education services while millions of children in the country are being kept at home while schools remain closed. (The exchange between Psaki and Doocy begins at the 53:54 mark in the above video.)

“More kids are in classrooms every single day,” Psaki said. Doocy responded, “They are not all back,” with regard to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines which have stated children can return to classrooms.

Doocy, continuing to hammer away at Psaki and the Biden WH: “Since [schools] are not all the way back…have the border Patrol unions and the HHS unions been easier to work with than the teachers unions.”

Psaki makes a face at him, and Doocy gets pissed: “It’s not funny.” pic.twitter.com/sbM227gZX4

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 10, 2021

After the press secretary smirked and laughed, Doocy responded, “It’s children all in tight quarters … that’s not funny.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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