President Biden plans on sending 1,500 troops to the southern border once Title 42 is lifted on May 11th —but hasn’t every member of the Biden Administration told us the border is secure?
Didn’t White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre say illegal immigration is down 90%?
During Tuesday’s press conference, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked the most obvious question: “If the border is secure, as the administration has said, then why would we need to send 1500 active duty U.S. troops down there?”
“Because we need more work,” KJP responded. “We need, more work needs to be done. Peter. We put forth a comprehensive immigration legislation and Congress, the Republicans in Congress refused to act. And so the president has used the tools that he has in front of him to prepare ahead of Title 42 lifting. As you know, that is happening in the next couple of days. And so we are putting DHS. Department of State, is putting forth processes to deal to deal with the changes that are going to be ahead of us. And so that is what’s important here. And that’s what you’ve been seeing for the past several months. You’ve heard from DHS, you’ve heard from the State Department on what we’re putting in place to deal with, to deal with the border once Title 42 lifts.”
Watch the clip above and the follow-up below. Excerpts below
DOOCY: "You said yesterday that when it comes to illegal migration, you've seen it come down by more than 90%. Where did that number come from?"
KJP: "If the dramatics could come down just a little bit…The president put in place a parolee program…the data has shown us it has… pic.twitter.com/1rdryjDJZH
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PETER DOOCY: You said yesterday that when it comes to illegal migration, you’ve seen it come down by more than 90%. Where did that number come from?
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: It was I was speaking —
PETER DOOCY: CBP is telling us the number is 136,000 people more this fiscal year…
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: I hear you. I’m about to answer — I’m about to answer you. So if you, if you, if the dramatics could come down just a little bit, if the dramatics would come down a little bit!
PETER DOOCY: What’s dramatic about asking a question about —
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, I’m going to answer. So I was speaking to the parolee program. As you know, the president put in place a parolee program to deal with, to deal with certain countries on ways that we can limit illegal migration. And we have seen, the data has shown us that it has gone down by more than 90%. That was when I was speaking to.
PETER DOOCY: And just to follow up really quick [keeps talking indistinctly]
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: No, I’m I’m, we’re going to go. We’re going to move. Go ahead! Go ahead! Go ahead! We’re moving, Peter.