Local Congressman and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy visited El Paso Monday saying President Joe Biden and his rollback of Trump-era policies on immigration are to blame -- while the White House says it's a crisis that's been inherited from the Trump Administration.
MIGRANT CRISIS IS GROWING.SOURCES TELLING ABC NEWS MORETHAN 4000 CHILDREN ARE ICUSTODY AFTER A 25 PERCENT SURGEIN BORDER CROSSINGSUNACCOMPANIED MINORS.LOCAL CONGRESSMAN AND HOUSEMINORITY LEADEKEVIN MCCARTHY VISITING EL PASOTODAY -- SAYING PRESIDENT JOBIDEN AND HIS ROLLBACK OFTRUMP-ERA POLICIES ONIMMIGRATION ARE TO BLAME --WHILE THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ITS ACRISISTHAT'S BEEN INHERITED FROM THETRUMP ADMINISTRATION"THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION ANDOUR BORDER IS FIRST AND FOREMOSTTHERESPONSIBILITY OF OUR PRESIDENT.THIS IS HUMAN HEARTBREAK"THE LAST ADMINISTRATION LEFT USA DISMANTLED AND UNWORKABLESYSTEMAND LIKE ANY OTHER PROBLEM WEARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING WE CANTOSOLVE ITALSO TODAY -- DEMOCRATICCONGRESSWOMAN VERONIESCOBAR FROM EL PASO,TEXASSAYING THESE CROSSINGSBEGAN LAST YEAR UNDER THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION --AND THAT SHE TRIED TO REACH OUTTO MCCARTHYPREVIOUSLY AND GIVE HIM A TOUROF THE EL PASO AND MEXICOBORDER"UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ONLY DIDMINORITYLEADER MCCARTHY NOT TAKE UP MYOFFER TO GET A FULL PICTURE OFWHAT'SHAPPENING ON THE BORDER, HEOBVIOUSLY ONLY WANTED A VENARROW PERSPECTIVE.
HE AND EVENMY COLLEAGUES USED LANGUAGE THI FEEL IS VERY DANGEROUS ANDUNFORTUNATE."ESCOBAR SAYS SHE SENT MCCARTHY ALETTER ASKINHIM TO ALLOW HER TO SHOW HIM ANDREPUBLICANS AROUND EL PAAND THE PORTS OF ENTRY.SHE SAID THERE'S IS A LOT OFWORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ONIMMIGRATION AND SHE IS WORKINGON NEW LEGISLATION THATWILL HOPEFULLY HELP.WE T
