Biden: Trump, let’s deal with border issues together
Trump: Biden is bringing criminals into America
Two current and former presidents, who are certain to face a rematch in this year’s U.S. presidential election, visited the southern state of Texas on the same day and launched an attack, blaming each other for border issues.
According to CBS on the 29th (local time), U.S. President Joe Biden visited Brownsville, Texas, and met with border patrol agents, law enforcement officers, and local leaders.
President Biden encouraged U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and urged Republicans to pass a bipartisan border security deal, saying, “We desperately need more resources, agents, officers, and equipment to protect our borders.”
Previously, Senate Democrats and Republicans concluded negotiations on a budget package that included strengthening border and immigration policies on the 4th and released a 370-page agreement, but it was canceled due to opposition from former President Donald Trump.
The agreement includes funding to deploy additional security guards at the border and increase the number of immigration judges.
President Biden said, “They say they heard Republican lawmakers say, ‘Don’t do that because it will help the incumbent,’” and added, “Let’s get together and get this done.” “Please remember who we work for,” he urged former President Trump.
Former President Trump also visited Eagle Pass, Texas, about 500 km away, on the same day and criticized the Biden administration for creating the worst immigration problem.
Former President Trump said, “The United States is overflowing with Biden-leaning immigrant crimes,” and listed a series of immigrant-related crime cases. At the same time, he said, “They are coming into our country. “It’s terrible,” he claimed.
When asked about the race for the next Senate Republican leader, he said, “Everything will be fine. “We will have a great leader,” he said, without mentioning who his preferred candidate was.
With record levels of immigrants entering the United States in recent months, the border issue has become a hot issue in this year’s presidential election.
Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration’s border policies. On the 13th, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives passed a bill to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Meanwhile, President Biden’s visit to the southern border region was his second since taking office, and took place ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress on the 7th.
Source: Donga
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