Fox News contributor Tom Homan on border crisis and COVID spreading among migrants.
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We have heard that the official
we have heard that the official
July figures for apprehensions
are going to be north of
two hundred and ten thousand.
We have seen steady increases
over the last four or five
months,
other two hundred and ten thousand
yeah. I believe its going to
be over that
Steve. That is not good
incoming border patrol Chief
Ral Ortiz confirms Julys
apprehension highest in twenty
years.
We are going the wrong
direction.
This comes as Secretary Mayorkas
is heading to Texas today to
talk to the officials there who
are going to give him an earful
here to react: retired, acting ice
director and Fox NEWS
contributor, Tom Homan
Tom Good Morning to you
good Morning,
Steve good to have you out here
on the noisy streets of New York
City.
Someone is going to start Jack
jackhammering in just a moment.
You watch
when Mayorkas goes down there.
The local leader are going to
say: hey. Can you please have a
moratorium on releasing migrants
into the community, because you
are not testing them for covid
and we got a covid problem.
I dont really know why the
secretary is going down there
right.
He said on national tv. He said
during congressional testimony.
The border is secure
its closed,
so why is he going down there?
So obviously there is an issue,
but look they havent taken
one step to slow. The flow
everything they have done is to
process aliens quicker and
release them into our
communities, quicker,
thats, the only success they
have had, which isnt a success.
Thats just going to entice more
people to come here illegally,
Steve see. The problem is Joe
Bidens number. One agenda item
is trying to fix the
coronavirus.
All these people are coming into
the country, something like twenty five percent
already have coronavirus
and when they are apparently
when they are going to be
deported, twenty five percent of them have
coronavirus,
and then they have got to
isolate them and quarantine them
and cant send them back until
they are better,
absolutely
thats. Why not just a national
security crisis,
a public safety crisis, because
we know how many criminals and
border already arrested over eight
thowrgs,
a public health crisis
thats? Why im upset with a lot
of republican, congressman and
senator?
Not one single senator, should
have vetted for that
infrastructure bill
they should have held until
something is done on this border.
This border should be front and
center
republicans need to not meet
with the Democrats.
They need to talk about no
legislation until they hold this
administration accountable
and demand action on the border
Steve. You know what Tom they
could have. They could have a
2000 mile border wall. Seventy five feet
high, but if the administration
is going to, let people through
one way or the other actual
infrastructure wont help
thats why the secretary has
no business going down there?
This can be fixed from the oval
office,
Joe Biden just needs to overturn
his policies. Take some of the
Trump era policies that worked.
The data clearly shows it
worked.
They can fix this from the oval
office.
They dont need to go down there
and do another dog and pony show.
That means nothing
Steve. Last time, Mayorkas was
there. He said the strategy is
working.
What is the strategy?
The strategy is open borders
and its working very well.
Look. They came in this
administration to create open
borders and thats exactly what
theyre doing
Mayorkas is a hero to the
administration, because he has
allowed open borders to
continue
again. I will say this:
they have not done one thing to
slow the flow.
They have not done. One thing to
secure that border.
All efforts they are making
right now is to release people
quicker.
They have sent hundreds of
border patrol agents down there
to augment the workforce.
They are not working the line
and securing the border.
They are not aligned line, duties.
Processing quicker,
most of the northern border
agents have been sent down there
to process illegal aliens.
Therefore line Watch river
patrol boat patrol on the are
northern border is almost
nonexistent.
Steve. I have a feeling
secretary. Mayorkas is going to
hear a lot of what you said
later today in South Texas
is. Is he going to do anything
about it?
No,
this is open. Borders agenda
continue to allow these people.
In every month he has been
secretary. The numbers have
climbed
evidence month that President
Biden has been in office. The
numbers have climbed.
This has been a massive failure
by this administration. This
country is at risk because of
it.
Steve Tom thanks for joining
us out here in the noisy new.
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