Dem Rep. Escobar Says Rep. McCarthy Is Fueling ‘Xenophobia and Racism’ by Saying There Is a Crisis at the Border

[Clip starts McCarthy policies ░░░░░░░░ this new administration There ░░░░░░░░ no other way to ░░░░░░░░ it but a Biden ░░░░░░░░ crisis The safety and ░░░░░░░░ of Americans and our ░░░░░░░░ is the job of ░░░░░░░░ president He is the ░░░░░░░░ who created this and ░░░░░░░░ is the one who ░░░░░░░░ fix it Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ El Paso right there ░░░░░░░░ the border Congresswoman I ░░░░░░░░ want to give you ░░░░░░░░ chance to respond to ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy the Republican Leader ░░░░░░░░ Andrea thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for having me on ░░░░░░░░ program It s pleasure ░░░░░░░░ an honor always to ░░░░░░░░ with you You know ░░░░░░░░ is so deeply frustrating ░░░░░░░░ hear the minority leader ░░░░░░░░ comments He comes into ░░░░░░░░ community to use it ░░░░░░░░ a prop He knows ░░░░░░░░ well we have been ░░░░░░░░ this flow of humanity ░░░░░░░░ Central America since 2014 ░░░░░░░░ is not a new ░░░░░░░░ It has gotten worse ░░░░░░░░ the last four years ░░░░░░░░ fact that s why ░░░░░░░░ saw former President Donald ░░░░░░░░ using every medieval cruel ░░░░░░░░ possible to try to ░░░░░░░░ what was happening instead ░░░░░░░░ addressing the root causes ░░░░░░░░ instead of creating an ░░░░░░░░ humane system President Trump ░░░░░░░░ you know for four ░░░░░░░░ we saw a dismantling ░░░░░░░░ the asylum system we ░░░░░░░░ him withdraw funding that ░░░░░░░░ bring stability to the ░░░░░░░░ triangle We saw him ░░░░░░░░ programs and processes that ░░░░░░░░ children from making that ░░░░░░░░ journey and and be ░░░░░░░░ to apply for asylum ░░░░░░░░ their home country The ░░░░░░░░ leader should not be ░░░░░░░░ that what we re ░░░░░░░░ with now the consequence ░░░░░░░░ all of that Now ░░░░░░░░ challenge for the Biden ░░░░░░░░ is dealing with what ░░░░░░░░ been a completely broken ░░░░░░░░ that was obliterated by ░░░░░░░░ previous administration rebuilding it ░░░░░░░░ also facing the challenge ░░░░░░░░ even more people fleeing ░░░░░░░░ homeland because of hurricanes ░░░░░░░░ because many of those ░░░░░░░░ are ready to be ░░░░░░░░ their parents and their ░░░░░░░░ We can do this ░░░░░░░░ a country We have ░░░░░░░░ work together I would ░░░░░░░░ on the minority leader ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues to tell ░░░░░░░░ truth Only when we ░░░░░░░░ in truths can we ░░░░░░░░ solve problems together They ░░░░░░░░ either join us in ░░░░░░░░ part of the solution ░░░░░░░░ my fear is what ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ do is to seek ░░░░░░░░ to divide our country ░░░░░░░░ xenophobia and racism and ░░░░░░░░ want to warn them ░░░░░░░░ their words and the ░░░░░░░░ of that xenophobia that ░░░░░░░░ that hatred of the ░░░░░░░░ that that fear of ░░░░░░░░ border there are consequences ░░░░░░░░ that language and that ░░░░░░░░