Pelosi Says Situation at the Border ‘Complicated’ Due to Covid

GEIST Madam Speaker it ░░░░░░░░ Willie Geist Good to ░░░░░░░░ you this morning Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ Willie St Patrick s ░░░░░░░░ GEIST Thank you To ░░░░░░░░ as well I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about what ░░░░░░░░ happening down at the ░░░░░░░░ right now As you ░░░░░░░░ there s a surge ░░░░░░░░ migrants including huge numbers ░░░░░░░░ unaccompanied minors who are ░░░░░░░░ being held at detention ░░░░░░░░ until their cases can ░░░░░░░░ sussed out Pelosi Yes ░░░░░░░░ If you listen to ░░░░░░░░ people who are coming ░░░░░░░░ the country they ve ░░░░░░░░ interviewed along the border ░░░░░░░░ say quite plainly we ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ easier to come to ░░░░░░░░ and to stay in ░░░░░░░░ than it was under ░░░░░░░░ Trump because of moratoriums ░░░░░░░░ deportations or a potential ░░░░░░░░ to citizenship for people ░░░░░░░░ have come here illegally ░░░░░░░░ should the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ right now I understand ░░░░░░░░ re pointing the finger ░░░░░░░░ at President Trump but ░░░░░░░░ they should be doing ░░░░░░░░ of today to ease ░░░░░░░░ crisis Pelosi Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for that question because ░░░░░░░░ s a matter of ░░░░░░░░ concern Many of us ░░░░░░░░ spent a good deal ░░░░░░░░ time on the border ░░░░░░░░ in the country of ░░░░░░░░ of many of these ░░░░░░░░ The president I understand ░░░░░░░░ reported to have spoken ░░░░░░░░ and said stay home ░░░░░░░░ t come now A ░░░░░░░░ he sent FEMA to ░░░░░░░░ facilitate meeting the needs ░░░░░░░░ these people This is ░░░░░░░░ by Covid There are ░░░░░░░░ 000 beds that could ░░░░░░░░ many of these incoming ░░░░░░░░ However because of Covid ░░░░░░░░ can t use 13 ░░░░░░░░ beds because you have ░░░░░░░░ space them So they ░░░░░░░░ again preparing for what ░░░░░░░░ do next Now one ░░░░░░░░ the things that it ░░░░░░░░ important to watch is ░░░░░░░░ of these people when ░░░░░░░░ say it s easier ░░░░░░░░ they have a well ░░░░░░░░ fear of persecution which ░░░░░░░░ to seek asylum here ░░░░░░░░ hopefully will be easier ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration had ░░░░░░░░ respect for the responsibility ░░░░░░░░ have as a country ░░░░░░░░ other countries have as ░░░░░░░░ to give shelter to ░░░░░░░░ with a well founded ░░░░░░░░ of persecution in their ░░░░░░░░ Many of these people ░░░░░░░░ in grave grave danger ░░░░░░░░ home and that s ░░░░░░░░ they risk coming here ░░░░░░░░ I always take pride ░░░░░░░░ quoting our evangelical friends ░░░░░░░░ representative from the American ░░░░░░░░ said in one oof ░░░░░░░░ hearings it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ hearing because we were ░░░░░░░░ in the majority it ░░░░░░░░ a mock hearing buthe ░░░░░░░░ this the United States ░░░░░░░░ Resettlement Program is the ░░░░░░░░ jewel of American humanitarianism ░░░░░░░░ jewel of American humanitarianism ░░░░░░░░ we have to make ░░░░░░░░ distinctions about those who ░░░░░░░░ a well founded fear ░░░░░░░░ we have to have ░░░░░░░░ capacity at the border ░░░░░░░░ do that or to ░░░░░░░░ that adjudicated in the ░░░░░░░░ of origin but recognize ░░░░░░░░ we have that responsibility ░░░░░░░░ we pass judgment on ░░░░░░░░ countries for not receiving ░░░░░░░░ into their country So ░░░░░░░░ s one piece of ░░░░░░░░ As far as the ░░░░░░░░ are concerned I can ░░░░░░░░ imagine me as a ░░░░░░░░ of five grandmother of ░░░░░░░░ every minute that a ░░░░░░░░ is separated from a ░░░░░░░░ to me is is ░░░░░░░░ crisis So we want ░░░░░░░░ to to move along ░░░░░░░░ But you have to ░░░░░░░░ a real plan and ░░░░░░░░ they inherited was terrible ░░░░░░░░ the president has been ░░░░░░░░ office not quite two ░░░░░░░░ and they are addressing ░░░░░░░░ and it will improve ░░░░░░░░ again we re all ░░░░░░░░ for any time a ░░░░░░░░ is separate from a ░░░░░░░░ Let s get on ░░░░░░░░ it However I do ░░░░░░░░ issue with some of ░░░░░░░░ our friends on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ saying that they re ░░░░░░░░ coming into the country ░░░░░░░░ coming into the country ░░░░░░░░ what we want to ░░░░░░░░ is honor our responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ a nation in terms ░░░░░░░░ the crown jewel of ░░░░░░░░ humanitarianism what we do ░░░░░░░░ terms of asylum seekers ░░░░░░░░ also to meet the ░░░░░░░░ of the children coming ░░░░░░░░ And I have 3 ░░░░░░░░ olds that have to ░░░░░░░░ before a judge without ░░░░░░░░ to counsel And we ░░░░░░░░ have that resolution on ░░░░░░░░ floor when we come ░░░░░░░░ after passover and Easter ░░░░░░░░ Jayapal’s legislation.”