Dem Rep. Escobar Blames Trump for Border Crisis: The Messaging from the W.H. ‘Is Almost Inconsequential’

CAMEROTA While we have ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ you about what s ░░░░░░░░ on at the border ░░░░░░░░ is the biggest surge ░░░░░░░░ unaccompanied minors in 20 ░░░░░░░░ at the border right ░░░░░░░░ Former Customs and Border ░░░░░░░░ officials say they tried ░░░░░░░░ warn the incoming Biden ░░░░░░░░ that this would happen ░░░░░░░░ they did away too ░░░░░░░░ with the policies of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration that so ░░░░░░░░ including President Biden and ░░░░░░░░ many Democrats found anathema ░░░░░░░░ inhumane But President Biden ░░░░░░░░ do away with those ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of executive ░░░░░░░░ on Inauguration Day They ░░░░░░░░ the policy quickly and ░░░░░░░░ sent a message to ░░░░░░░░ that now would be ░░░░░░░░ good time to come ░░░░░░░░ you think the Biden ░░░░░░░░ did things too quickly ░░░░░░░░ that their messaging has ░░░░░░░░ off on this ESCOBAR ░░░░░░░░ I think context and ░░░░░░░░ perspective really matters And ░░░░░░░░ that s what s ░░░░░░░░ lacking in this conversation ░░░░░░░░ from the media and ░░░░░░░░ Republican colleagues have taken ░░░░░░░░ of that lack of ░░░░░░░░ Now the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ still utilizing Title 42 ░░░░░░░░ is expelling families into ░░░░░░░░ They have they are ░░░░░░░░ minor children but that ░░░░░░░░ under the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration tried to ░░░░░░░░ kids but then was ░░░░░░░░ by a court to ░░░░░░░░ kids and to not ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable children back into ░░░░░░░░ The Trump Administration reduced ░░░░░░░░ shelter space for children ░░░░░░░░ order to you know ░░░░░░░░ Covid restrictions But on ░░░░░░░░ other hand they also ░░░░░░░░ absolutely nothing to expand ░░░░░░░░ space everywhere The Biden ░░░░░░░░ came in and inherited ░░░░░░░░ system that a system ░░░░░░░░ was not prepared and ░░░░░░░░ that have been eroded ░░░░░░░░ could have helped As ░░░░░░░░ example the Central American ░░░░░░░░ Program that would have ░░░░░░░░ many of these minors ░░░░░░░░ apply for refugee status ░░░░░░░░ their home country that ░░░░░░░░ eliminated by the Trump ░░░░░░░░ Aid to the northern ░░░░░░░░ that could have taken ░░░░░░░░ and provided some benefit ░░░░░░░░ create stability that was ░░░░░░░░ by the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ Yes hundreds of millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars in terms of ░░░░░░░░ aid I hear you ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ that are saying this ░░░░░░░░ the media This is ░░░░░░░░ of your Democratic colleagues ░░░░░░░░ Henry Cuellar of Texas ░░░░░░░░ that you know he ░░░░░░░░ he visited one of ░░░░░░░░ shelters one of these ░░░░░░░░ facilities and he says ░░░░░░░░ he met with these ░░░░░░░░ teenagers and asked them ░░░░░░░░ the message was that ░░░░░░░░ were getting that made ░░░░░░░░ think that they could ░░░░░░░░ Here he is Clip ░░░░░░░░ CUELLAR And I said ░░░░░░░░ anybody heard the White ░░░░░░░░ say don t come ░░░░░░░░ not a single hand ░░░░░░░░ I had about 20 ░░░░░░░░ 17 year olds with ░░░░░░░░ I said What about ░░░░░░░░ from your friends and ░░░░░░░░ Almost everybody raised their ░░░░░░░░ they said Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ heard from our family ░░░░░░░░ or friends come over ░░░░░░░░ over Clip ends CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration do ░░░░░░░░ different with messaging today ░░░░░░░░ You know Alisyn I ░░░░░░░░ have been in facilities ░░░░░░░░ met with families and ░░░░░░░░ here in my district ░░░░░░░░ messaging that is being ░░░░░░░░ by a lot of ░░░░░░░░ human smuggling organizations this ░░░░░░░░ around is hope But ░░░░░░░░ this is why context ░░░░░░░░ In 2019 when we ░░░░░░░░ significant increase also in ░░░░░░░░ and unaccompanied minors arriving ░░░░░░░░ our front door the ░░░░░░░░ being used by criminal ░░░░░░░░ and human smugglers was ░░░░░░░░ What I was hearing ░░░░░░░░ families back then was ░░░░░░░░ re being told that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is going to ░░░░░░░░ a wall and if ░░░░░░░░ don t come now ░░░░░░░░ ll never have our ░░░░░░░░ So to me the ░░░░░░░░ is almost inconsequential because ░░░░░░░░ of who is in ░░░░░░░░ White House those organizations ░░░░░░░░ running a business basically ░░░░░░░░ on vulnerable populations feeding ░░░░░░░░ either truths half truths ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ it s never going ░░░░░░░░ stop until we address ░░░░░░░░ root causes and until ░░░░░░░░ reinstate programs that worked ░░░░░░░░ could help us address ░░░░░░░░ in a humane way ░░░░░░░░ is what the Biden ░░░░░░░░ is working on doing.”