Jackson Lee Says ‘Most of’ Border ‘Well-Protected’ and Runs Fine, Blames Trump and Abbot for Crisis

TAPPER Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ this with Democratic Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Jackson Lee from Texas ░░░░░░░░ serves on the House ░░░░░░░░ Security Committee Congresswoman thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ Senate majority leader Chuck ░░░░░░░░ called the deportations of ░░░░░░░░ migrants a continuation of ░░░░░░░░ hateful and xenophobic Trump ░░░░░░░░ unquote Schumer is talking ░░░░░░░░ Title 42 that s ░░░░░░░░ Trump era policy allowing ░░░░░░░░ immediate deportation for some ░░░░░░░░ due to the Covid ░░░░░░░░ You ve also called ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration to ░░░░░░░░ that policy Did you ░░░░░░░░ any assurances today when ░░░░░░░░ met with Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ that they re going ░░░░░░░░ take action on stopping ░░░░░░░░ policy Jackson Lee Well ░░░░░░░░ thank you first of ░░░░░░░░ for having me Why ░░░░░░░░ t We start from ░░░░░░░░ A and that is ░░░░░░░░ us change the narrative ░░░░░░░░ narrative is that we ░░░░░░░░ a human rights crisis ░░░░░░░░ the border I am ░░░░░░░░ Texan We have about ░░░░░░░░ 000 miles a little ░░░░░░░░ 2 000 miles of ░░░░░░░░ and most of that ░░░░░░░░ is well protected with ░░░░░░░░ points of entry and ░░░░░░░░ operates appropriately But what ░░░░░░░░ happened is because of ░░░░░░░░ Trump relic of Title ░░░░░░░░ and the demonizing of ░░░░░░░░ throughout governor Governor Abbott ░░░░░░░░ s look toward the ░░░░░░░░ election we can t ░░░░░░░░ to really know how ░░░░░░░░ handle this surge I ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration is ░░░░░░░░ eager to adhere to ░░░░░░░░ we are a land ░░░░░░░░ immigrants and a land ░░░░░░░░ laws And that is ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Mayorkas was saying ░░░░░░░░ he has the ability ░░░░░░░░ provide security of the ░░░░░░░░ but also I think ░░░░░░░░ meeting with a number ░░░░░░░░ officials in the White ░░░░░░░░ got them to understand ░░░░░░░░ one Title 42 is ░░░░░░░░ Even DHS said that ░░░░░░░░ medical expertise that was ░░░░░░░░ there may not have ░░░░░░░░ that accurate And again ░░░░░░░░ is a relic of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration Here s ░░░░░░░░ we want to see ░░░░░░░░ moratorium and or suspension ░░░░░░░░ Title 42 to be ░░░░░░░░ to use the resources ░░░░░░░░ have been sent to ░░░░░░░░ border meaning personnel to ░░░░░░░░ and do as migrants ░░░░░░░░ in other surges in ░░░░░░░░ surges in the spring ░░░░░░░░ 2021 to be given ░░░░░░░░ determination of who could ░░░░░░░░ an asylum appointment who ░░░░░░░░ get in court because ░░░░░░░░ were families We know ░░░░░░░░ will have to be ░░░░░░░░ at some point but ░░░░░░░░ you have a narrative ░░░░░░░░ the largest deportation in ░░░░░░░░ or years that does ░░░░░░░░ fit favorably That is ░░░░░░░░ the administration I know ░░░░░░░░ heart is different We ░░░░░░░░ that We feel that ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ changes and we re ░░░░░░░░ to also understand Jake ░░░░░░░░ as the Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ said the migrants are ░░░░░░░░ national security threats TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ was in that meeting ░░░░░░░░ you today, and —“