Dem Rep. Correa: We Have Chaos on Some Parts of Border, But I Don’t Like Using Title 8

VARGAS Lou Correa he ░░░░░░░░ the ranking Democrat on ░░░░░░░░ House Committee on Homeland ░░░░░░░░ which opened that investigation ░░░░░░░░ Mayorkas today I asked ░░░░░░░░ why morale is so ░░░░░░░░ among Border Patrol agents ░░░░░░░░ starts CORREA They re ░░░░░░░░ overworked They re doing ░░░░░░░░ outstanding job with what ░░░░░░░░ have The problem is ░░░░░░░░ can t get enough ░░░░░░░░ agents you can t ░░░░░░░░ enough resources there You ░░░░░░░░ t have enough dogs ░░░░░░░░ to help them do ░░░░░░░░ job VARGAS Whose fault ░░░░░░░░ that CORREA The system ░░░░░░░░ can t hire border ░░░░░░░░ fast enough The the ░░░░░░░░ checks are impossible to ░░░░░░░░ so you ve got ░░░░░░░░ situation where you can ░░░░░░░░ hire them fast enough ░░░░░░░░ that s something that ░░░░░░░░ ve been working on ░░░░░░░░ years course Then of ░░░░░░░░ you have Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ lot of those agents ░░░░░░░░ overworked their family members ░░░░░░░░ can t spend enough ░░░░░░░░ with their family a ░░░░░░░░ of them are single ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ so it messes with ░░░░░░░░ life VARGAS The agent ░░░░░░░░ just heard from described ░░░░░░░░ s going on on ░░░░░░░░ border as chaos Is ░░░░░░░░ what you saw when ░░░░░░░░ were there CORREA Depends ░░░░░░░░ where I was at ░░░░░░░░ has a challenge You ░░░░░░░░ a lot of traffic ░░░░░░░░ have a lack of ░░░░░░░░ You have lack of ░░░░░░░░ whereas in California San ░░░░░░░░ the opposite is correct ░░░░░░░░ is it there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of border so ░░░░░░░░ depends on where you ░░░░░░░░ at on the border ░░░░░░░░ get the answer that ░░░░░░░░ are asking VARGAS Well ░░░░░░░░ crossings are down 70 ░░░░░░░░ the expiration of Title ░░░░░░░░ a month ago There ░░░░░░░░ still 3 000 migrants ░░░░░░░░ illegally every day and ░░░░░░░░ deep in the country ░░░░░░░░ struggling to house and ░░░░░░░░ for migrants already here ░░░░░░░░ you think this is ░░░░░░░░ border under control right ░░░░░░░░ CORREA This is an ░░░░░░░░ of worldwide magnitude Post ░░░░░░░░ 19 we have the ░░░░░░░░ refugee crisis greatest movement ░░░░░░░░ refugees probably in the ░░░░░░░░ 150 years World War ░░░░░░░░ you had 60 million ░░░░░░░░ throughout Europe Today the ░░░░░░░░ is greater Mr Mayorkas ░░░░░░░░ done a tremendous job ░░░░░░░░ it comes to number ░░░░░░░░ the incentives meaning do ░░░░░░░░ the right way with ░░░░░░░░ CBP One app number ░░░░░░░░ and I disagree with ░░░░░░░░ on this one Title ░░░░░░░░ is a very punitive ░░░░░░░░ If you try to ░░░░░░░░ without going legally you ░░░░░░░░ got criminal challenges And ░░░░░░░░ three what Mr Mayorkas ░░░░░░░░ done that s never ░░░░░░░░ done before is a ░░░░░░░░ working relationship with Mexico ░░░░░░░░ other governments in this ░░░░░░░░ VARGAS Tonight our report ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol agents is ░░░░░░░░ a good one They ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmed Morale is low ░░░░░░░░ s chaotic The numbers ░░░░░░░░ trending in the right ░░░░░░░░ but when Republicans argue ░░░░░░░░ Alejando Mayorkas has been ░░░░░░░░ in his duty it ░░░░░░░░ like there are some ░░░░░░░░ Patrol agents who might ░░░░░░░░ CORREA And I would ░░░░░░░░ you to talk to ░░░░░░░░ Patrol officers across the ░░░░░░░░ okay San Isidro as ░░░░░░░░ as Texas San Isidro ░░░░░░░░ the situation is a ░░░░░░░░ more different We recently ░░░░░░░░ another hearing on the ░░░░░░░░ border And my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ to make the argument ░░░░░░░░ the northern border was ░░░░░░░░ of control then the ░░░░░░░░ ambassador stepped in and ░░░░░░░░ Look we have more ░░░░░░░░ crossing north than we ░░░░░░░░ Canadians going south So ░░░░░░░░ know let s look ░░░░░░░░ the whole picture VARGAS ░░░░░░░░ last major immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ was signed into law ░░░░░░░░ this country in 1986 ░░░░░░░░ President Reagan Why has ░░░░░░░░ failed for decades to ░░░░░░░░ any meaningful immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ And that s a ░░░░░░░░ question and that s ░░░░░░░░ important issue Not only ░░░░░░░░ it the refugee issue ░░░░░░░░ it s also the ░░░░░░░░ of American jobs Today ░░░░░░░░ have record low unemployment ░░░░░░░░ Why Because America is ░░░░░░░░ economic locomotive of the ░░░░░░░░ today Nowhere in the ░░░░░░░░ are we seeing such ░░░░░░░░ activity and guess what ░░░░░░░░ of job openings A ░░░░░░░░ of those refugees are ░░░░░░░░ over they re finding ░░░░░░░░ They disappear into our ░░░░░░░░ fabric We need immigration ░░░░░░░░ We need to give ░░░░░░░░ immigrants the ability to ░░░░░░░░ legally in the United ░░░░░░░░ And I would ask ░░░░░░░░ well why haven t ░░░░░░░░ had an immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ is it the last ░░░░░░░░ was 35 years ago ░░░░░░░░ know what I d ░░░░░░░░ to do I d ░░░░░░░░ government to step back ░░░░░░░░ a minute and let ░░░░░░░░ private sector in this ░░░░░░░░ tell you what they ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ 50 percent of our ░░░░░░░░ workers 50 percent are ░░░░░░░░ and there s nobody ░░░░░░░░ Washington that would say ░░░░░░░░ s deport those workers ░░░░░░░░ you know what You ░░░░░░░░ to my manufacturers in ░░░░░░░░ California they say the ░░░░░░░░ thing we need the ░░░░░░░░ VARGAS Right CORREA So ░░░░░░░░ is it that we ░░░░░░░░ t do something simple ░░░░░░░░ accommodate the private sector ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Correa good to ░░░░░░░░ to you It s ░░░░░░░░ complicated issue Hopefully if ░░░░░░░░ talk enough about it ░░░░░░░░ will get done Really ░░░░░░░░ you being here tonight ░░░░░░░░ Let s get it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ ends]