Lankford to GOP Colleagues: Letting in 5,000 People a Day Is the ‘Most Misunderstood’ Text in Border Bill

BREAM Okay so you ░░░░░░░░ here about a month ░░░░░░░░ you said you were ░░░░░░░░ close then you say ░░░░░░░░ re even closer now ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ rumors and give you ░░░░░░░░ chance to respond to ░░░░░░░░ the critics who say ░░░░░░░░ do not like what ░░░░░░░░ know of this deal ░░░░░░░░ s something akin to ░░░░░░░░ Title 42 power that ░░░░░░░░ allow everyone at the ░░░░░░░░ to be turned away ░░░░░░░░ there was a rolling ░░░░░░░░ over a week of ░░░░░░░░ 000 people showing up ░░░░░░░░ s Senator Ted Cruz ░░░░░░░░ that idea Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ This bill normalizes 5000 ░░░░░░░░ a day coming in ░░░░░░░░ people a day is ░░░░░░░░ 1 8 million a ░░░░░░░░ That is called an ░░░░░░░░ By the way under ░░░░░░░░ Biden we have had ░░░░░░░░ 6 million So the ░░░░░░░░ Republican compromise is we ░░░░░░░░ for two thirds of ░░░░░░░░ Biden s open borders ░░░░░░░░ will let in 6 ░░░░░░░░ instead of 9 million ░░░░░░░░ makes utterly no sense ░░░░░░░░ ends BREAM Is that ░░░░░░░░ of the deal And ░░░░░░░░ would you convince someone ░░░░░░░░ senator Cruz to vote ░░░░░░░░ it LANKFORD Yeah the ░░░░░░░░ that Senator Cruz has ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of other ░░░░░░░░ is they are still ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ the bill on this ░░░░░░░░ has been our great ░░░░░░░░ of being able to ░░░░░░░░ through the final words ░░░░░░░░ be able to get ░░░░░░░░ bill text out so ░░░░░░░░ can hear it Right ░░░░░░░░ there s internet rumors ░░░░░░░░ all that people are ░░░░░░░░ on It would be ░░░░░░░░ absurd for me to ░░░░░░░░ to 5000 people a ░░░░░░░░ This bill focuses on ░░░░░░░░ us to zero illegal ░░░░░░░░ a day There is ░░░░░░░░ amnesty it increases the ░░░░░░░░ of Border Patrol agents ░░░░░░░░ increases asylum officers it ░░░░░░░░ detention beds so we ░░░░░░░░ quickly detain and then ░░░░░░░░ individuals it ends catch ░░░░░░░░ release it focuses on ░░░░░░░░ deportation flights out it ░░░░░░░░ our asylum process of ░░░░░░░░ and get a fast ░░░░░░░░ screening at a higher ░░░░░░░░ and then get returned ░░░░░░░░ to their home country ░░░░░░░░ is not about letting ░░░░░░░░ people in a day ░░░░░░░░ is the most misunderstood ░░░░░░░░ of this proposal Let ░░░░░░░░ tell you briefly what ░░░░░░░░ is In the last ░░░░░░░░ months we have had ░░░░░░░░ days in four months ░░░░░░░░ have had seven days ░░░░░░░░ we had less than ░░░░░░░░ people This is set ░░░░░░░░ for if you have ░░░░░░░░ rush of people coming ░░░░░░░░ the border the border ░░░░░░░░ down no one gets ░░░░░░░░ This is not someone ░░░░░░░░ at the border with ░░░░░░░░ little clicker saying I ░░░░░░░░ going to let one ░░░░░░░░ in we are at ░░░░░░░░ and then it has ░░░░░░░░ stop It is a ░░░░░░░░ of the border and ░░░░░░░░ actually gets turned around ░░░░░░░░ is the focus that ░░░░░░░░ have right now is ░░░░░░░░ do we actually intervene ░░░░░░░░ this administration and turn ░░░░░░░░ around not let people ░░░░░░░░ BREAM So there may ░░░░░░░░ some initial measurement You ░░░░░░░░ to that ruling 5000 ░░░░░░░░ a week and then ░░░░░░░░ zero from that point ░░░░░░░░ but there is some ░░░░░░░░ measurement Our Bill Melugin ░░░░░░░░ reporting that the number ░░░░░░░░ dial back then to ░░░░░░░░ 3750 a day at ░░░░░░░░ border and then once ░░░░░░░░ hit that for about ░░░░░░░░ weeks the gates would ░░░░░░░░ again Can you confirm ░░░░░░░░ deny that LANKFORD Yeah ░░░░░░░░ it s not gates ░░░░░░░░ That s a misunderstanding ░░░░░░░░ bill itself It s ░░░░░░░░ many can we process ░░░░░░░░ actually deport When you ░░░░░░░░ the standard for people ░░░░░░░░ across when you increase ░░░░░░░░ detention beds when you ░░░░░░░░ deportation flights you are ░░░░░░░░ letting people in And ░░░░░░░░ are thinking about how ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration is running ░░░░░░░░ now Right now the ░░░░░░░░ Administration is allowing for ░░░░░░░░ 1500 people a day ░░░░░░░░ to come to the ░░░░░░░░ of entry get a ░░░░░░░░ permit and get released ░░░░░░░░ the country People coming ░░░░░░░░ between ports of entry ░░░░░░░░ what s called a ░░░░░░░░ to appear and get ░░░░░░░░ in the country All ░░░░░░░░ that stops We are ░░░░░░░░ on how many people ░░░░░░░░ we process quickly and ░░░░░░░░ deport out of the ░░░░░░░░ not release into the ░░░░░░░░ It would be absolutely ░░░░░░░░ for anyone to be ░░░░░░░░ to propose something to ░░░░░░░░ we are just going ░░░░░░░░ slow the number of ░░░░░░░░ We are focused on ░░░░░░░░ do we actually enforce ░░░░░░░░ border and get us ░░░░░░░░ to zero people actually ░░░░░░░░ the border illegally Every ░░░░░░░░ has struggled to be ░░░░░░░░ to get the authorities ░░░░░░░░ place to be able ░░░░░░░░ actually enforce our border ░░░░░░░░ s put them in ░░░░░░░░