Sec. Blinken: Biden’s Border Policies Are Working, We Need Border Bill Passed to Make It Even Better

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BLINKEN: “Well, of course, there is a bill before Congress right now, again, a bill that unfortunately wasn't passed a few months ago that I believe is back before Congress, that would, we believe, and that this president strongly supports, would make a very meaningful difference in dealing with the -- the challenges at our border, and hopefully, it will -- it will pass, I think that would give us important additional tools that could be very effective on top of what we're -- we're doing. But I think there are other things, congressman that are important, including, of course, the enforcement piece, of course, expanding legal pathways so that people can come here if they qualify, legally, but also one of the initiatives that we have, these safe mobility offices. This is a critical tool, because in the countries where they have been established, it allows people to determine without leaving their countries, whether they're actually lawfully eligible to come to the United States, and so they don't come to the border. We've established these now, in half a dozen countries, we've seen actually very positive results from that in terms of people using it, as a means of determining whether they have a legal basis to come to the United States. So I think we have to do everything across the board.”