Hannah Bleau
BreitbartFri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC
© Paul Morigi/Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty ImagesIllegal Immigrant Bus • Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser
More illegal immigrants in Del Rio, Texas, are en route to Mayor Muriel Bowser's Washington, DC, as the Democrat said the situation is reaching a "tipping point" while Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ships illegals to sanctuary cities. A Thursday video shows another busload of migrants preparing to arrive in the nation's capital:
The video comes weeks after Bowser,
who has historically supported sanctuary city policies, activated the National Guard to assist with the influx of illegal immigrants flooding the city. She
said at the time:
"We are very focused and we continue to be very focused on having the federal government do its part and take the lead in addressing what we see as a growing humanitarian crisis. ... We're going to continue to pursue federal involvement.
"We need space and we need the federal government to be involved so I've asked for the deployment of the Guard as long as we need the Guard to deal with the humanitarian crisis that we expect to escalate."
Over 4,000 have arrived in the city in recent weeks following Gov. Abbott's Operation Lone Star, bussing illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities such as D.C. and New York City. Abbott
said in a statement:
"In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City is the ideal destination for these migrants, who can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city. I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief."
In an August 1 letter
addressed to both Bowser and NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), Abbott explained:
"President Biden's reckless open border policies have created a dangerous environment not only for tens of millions of Texans, but for communities all across the nation, including yours.
"We agree that this crisis demands immediate federal action to prevent the flood of deadly fentanyl, now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45, the unimaginable horrors caused by human smuggling and trafficking, the known terrorists from entering our country, and the countless other crimes that have been committed by the hundreds of thousands of "gotaways" that the Biden Administration has let slip through.
"I look forward to welcoming you the Texas-Mexico border so that you can see this crisis for yourself."
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has echoed Bowser's sentiments,
seeking a federal response rather than examining her state's policies that incentivize illegal immigration:
Hochul has wholly ignored the issues caused by her state's immigration policies, including the "Green Light law," which allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), a GOP gubernatorial candidate, is among those who have called on New York to take action and cease "incentivizing" illegal entry.
Hochul
said:
"I'm not here to pass blame on a Democrat or Republican policy. This cries out for a federal response."
Comment: Chad Wolf nails the frustration and impotence of the the Biden Administration's lack of solutions to the migrant problem and unwillingness to take responsibility to fix it.
Former Acting DHS Director Chad Wolf said Friday that the mayors of New York City and Washington, D.C. should be leaning on the Biden administration to actually do something about the border crisis so that hundreds of thousands of migrants aren't flooding into cities across the country.
Despite being turned down the first time, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, asking him to send in the National Guard to help D.C. deal with the migrants that are being bused to the nation's capital by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
When asked whether Bowser should receive help from the National Guard, Wolf said:
"No, and in fact the National Guard should be down on the border actually trying to solve this crisis.
"Look, what Mayor Bowser, Mayor Adams in New York City should be doing is leaning on the Biden administration to put policies and procedures in place to stop this crisis so that we don't have hundreds of thousands of migrants going into all cities across the country. That's what they need to be focused on. As far as the National Guard is concerned, they need to be advocating again for that at the border to help Border Patrol, to help CBP control that border, but it's gonna take leadership by the administration to do that at the end of the day.
"It is absolutely bizarre and very hypocritical that Adams is complaining about 250 illegal immigrants being bused to his city when Texas deals with 7,000 illegals each day.
"Obviously they only care about this issue when it impacts their cities and their communities. Folks in Texas and Arizona and California and others along the border have been impacted for the past 16 to 17 months so what Governor Abbott's having to do is basically shame big city mayors like Mayor Adams and Mayor Bowser to actually care, to actually get involved in this fight and be part of the solution and to lean on the Biden administration to solve this issue at the end of the day.
"He shouldn't have to do this, but if this is what it's going to take to get others talking about this crisis and talking about solutions then they need to continue to do this. These are cities that have encouraged illegal immigrants to come to their communities. DHS has been flying these individuals into the state of New York, into states all over this country for months and months and months.
"It's only until they see them firsthand getting off buses that they seem to care, that they seem to raise any type of concern at the end of the day. It's bizarre, their view. This administration wants this crisis to go away. When's the last time we heard from the president, the vice president or DHS secretary in a public setting, in a press conference to answer questions about the border, to actually outline their strategy at the border?
"Just several days ago they formally ended Remain in Mexico or MPP. They have taken a vital tool away from the Border Patrol to help solve this crisis and they're offering no solution, no plan, and no strategy in return."
"The vast majority of Americans disagree with this broken and failed border strategy that the administration is undertaking.
"They need to change course. They need to set new policies and new procedures in place. This can be solved, and it can be solved relatively quickly but it takes leadership. It takes hard decisions to actually do that at the end of the day and this administration continues not to do any of that.
"Again, they don't want to talk about this issue. They hope it goes away, and I don't believe it is because the vast majority of Americans see what's going on down there. They're throwing their hands up and they're saying after 15, 16 months, aren't you capable enough, aren't you competent enough to actually put something in place that stops this and, again, Americans want a change."
Comment: Chad Wolf nails the frustration and impotence of the the Biden Administration's lack of solutions to the migrant problem and unwillingness to take responsibility to fix it.