Acting Customs & Border Patrol Commissioner Mark Morgan joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to give an update on border security.
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Well, will arrests along the
well will arrests along the
southern border surging to a new
high
promises like this prosecute
President Elect Joe Biden?
We have to make sure that we
build up the infrastructure to
be able to accommodate trumps,
cruel and humane border
policies.
You know ripping children from
their mothers, arms and trumps
migrant protection protocols
remain in Mexico program.
Will. Could this be a surge of a
sign of whats to come
joining me now is acting Border
commissioner Mark Morgan, who
served under the Obama Biden
administration.
Why are we already seeing this
expected surge in illegal
immigrants crossing the border?
You know will just as you
illustrated. There is two
reasons they have been this way
for decades and decades.
First and foremost is economics
anywhere where we see worsened
economic conditions. Illegal
immigration follows
right now because of Covid 19
thats, exactly what we are
seeing, not just in Mexico, but
really the western hemisphere.
We anticipated the additional
flow of illegal immigration
because of worsening economic
conditions,
but the second factor of what we
are seeing right now is when
there is an immigration system
that is weak, that is filled
with loopholes that can be
easily exploited. That is the
greatest pull factor of all,
including perceived loopholes
and thats. What we are seeing
right now.
We have seen this president, give
us the tools we have to address
illegal immigration crisis like
in catch and release.
Right now the critics say they
are going to undue. Do all of
that, of course, seeing increased
numbers along the southwest
border
will ice reportedly has
arrested one hundred and fifty four illegal immigrants
who broke. I guess what we would
call quote: promises to
self deport,
in other words, they were told
by a judge. They had a certain
number of days to go ahead and
get out of country and of course
they did not do so
yeah. Well, another example
that really shows we are the
most generous country in the
world.
Not only do we give more due
process to those who illegally
enter our country for breaking
our sovereign laws,
we also give an opportunity to
voluntarily depart
they say: hey. You have got ninety
one hundred and twenty days to get your affairs in
order.
We are going to work with you
again. We show generosity
and what did they do as we know
they just refused to leave,
they absolutely take our
generosity and throw it out the
window
thats. Why we say, look thats,
why the approach of stop, detain
and remove works
every single time we try to show
generosity it just doesnt work
mark quickly before we go
out.
If, in fact, Joe Biden does
become the president of the
United States, he has confirmed
he is gnawing rated. In January,
you worked under the Obama Biden
administration.
Many pointed out. It was an
administration where
deportations were high.
On the other hand, there were
lawmakers to Xavier Becerra, the
California attorney general
could be involved in a Biden
administration.
Who direction? Would you expect
that administration to go one of
deportation or one where Becerra
said we should decriminalize
illegal immigration?
We are approach, stop detain
and remove one with release,
protect and reward.
Make no mistake. They have been
very clear, the critics they are
going to institute catch and
release. Once again,
they are going to protect
illegal immigrants from
deportation and they are going
to give them significant rewards
by healthcare
who wouldnt come under those
conditions.
Mark my words its going to make
last years crisis. Look like
childs play,
it will pail in comparison with.
Transcript generated on 2020-11-21.