#shorts On 3/16/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “on parole. The U.S. has had a humanitarian parole program that you opened for the four countries from Latin America. That program is being challenged in court in Texas. Can you talk about the implications of that case? I know that that type of parole has been a tool that the President has used repeatedly in the last two years, not just for the southern hemisphere but for other humanitarian crises.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yeah, so as we — as you know, that parole program that we put into place is working. It’s working. The — it’s — it’s gone down … Republicans refuse to take action. The President put forth a comprehensive immigration reform bill on day one, and they have refused to work with us. So, again, the President put this — put this program together. And, again, it’s working.

And instead — instead of con- — Republicans in Congress or Republicans working with us on fixing this issue or dealing with a real issue — the border — they want to repeal a program that is actually doing what it is supposed to be doing. So this is a political stunt by them. This is something that they’re not serious about, and it is unfortunate.

Look, we’re going to secure the border and do the work. You’ve heard from — from Mayorkas on this. Do the work — Secretary Mayorkas on this — do the work to continue to do that.

But we need Congress to act. We need Republicans to seriously come to the table and deal with it. Repealing a program that is working is — just doesn’t make sense. And it’s a political stunt.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/ucyipGmmX9s
785 Days After Biden Took Office, Karine Jean-Pierre Says “We’re Going To Secure The Border”