Q: Dem Gov Katie Hobbs request for help A: Friday, DHS provided Arizona migrants $45.5M
On 5/9/2023, a reporter asked Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs said Monday that she’s afraid the federal government is unprepared to meet the demands of the expected influx at the border. And she said that her recent request to the White House and to the DHS Secretary asking what the plans are and for more help have not been met with an adequate response. What is the response to the governor? And why hasn’t the administration responded to what she’s asking for?
KJP: So, look, we welcome the additional steps that Governor Hobbs announced. And teams in our administration remain in close contact with border communities, including Arizona, to provide tam- — timely information and resources. Just this past Friday, DHS provided $45.5 million to organizations in Arizona supporting migrants.
Karine Jean-Pierre Says Biden Has NO PLANS To Visit The Southern Border Amid His Historic Crisis
Reporter: after Title 42 ends, does the President then want to go back to the border to see the situation for himself?
KJP: I don’t have any trips to — to preview for you. As you know, the President has gone to the border more than once. We have put forth a robust multiagency plan to humanely deal with the border …
Q: 150K migrants waiting to cross the border A: Congress refuses to do their job
Reporter: And lastly, there are some estimates that are 150,000 migrants waiting to cross the border when Title 42 expires. Is the U.S. prepared to deal with this onslaught of people?
KJP: So, as you know, Steve — I’ve said this many times; I said it yesterday. Look, actually, let me just give you guys a little bit of an update on the briefings that are coming up.
Reporter: Thank you.
KJP: … We believe we have a robust process to deal with what is going to occur after Title 42 lifts. Again, we’re using the tools that are available to us because Congress refuses to do their job when it — as it relates to the border.
Q: 10K migrant encounters, 27K migrants in CBP custody even before May 11th? A: we have a robust plan
Reporter: And then, in terms of the situation on the southern border, there have been — yesterday there were nearly 10,000 migrant encounters on the southern border. There are around 27,000 migrants currently in CBP custody. I know that the administration — you guys talked a lot about the surge that you anticipated after Title 42 would expire. Did the administration expect there to be a surge before? And how is that going to impact your preparedness if there’s still another surge expected after May 11th?
KJP: So what you can expect from us is that we’re going to do everything that we can … right now we believe we have a robust plan, a multiagency plan to do this in a humane way.
Q: parts of that new bill you agree with? A: they’ve taken political stunts, Biden day 1 comprehensive
Reporter: Also, on Title 42, there’s a bill emerging on Capitol Hill this week that Republicans are pushing in the House. I understand that broadly you disagree with that bill. But can you talk about if you see any points of agreement with the GOP on places of tension or problems related to the border that you agree on that you can move forward with? Maybe there’s parts of that bill you do agree with or other solutions that you know would have broad support?
KJP: So I laid out yesterday why we don’t agree with that bill. Certainly that —
Reporter: (Inaudible.)
KJP: No, no, no —
Reporter: Yeah.
KJP: — that — nothing changes there. That still stands … They have not done anything to be helpful in this process. They’ve done politi- — they’ve taken political stunts. What they put forward is not going to help the issue at all, and we’ve taken this very seriously. On day one, the President put forth an — a comprehensive immigration reform legislation …
Reporter: So I take it you don’t see a specific area of agreement then?
KJP: I mean, I’ve been very clear. I li- — I literally went almost line by line about the things that we disagree about with this — in this — that legislation yesterday. It’s going to make the situation worse. It’s not going to help. And, look, they want to play political games …
Title 42, a Trump-era policy that forced asylum seeking migrants to remain in Mexico during the legal process, is expiring this week. Before Title 42 ends, yesterday there were nearly 10,000 migrant encounters on the southern border. There are around 27,000 migrants currently in CBP custody. According to some estimates, up to 1 million illegals are at the US-Mexico border waiting to storm the US this week.
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