On 1/3/2023, House Speaker Mike Johnson, leading a GOP delegation to the southern border, slammed what he said is a “truly unconscionable” migrant crisis at the southern border and blamed it on President Biden’s policies — as encounter numbers hit record levels and talks over supplemental funding have so far failed to produce an agreement.

Johnson led more than 60 Republicans to the southern border to assess the ongoing crisis, where migrant encounters hit a record 302,000 last month. “One thing is absolutely clear: America is at breaking point with record levels of illegal immigration,” he said in a press conference. “The situation here and across the country is truly unconscionable. We would describe it as both heartbreaking and infuriating,” he said.

Republicans were clear that they blamed the crisis on the policies of the administration, pointing to the rollback of Trump-era policies like the Remain-in-Mexico policy and a greater number of releases of migrants into the interior, both under Notices to Appear and through the “expanded lawful pathways” set up by the administration. “Rather than incentivizing people to come, the president needs to deter people from coming. Rather than discussing amnesty with Mexico… this administration should reinstate the Remain-in-Mexico policy,” he said.

“This is an unmitigated disaster, a catastrophe, and what’s more tragic is it’s a disaster of the president’s own design,” he said, accusing Biden of putting out a “welcome mat” for illegal immigrants.

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Johnson calls migrant crisis ‘truly unconscionable’ during visit to besieged southern border