Karine Jean-Pierre Says Biden “Has Taken Historic Action” On Illegal Immigration Amid Border Crisis
On 9/21/2023, during White House Press Brief, a reporter asked Karine Jean-Pierre, “You — there’s a lot of focus in here about what’s happening at the border and what the White House can do with Congress to solve that problem. The one thing the White House can do on its own is foreign policy. Who’s talking to Venezuela about why these people are still coming? Who’s talking to Panama about the Darién Gap and who’s allowing them to come in? And whatever happened to those State Department and Spain and Canada centers that were going to be set up along the route —

KJP: So on the last —
Reporter: — to make sure that people would have options?
KJP: All very good questions. Clearly, the centers, I would — we would get more information for you on that … the point that I’m making and the point that I think you all have — some of you have reported on: This is a president that has taken historic action on an issue, on a system that has been broken for some time. And we have been very clear: We would like to do this in a bipartisan way. We’d like to do it with the help of Republicans. But right now we are doing it in the best way that we can

Karine Jean-Pierre: Biden Has No Plans To Visit Auto Workers Strike Nor Send Admin Officials
Reporter: And will the White House send an administration official to the picket lines with those striking UAW workers or would President Biden himself go?

KJP: So, don’t have anything to — to lay out on — on any — as regards to the President’s schedule. What I can say is the President is — is very, I guess — seeing — seeing them continue to be at the negotiating table. All parties continuing to be at the negotiating table is a positive. That is important. They’ve been certainly doing that for the past 24/7 .. The President is, as you know, pro-union. The President is pro-workers, pro-UAW workers, and that’s what we’re going to continue to make clear.

Karine Jean-Pierre: Biden “Has Worked Very Hard” On “Humane,” “Safe,” And “Orderly” Border
Reporter: — the administration said yesterday it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. At the same time, the city of Eagle Pass in the Rio Grande has announced a state of emergency because of immigrants surge. Is there any concern that the timing of this Venezuelan TPS announcement might exacerbate what’s happening in Eagle Pass right now? And — and, you know, essentially, is this going to make the situation in Eagle Pass worse?

KJP: So, look, we have worked very hard — the President have worked very — very hard to implement a strategy, when it comes to the border, that is humane, safe, and has orderly enforcement. That is something that we have tried to do and worked really hard to do these last two years … we have taken steps without the help of Republicans in Congress to do everything that we can to deal with this issue.

And let’s not forget what the Republicans proposed … it would hurt and harm and not deal with the issue. So, they are doing the opposite of what the President is trying to do — is actually move forward in a way that is humane, safe, and has an orderly enforcement pathway process here.

Q: How many people coming illegally is enough for Biden? A: GOP reverses the work of Biden trying to do
Reporter: I’m going to stay, actually, with the border. How many people coming into this country illegally is enough for President Biden?

KJP: Say that last part.

Reporter: How many people come — how many people illegally coming into the United States is enough for President Biden’s admin

KJP: I don’t what that what do you
Reporter: Well, five point
KJP: Enough for what?
Reporter: Five point nine million people have — have been encountered illegally at
KJP: I know the numbers, but enough for what?

Reporter: Enough — just to stop the flood.

KJP: As I mentioned, this is a problem that’s been around for some time now — for decades — a broken system. The President has done everything and is going to continue what — to do what he can, without the help of some Republicans on — in — in Congress to deal with this issue. And I just laid out what he has done over the past two years … we’re going to continue to implement a strategy that is humane, that is safe, and that is orderly as it relates to enforcement. And so, that is a promise that you can see from this president.

Again, GOP — the Republicans put up a continuing resolution that actually reverses the work that the President is trying to do — makes it — the situation worse. That’s what they were trying to push. And so, look, we would love to do it in a bipartisan way and really fix this issue that’s been around for some time now. But right now, the President is doing it on his own.

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KJP: Biden “Has Taken Historic Action” Amid Border Crisis; No Plans To Visit Auto Workers Strike