#shorts On 3/30/2023, during press briefing, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, ” a few months ago, before announcing some of the asylum changes, the administration was warning that illegal crossings could climb up to about 13,000 a day. Do those numbers — are those concerns for those kind of numbers still stand? Or does the administration feel that with some of the changes involved that — that you guys have this under control? I mean, are —

MS. Jean-Pierre: … what we’re seeing is the President is using the tools that have been presented to him that he’s able to use from the executive level without the help of Congress — Republicans in Congress who have gotten in the way and have not helped at all to deal with this issue — the program that he’s put forth, we see them working. The data shows that. Now, is there more work to be done? Absolutely. That’s why we are always asking Congress to — to act. The President, again, put forth a comprehensive immigration reform on day one. That’s how seriously he took this issue. And they refused to come to the table …

Reporter: I mean, just simply, does the administration feel prepared for the end of Title 42?

MS. Jean-Pierre: Well, that is what DHS is working on. That is what — that is what — what their — their processes are going to show and be. As you know, it’s going to be lifted on May 11 …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/T71t8j5z7Eg
Q: illegal crossings could climb up to 13K a day? A: Republicans have gotten in the way