On 9/23/2022, during White House press briefing, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “President Biden said last week that it’s not rational to send these people from Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua back. Does that mean that President Biden is in some way — or the White House — in some way encouraging them to come to the U.S.?”
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What the President is saying is that these folks — these mothers, these children, these families — are leaving the country because of communism. They’re leaving the country because of political persecution.
And he was saying that they should not be used as a political pawn by Governor DeSantis or any Republican governor. That’s what he was speaking to. He was calling out …
On 9/20/2022, President Joe Biden said it was “not rational” to send migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border back to nations like Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua as concerns grow over the number of migrants arriving at the southern border. A reporter asked Biden why the border is “more overwhelmed on your watch.” “Because there are three countries,” Biden began. “There are fewer and fewer immigrants coming from Central America than from Mexico. It’s a totally different circumstance.” “What’s on my watch now is Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, and the ability to send them back to those states is not rational,” he continued.
“We’re working with Mexico and other countries to see if we can stop the flow,” he added. Biden has faced mounting questions over the number of illegal crossings and the spike in apprehensions at the border as conservative leaders have begun transporting migrants to various locations across the U.S., including Martha’s Vineyard and even in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in D.C.
Reporter: Thank you, Karine. Can you tell us a little bit about Tuesday’s trip to Florida? Is the President going to be going after DeSantis a bit? Is he one of the MAGA — or not really, in a way — but you see what I mean. Is he part of the MAGA or the alternative MAGA scene that the President is going after?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: As it relates to Florida and Governor DeSantis, look, I don’t have anything to preview at this time of what the trip will look like. We will share more as we get closer to the day. Look, we have talked about this as well. You know, when it comes to extremism, when it comes to behaviors … that is what we’re seeing from Governor DeSantis. That is what we’re seeing in — specifically to how he is using people who are leaving communism, people who are freeing — trying to free, get away from political persecution — talking about Venezuela, Nicara- — Nicaragua, Cuba. They are fleeing those countries. And he is using …
Reporter: Karine, what’s the President Biden message to the people of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua that are now on their way to the U.S. border or thinking of coming to the U.S. border?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: … What Republican governors are doing is unacceptable. It is shameful. And not only that — it is causing chaos and confusion. And that is not how we fix the system. If we want to fix the system, the President put forth, on his first day in the White House, a legislative solution, a comprehensive immigration reform to deal with these very issues … this is indeed a new type of migration that we’re seeing. We’re seeing a jump from those three countries — about 121 percent in just a year. And that is a different scenario that we’re dealing with. So, we’re going to — that is causing — that is causing havoc across the Western Hemisphere.
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WH: Is Biden encouraging migrants to come to US by saying “not rational send them back”? DeSantis political pawn.