(Abdul–Rahman Oladimeji Bello, Headline USA) Sen. Ted Cruz blasted Democrats on Thursday as he visited the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the expected illegal alien influx as Title 42 expires.
“We are witnessing an absolute travesty unfolding on our southern border,” Cruz said to the media on Thursday evening, according to the Daily Wire.
“On Monday, we apprehended over 10,000 people on the border, the highest level in history. On Tuesday, he noted that we apprehended over 10,000 people on the border, again, the highest level in history. “There are, right now where we’re standing, more than 22,000 people camped just south of the border, getting ready to come across just in this location. In less than a month, we’ve had over 35,000 Venezuelans cross illegally, just right here.”
The Senator added that those numbers were only in the area he visited. Hence, they do not represent other areas along the 2,000-mile border currently flooded by illegal aliens.
“And I have to say I am angry because this is deliberate! This is a decision that was made by President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and Congressional Democrats to open up the border to what is nothing less than an invasion,” Cruz said. “Ask yourself, ‘Why is President Biden not here? Why is Kamala Harris not here? Why is Elizabeth Warren not here? Why is AOC? She still owns the white pantsuit. Why is she not here with her head buried in her hands?’ Because they don’t give a damn about the dead bodies.”
The report noted that Cruz also blasted DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the end of March about how many illegal immigrants lost their lives while trying to cross the border, which Mayorkas claimed he did not know. Moreso, Cruz grilled Mayorkas about the number of sexual assault victims recorded in the area, which he could also not answer.
“We’re witnessing modern-day slavery. And maddeningly … the Biden administration has decided they want more. Title 42 is expiring today. And you know what happens tomorrow, those numbers go up,” Cruz said.
“This is an invasion, and they want the numbers to go up. Let me say to the men and women from the Border Patrol who are heroes. They are extraordinary heroes. And we’re down here to tell them thank you, to tell them we love you, to tell them we got your back even as your political superiors are making it impossible for you to do your job.”
