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Fox News calls Democrats to Democrats in Washington to explain how America's borders can be secured when hundreds of immigrants enter the United States every day.
Fox traveled to Washington to interview members of President Biden's administration, who have insisted for months that America's southern border is secure. Fox News requested an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but was denied. Foreign Minister Mayorkas also declined to answer questions outside his home in the capital.
Members of Congress who refused to address the border crisis with Fox include Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; Corey Bush, D-Miss; Benny Thompson, D-Mich., and Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
Texas Democratic Representative. However, Colin Allred, Veronica Escobar and Henry Cuellar were willing to speak with Fox and expressed their deep concern about the border crisis.
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© Getty ImagesRep . Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) speaks at the United States Capitol (Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images), Getty Images
"It's not sustainable. It's been unsustainable for years," Escobar said.
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"We have the resources there, but we need to do more," Allred said.
Cuellar said Democrats must accept that their party controls Congress and the White House and that they now "own" the border crisis.
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Meanwhile, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to defend Biden's handling of the immigration crisis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged the need to "protect our border" but insisted that Biden "has a plan to fix this problem."
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blamed Republicans for the lack of progress on immigration and said they would not support a compromise.
© AP Photo / Andrew Harnick of New York Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California delivers a speech on HR 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on Tuesday on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, in the presence of President Joe Biden, on September 13, 2022. introduced AP Photo/Andrew Harnick
The Democratic instability comes as Republicans prepare to take control of the House and possibly the Senate. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Republicans will focus on changing the policy as they return to the House in November.
Many assumed Republicans would blame Mallorcas, but McCarthy said their first priority was passing the border security law and finalizing the anti-inflation law, which "hired 87,000 more IRS agents."
