Biden on defensive over border wall construction plan

We have the latest on some us political stories next starting in Washington where President Joe Biden is on the defensive over his administration’s plans to build more of the border wall one question on the border wall the border wall the money was appropriated for the border wall I tried to get them

To reappropriate to redirect that money they didn’t they wouldn’t and in the meantime there’s nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriate I can’t stop that do you believe the border wall works no Chris Reyes joins us on this story

Now from New York so Chris good morning this is being seen as a bit of an about face by Biden take us through it good morning Hillary that’s right Biden famously promised during his presidential campaign not to build another foot on that wall those are his

Words a wall that in many ways helped elect former president Donald Trump and now that construction is set to begin on the US Mexico border in the Rio Grand Valley in Texas as you heard him there he’s deflecting some responsibility we already heard Biden explain it have a

Listen to what Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandra mayoras had to say about it there is no new Administration policy with respect to the border wall from day one this Administration has made clear that a border wall is not the answer that remains our position and our position has never wavered we have

Repeatedly asked Congress to resend this money but it has not done so and we are compelled to follow the law and Hillary just to give you some context there have been about 245,000 illegal migrants uh at the border just at the Rio Grand Valley in Texas and this migrant crisis is really a

Conversation that’s happening right across the country including right here in New York city mayor Eric Adams has spoken about this saying that the influx of migrants into this city uh is a problem that he can’t deal with alone Chris the Biden Administration it’s also making reversal on its migrant

Policy the US will now Deport Venezuelan migrants what’s happening there that’s right so Hillary the US has now reached a deal with Venezuela to immediately and directly Deport any uh migrants from Venezuela who have come into the country without any legal Pathways to be here have a listen to

What Secretary of State Anthony blinkin had to say about it the scale of this challenge demands that we redouble our efforts that we do more to improve and modernize border security that we do more to increase legal migration Pathways and protections more to address root causes and more to deter irregular migration

Humanely and again Hillary another piece of context uh Venezuelans represent the second largest uh displacement of people in the world second only to Syria with more than 7 million people leaving that country as it battles the worst economic crisis in its history incredible numbers there Chris thank you for this we

Appreciate it Chris Rey is for us in New York

U.S. President Joe Biden says he has no choice but to spend more government money on the construction of a border wall with Mexico, saying the funds have already been allocated.

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