Posted on 09/21/2021 10:13:18 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday defended the Biden administration’s decision not to require negative COVID-19 test results or proof of vaccination from people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Psaki, responding to a question from a reporter on whether border patrol officials ask to see proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or negative test results “if somebody walks into the country, right across the river,” said illegal immigration is not comparable to foreign nationals who arrive by airplane to the United States.
The question was prompted by the White House announcement on Monday that all foreign visitors need to be vaccinated and present proof of their vaccination before boarding a U.S.-bound flight. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said at a press conference that individuals also must show a negative COVID-19 test at least 72 hours before flying.
“As individuals come across the border, they are both assessed for whether they have any symptoms. If they have symptoms, the intention is for them to have to be quarantined,” Psaki said, referring to individuals illegally entering from the southern border. “That is our process.”
Psaki said that both situations are not comparable.
“They’re not intending to stay here for a lengthy period of time. I don’t think it’s the same thing,” she added.
President Joe Biden has presided over what is on track to be the worst border crisis in U.S. history in terms of the number of illegal immigrants that U.S. agents and officers have encountered. The number topped 200,000 in both July and August.
Counties along the southern border have found COVID-19 positivity rates of up to 40 percent in illegal immigrants, sparking concerns over their being sent by federal authorities to communities across the United States when potentially COVID-19 positive.
The city of Laredo, Texas, sued the federal government recently to block the transport and release of illegal immigrants into the city after local NGOs became overwhelmed with the volume of untested illegal immigrants. The city subsequently withdrew the lawsuit after reaching an agreement with federal authorities.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott engaged in a back-and-forth with Attorney General Merrick Garland after issuing an executive order that restricted the transportation of illegal aliens into Texas due to COVID-19. Abbott’s order was blocked by a federal judge.
“We are expelling individuals based on Title 42 specifically because of COVID because we want to prevent a scenario where large numbers of people are gathering posing a threat to the community and also to the migrants themselves,” Psaki added.
The White House press secretary’s comments come as over 10,000 illegal immigrants have amassed in Del Rio, Texas, about 60 miles northwest of Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass, in recent days—the majority from Haiti.
U.S. border authorities have so far removed over 6,500 from the area.
This level of idiocy should render everyone in the room speechless.
Psaki is really looking old.
” the White House Stenographer’s pool pretending to be “journalists” takes this daily dose of utter nonsense seriously”
There is no humor in that. The dumb masses are told what’s important by those clowns.
I think a more accurate response would be "They're not intending on providing any value here, they just want the free stuff."
Wish a reporter had stood,up and said “well then you can just defend Americans not being required to get them as well then! U less you are a total hypocrite?”
+1
The whole point of marxism Is to hammer, hammer, hammer nonsense all,day long till,the people succumb to the nonsense. The more ridiculous the claims the better. Those that succumb are as guilty of the lies as the liars gelling the lies, because they succumb knowing full well the liars are lying, but they refuse to call them out for it
(Some fella back awhile wrote something like,the above, can’t remember his name now, I have the link on my other computer)
If they had to swim across the Rio Grande, there would be a lot fewer migrants. They only have to wade in rather shallow water.
Exactly. Over 70% are on welfare, for life. They don’t come here looking for work, they come because they know,u cle Sam will coddle them and take care of them financially and give them a way better life than they had In Their own country. They aren’t oppressed, they simply want more $$.
Look at the photos of the foreigners pouring onto the country. Most have been well fed, have nice clothes, iPhones, carrying packs of clothes and belongings etc. Most of,them just don’t want to work any longer longer want gov giving them “free stuff”.
In some counties, the jails there have over 70% illegals/Hispanic populations. Many are repeat offenders.
If the water had those fish that swim up the uninary tract, far fewer would cross
Maybe we should ask Jen to define “here” in her statement.
Illegal immigrants are just treated better than US citizens!
Yeah...
We're idiots.
Which is why, if we all want freedom, we should all sneak into Mexico, renounce our us citizenship, then sneak back across the border into America as illegals, where we will fi ally be treated like Americans are supposed to be treated
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