Biden Hits ‘Inflammatory’ GOP Border Politics Before Texas Trip

Jan. 5, 2023, 5:48 PM UTC

President Joe Biden chastised Republicans for what he called their “inflammatory” migration politics as he detailed new policies to stem migrant crossings ahead of a visit to the US-Mexico border.

“If the most extreme Republicans continue to demagogue this issue and reject solutions I’m left with only one choice: to act on my own,” Biden said Thursday in an address on border security from the White House.

Watch: President Joe Biden announces a new migrant parole program ahead of his trip to Mexico.
Source: Bloomberg

The president announced plans to expand a humanitarian program to allow up to 30,000 additional migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela. In a deal with Mexico’s government to accompany ...

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