Alabama’s Republican Congressional delegation blasted the White House on Tuesday after the administration announced new executive actions to deal with a border crisis many argue President Joe Biden’s policies have helped create. Biden announced a new Executive Order he says “will help us gain control of our border.”
“Now, these actions alone that I’m going to announce today aren’t going to fix our entire immigration system,” President Biden posted, “but they can help us a good deal in better managing what is a difficult challenge.”
I would have preferred to address our issues at the border through bipartisan legislation because that’s the only way to actually fix our broken system –
But Republicans in Congress have left me no choice.
So today, I’m announcing actions that bar migrants who cross our… pic.twitter.com/ScZ2urgoG9
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2024
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) called it a “gimmick” that won’t actually solve the problem.
“President Biden’s proclamation today confirms that he’s had the power all along to take executive action to address the border crisis he created,” She said on X. “It’s also a gimmick that contains broad exceptions, including an exception for migrants who use his Administration’s one-click entry scheme – the CBP One app. It’s past time to end every part of the Biden mass migration agenda – not enable it.”
President Biden’s proclamation today confirms that he’s had the power all along to take executive action to address the border crisis he created.
It’s also a gimmick that contains broad exceptions, including an exception for migrants who use his Administration’s one-click entry…
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) June 4, 2024
Britt also spoke to “Capitol Report,” and said “every community across Alabama is being affected by Joe Biden’s open border policies.”
Mass migration has always been President Biden’s agenda.
Today’s proclamation—1,231 days into his presidency—doubles down on using the same type of loopholes that this Administration has willfully and flagrantly abused to fuel and facilitate the Biden border crisis. pic.twitter.com/nSFXL73Rsp
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) June 5, 2024
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said on Fox Business that this is a “dog and pony show.”
“They think we’re stupid,” Tuberville argued. “This is war on America…this is stupidity. The American taxpayers need protection. The citizens need protection. It is out of control…this is all about polling. They’re getting killed in the election. They know it and they’re trying to trick the American people into something that it’s not.”
Pop your popcorn, get a Coke.
This is another dog and pony show from @JoeBiden during an election year.
We need to ACTUALLY secure the border, not grant mass amnesty.https://t.co/D84oORyCB0
— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) June 4, 2024
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) called it “Biden’s grand reelection plan.”
“Step 1: Create a massive crisis at the Southern Border.,” Rogers explained on X. “Step 2: Try (and fail) to blame the crisis on President Trump as hundreds of thousands of Americans die from the fentanyl flooding over the border. Step 3: Attempt to slap some lipstick on that pig before the election with a (likely ineffective) executive order.”
?Biden’s grand re-election plan:
Step 1: Create a massive crisis at the Southern Border.https://t.co/mby7geoe3S— Mike Rogers (@RepMikeRogersAL) June 4, 2024
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said it’s just “election season spin.”
Biden's "border security" executive order is nothing more than election season spin.
He signed 94 executive orders to dismantle Trump's border policies. He could reinstate all of them right now – but he chooses not to. https://t.co/nmI71QsJnK
— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) June 5, 2024
U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) called on Biden to pass H.R. 2 if he’s serious about securing the border.
Joe Biden’s executive order to “secure the border” still lets in nearly 2 million illegals every year.
This Administration’s attempt is simply a pathetic, election-year tactic to win votes. If Biden really wanted border security, he would pass H.R. 2–our strongest border bill.
— Rep. Jerry Carl (@RepJerryCarl) June 5, 2024
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) pointed out how Biden finally did something about the crisis “five months from election day.”
President Biden finally realizes the situation at our border is a crisis. Almost exactly five months from election day. It has been a crisis since January of 2021. https://t.co/RF5UPggBe4
— Robert Aderholt (@Robert_Aderholt) June 4, 2024
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee
