Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) spoke with Texas Politics in an exclusive interview to discuss President Biden and the Democratic Party’s approach to the southern border.
Figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveal that September and November of 2023 saw some of the highest migrant encounters ever recorded. Over 200,000 migrants appeared at the border from August to November.
Rep. Sessions believes the Biden administration is deliberately allowing this to happen.
“Well, there’s no question that President Biden and the Democratic Party intend to overrun this country with tens of millions of people from all around the globe. 140-some countries of people. That is what their intent is, and it is against the law, and it will cause America to really struggle these next few years as we deal with them being here because they’re not allowed to work,” said Rep. Sessions.
“This only aids more crime, and the real problem is it’s mostly young men. And young men have a tendency to become not only criminals but threaten the stability of local law enforcement.”
Additionally, Sessions spoke on how the Republican Conference plans to tackle the immigration crisis and how high of a priority the border is to them.
“So, the discussion that I and my colleagues are having up here this week is, how important it is, that no matter what budget deal we come up with in Washington to fund the government for 2024, it includes answers about the borders, not just Texas.” said Sessions. “It’s national security, and it’s all 50 states.”
In an appearance on CNN, Sessions discussed whether he would be willing to stop aid to Ukraine to provide funding for solutions to the migrant crisis.
After three years of urging the Biden Admin to regain operational control of the southern border, time has run out.
The Biden border crisis has devolved into complete chaos.
Congress must prioritize America's own border before moving to consider funding elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/xAFnDnQV1O
— Pete Sessions (@PeteSessions) January 9, 2024
“The answer is: Russia is a pack of thugs. And it is in America’s best interest that we have Ukraine get our resources, get our front-line opportunities, whether it be F-16s – I didn’t say American pilots, but we use our intelligence and that we send Russia home if we don’t defeat them. But, would I actually vote against the full package that’s in February if we do not get something on the border, that answer is yes.”
Congressman Sessions represents Texas’ 17th District.
