REALITY:
Jesse Watters: Democrats just want a dictator
PSAIKI'S LIES:
Psaki: Biden Drove Through the Border ‘When He Was on the Campaign Trail in 2008’
(CNSNews.com) - White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Joe Biden “did drive through the border” while on the campaign trail in 2008.
As CNSNews.com reported, when asked Thursday whether he has plan to visit the southern border, Biden told a CNN town hall, “I've been there before, and I haven't -- I mean, I know it well. I guess I should go down.”
Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy asked Psaki, “Following up on something else the president said last night. Why did President Biden say he has been to the border?”
PSAKI: Well Peter, as you may have seen, there’s been reporting that he did drive through the border when he was on the campaign trail in 2008, and he is certainly familiar with the fact - and it stuck with him - with the fact that in El Paso, the border goes right through the center of town, but what the most important thing everyone should know and understand is that the president has worked on these issues throughout his entire career and is well-versed in every aspect of our immigration system, including the border.
That includes when he was vice president, and he went to Mexico and Central America 10 times to address border issues and talk about what we can do to reduce the number of migrants who are coming to the border. He worked in a bipartisan manner with senators like Ted Kennedy, Harry Reid, John McCain and others to push for comprehensive immigration reform. He does not need a visit to the border to know what a mess was left by the last administration. That’s his view.
DOOCY: Does that count as a visit? He said, I’ve been there before. You’re saying he drove by for a few minutes? Does that count?
PSAKI: What is the root cause? Where are people coming from who are coming to the border, Peter?
DOOCY: The president said that he --
PSAKI: I’m asking you a question, because I think people should understand the context. Where do people-- where to people come--
DOOCY: I’m asking you--
PSAKI: Okay, I’ll answer it for you. People come from Central America and Mexico to go to the border. The president has been to those countries 10 times to talk about border issues. There is a focus right now on a photo-op. The president does not believe a photo-op is the same as solutions. That may be a difference he has with Republicans.
DOOCY: But that’s not what he said either. He said, I guess I should go down. So does he think that he needs a photo-op? Is that what he’s saying?
PSAKI: He doesn’t, and that’s a fundamental disagreement he has. I would say the former president went to the border at least once, maybe more. You may know the numbers. How did that immigration policy result, Peter? That immigration policy resulted in separating kids from their parents, building a border wall that’s feckless and that costs billions of dollars for taxpayers. The president fundamentally disagrees on how we need to approach the immigration issue.
DOOCY: Has anything changed at the border between 2008 when he drove by and 2021?
PSAKI: Aside from the fact that migrants are still coming to the border through the course of Democratic and Republican presidents and the need to reform the immigration system is even farther along overdue? No, but we need to work with Democrats and Republicans to get that done.
Texas, Missouri Sue Joe Biden for Halting Construction of Border Wall
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt have filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden for halting the construction of border wall along the United States-Mexico border.
On Thursday, Paxton and Schmitt dropped a lawsuit against Biden accusing the administration of unlawfully canceling border wall projects that were funded by Congress. Since taking office, Biden has repeatedly canceled border wall projects despite their being approved and funded by Congress.
An analysis from July found that the administration had wasted $2 billion in American taxpayer money to not continue constructing border wall. The lawsuit states:
This Complaint focuses on the President of the United States’ refusal to spend funds appropriated by Congress mandating the construction of a wall along the southwest border, and the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of contracts to perform work on construction projects to build the wall.
In 2018, DHS assessed the effectiveness of physical barriers on the southwest border in controlling illegal immigration and drug trafficking, and proclaimed: “Walls Work. When it comes to stopping drugs and illegal aliens from crossing our borders, walls have proven extremely effective.” DHS noted that border wall construction in one sector led to a 90 percent decrease in border apprehensions. [Emphasis added]
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DHS has previously recognized the importance of the construction of the southwest border wall. Among other things, DHS’s prior assessment concluded that “Walls Work,” that border walls are highly effective in deterring and preventing illegal immigration and illegal drug trafficking across the southwest border, and that the construction of border barriers on the southwest border led to a 90 percent reduction in border apprehensions in the Yuma region in particular. [Emphasis added]
Discontinuing that construction through the January 20 Proclamation (and subsequent implementation by DHS) represents a sharp departure from DHS’s previous policy, and it constitutes a final agency action subject to judicial review. Among other things, the President’s Proclamation and DHS’s statements make clear beyond any possible doubt that DHS has no intention of expending a single penny of appropriated money for Congress’s stated purpose of actual “construction of barrier system along the southwest border.” [Emphasis added]
According to the lawsuit, Biden’s administration failed to “consider the costs of ending construction of the southwest border wall to the States.”
“It transparently failed to do so, having made its decision without seeking input from Texas and Missouri and without inquiring about the costs Texas and Missouri bear from illegal immigration,” the lawsuit states:
DHS failed to consider the States’ reliance interests in securing the southwest border. The Supreme Court in Regents required DHS to consider reliance interests, including States’ reliance interests, especially when it “changes course[.]” Here, DHS simply did not consider any of Missouri’s or Texas’ reliance interests, such as increased costs for providing social services, rendering DHS’s actions arbitrary and capricious. [Emphasis added]
The lawsuit asks, among other things, for the court to hold that Biden’s termination of border wall projects was unlawful and require the administration to spend appropriated funds on border wall construction, as it was intended by Congress.
“The Biden Administration’s flat refusal to use funds that have already been set aside by Congress to build the border wall is not only illegal and unconstitutional,” Paxton said in a statement. “It’s also wrong, and it leaves states like Texas and Missouri footing the bill.”
The case is Missouri v. Biden, No. 6:21-cv-00052 in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
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