Biden says Republicans are ‘playing politics’ after transporting migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, VP’s home

President Joe Biden known as on Republican governors Thursday to cease sending migrants into Democratic cities and communities, calling such actions “political stunts” and “un-American.”

Throughout an deal with on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute gala, Biden accused Republicans of “enjoying politics” and utilizing migrants as “props” after dozens of migrants had been despatched to Martha’s Winery in Massachusetts and to Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington, D.C.

“Republicans are enjoying politics with human beings, utilizing them as props. What they’re doing is solely improper, it’s un-American, it’s reckless,” Biden mentioned Thursday.

“We’ve got a course of in place to handle migrants on the border,” the president added. “We’re working to ensure it is secure and orderly and humane. Republican officers mustn’t intrude with that course of by waging a politically political stance.”

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Biden didn’t title any Republicans throughout his feedback, although Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit score for flying migrants to Massachusetts on Wednesday and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took credit score for transporting migrants to Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

The 2 Republican governors have repeatedly criticized Biden and Democratic lawmakers for failing to safe the southern border and leaving border states to fend for themselves in managing the continued immigration disaster.

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Republicans have additionally condemned Democratic insurance policies, which they declare are incentivizing migrants to come back to the U.S.

Biden, nevertheless, is blaming Senate Republicans for holding up a plan that would offer authorized protections and citizenship to some migrants within the nation illegally.  

“It is lengthy overdue for Senate Republicans to come back to the desk, present a pathway for citizenship for Dreamers, these in momentary standing, farm employees and important employees. We have to modernize our legal guidelines so companies get employees they want and households haven’t got to attend many years to be introduced again collectively,” Biden instructed the gala attendees.

He added: “It is time to get it carried out. That is why now we have to win this off-year election.”

Biden’s feedback got here after he appeared to disregard a query about migrants being despatched to Martha’s Winery earlier within the day, shortly after delivering remarks celebrating a tentative deal by railroad unions to keep away from a strike.

Biden’s criticism of migrant transportation was echoed by the White Home Thursday, as White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred to it as an “unlawful stunt.”

“The White Home is filled with a bunch of hypocrites, led by the Hypocrite-in-Chief who has been flying planeloads of migrants throughout the nation and oftentimes within the cowl of evening,” Abbott’s Press Secretary Renae Eze responded in a press release to Fox Information Digital.

Neither Biden nor the White Home made any point out of how Democrats initiated the transportation of migrants, sending them from border housing services by way of middle-of-the-night flights into varied elements of the nation.

Fox Information’ Adam Sabes contributed to this report.