Things down at the border have finally reached a point that even Democrats can no longer support the Biden administration’s lack of action. Texas mayor of McAllen, Javier Villalobos came clean on CBS telling viewers that he ‘didn’t see’ the problem before but the Biden administration is causing a serious health crisis at the border and around the US.
Mireya Villarreal reported that “Across the entire southwest border, 210,000 migrant apprehensions were reported for July, a 21 year high.” She added that this disaster has “caught the attention of conservative leaders across the country.”
Villarreal then played a clip of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: “You just want to hopscotch across that border? They don’t care about Covid. They’re letting you straight in.”
Villarreal tried to downplay the Covid threat but was floored when Villalobos agreed with Republican lawmakers:
JAVIER VILLALOBOS (Mayor, McAllen, Texas): Initially I didn’t see it as a problem because it was under control. So I saw no correlation between the increase in covid within our community and the immigrants because they were isolated.
MIREYA VILLARREAL: But?
VILLALOBOS: Now I think there’s an issue because now they’re going throughout. Positive or nonpositive, they get picked up and they’re going out and we have no authority to stop it.
VILLARREAL: So when you hear the governors talking about this being a problem now for the health and safety of the rest of America, am I hearing right, you agree with that?
VILLALOBOS: I totally agree with that.
While it was surprising to see CBS actually aired this interview, it should come as no shock that none of the other major news outlets covered the McAllen mayor’s plea for change. As the nation currently faces another potential lockdown, the Biden administration continues to ship untested and often Covid positive immigrants across the US.