Palmetto State News

U.S. Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina, alongside Jim Risch, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member from Idaho, and nine other Republican senators, have addressed a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The group of senators accuses the administration of exacerbating a national security crisis at the southern border through various executive orders.

In their letter, the senators stated: “Instead of addressing the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drugs across our borders, your administration has turned its back on those who wish to immigrate here legally and welcomed illegal aliens with open arms. Instead of directing resources to securing our borders and processing legal immigrant applications, your administration has crippled our immigration enforcement capabilities and prioritized amnesty applications.”

The letter further criticizes the administration's approach to immigration law enforcement. "The administration has one job—to enforce the law of the land. Instead of detaining and deporting illegal aliens, your administration has shown a blatant disregard for the rule of law and national security," they wrote.

Senators joining Scott and Risch in this call include Mike Crapo from Idaho, John Cornyn from Texas, Kevin Cramer from North Dakota, Ted Cruz from Texas, Steve Daines from Montana, John Hoeven from North Dakota, James Lankford from Oklahoma, Roger Marshall from Kansas, and Markwayne Mullin also from Oklahoma. They demand that the Biden-Harris administration address their concerns regarding changes to U.S. immigration policies.