by PHIL SHIVER
Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez (Calif.) provided cover for the Biden administration on Thursday by arguing that it’s not “appropriate” for members of the media to see inside migrant children border facilities operated by the federal government amid the ongoing border crisis.
Media organizations and immigration activists have been trying for weeks to gain access to the facilities to document the conditions under which thousands of migrant children are being held as unprecedented numbers of migrants surge across the U.S.-Mexico border. But the Biden administration has so far denied entry to the media, conveniently citing coronavirus concerns.
The little reporting that has come out about the facilities has been concerning, to say the least, as it describes thousands of children locked up in grim cells, “akin to jails,” for longer periods of time than is legally allowed.
Yet, in an interview with CNN on Thursday, Sanchez hypocritically sided with the Biden administration, suggesting it’s better that the public not see what’s really going on.
“I don’t necessarily think that it’s appropriate for journalists to be inside centers that are not permanent places for children,” she said.
“Children are not placed there permanently,” she continued. “They are processed out of those facilities as quickly as possible and as quickly as the facilities will allow.”
In uncharacteristic fashion, the CNN reporter conducting the interview, Poppy Harlow, actually did a good job holding Sanchez’s feet to the fire on the issue.
Earlier in the conversation, Harlow pushed back after Sanchez demurred following a question about the the administration’s “lack of transparency.” Rather than answering, Sanchez, who was visually upset, noted that members of Congress weren’t allowed inside similar facilities during the Trump administration.
“But that doesn’t mean anything now, respectfully, congresswoman,” Harlow shot back. “I mean, clearly you were upset about that lack of transparency. Are you concerned about this lack of transparency?”
What have they to hide from the American People these dirty Democrats?
That’s how much Democrats actually care about the LIVES involved. They don’t give a damn about the pain, suffering or deaths of those they are trying, in as great of numbers as they can possibly accomplish, to flood our nation and turn into their own obedient voters. Pack them into overcrowded facilities, spread as much COVID as can be spread (keeping the epidemic strong helps them control the populace) and then release them into the population.
Does she not remember AOC’s famous lies about illegal immigrants drinking out of toilets? I guess liberals don’t know that history actually goes back further than 3 years.
Well, you can’t fault the administration when they won’t allow us to see the truth. Like discussions about all the voter fraud, what they will not reveal reveals volumes. If the conditions at the border were not atrocious or even merely overwhelmed, they would not be hiding it.
The media as well, if this were not the dummy, would be speculating like crazy, printing lies as if they had confirmed them. Even when they went to the border, they had to use Obama’s pictures of kids in cages to accuse Trump of putting kids in cages.
The virus is scary enough to keep reporters and lawmakers out but not so scary as to ship them all over the country.
The border was handled. It was in good shape. Illegal immigration was under control. This disaster is what Democrat “leadership” looks like. Complete failure.
ok! so the libs and commicrats (aka) democrats do not want the US to view the crisis. so whe gives her the right to determine what should be shown and not?? It is obvious that she is doing suck-up job for the future and the commicrat is from Ca., so there you have it: farting rainbows out her ass, dancing with unicorns and lowing her brains out on weed.
is she gay???