Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Republican governors should welcome the influx of migrants because they can "pick the crops" in their states.
Farmers and growers in Florida are questioning why immigrants are being shipped up north when there is a shortage of workers. She said that they needed them to pick the crops.
Her comments came as a response to the transportation of migrants to New York City, Washington D.C., and other localities that have promoted themselves as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants.
The transportation of 48 migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, outraging Democrats and progressive commentators, who castigated their journey to the affluent island as an inhumane "stunt", made political "pawns" out of vulnerable migrants.
According to new data from Customs and Border Protection, the US has reported over 2.1 million migrant encounters in the current fiscal year. In August, there were over 200,000 encounters.
Nancy Pelosi said that they have a responsibility to secure the border. The importance of newcomers to our nation is a responsibility that we have. Comprehensive immigration reform is the best way to improve our economy.
Pelosi accused Republicans of hypocrisy because they supported illegal immigration in the past.
Don't take it from me, but our nation is great because we are a nation of immigrants. Ronald Reagan gets no applause when I quote him. She wanted to know if she could imagine that.
Pelosi told Americans that President Biden is working on a plan to secure the border.
I think we need to have a secure border. She believes that the president has a plan to address that.
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