WH border czar blames migrant surge on Trump policies creating 'pent-up demand'

Doug P. | 1:59 PM on March 10, 2021

Earlier today we told you about White House border czar Roberta Jacobson saying that the Biden administration wants to send $4 million to Central America to help stop the migrant surge that definitely isn’t a “crisis.”

Jacobson also blamed the current surge more on the previous president and less on Joe Biden’s campaign promise to legalize anybody who could make their way into the U.S.:

Jacobson answers @pdoocy question about whether it's "a coincidence" border crossing attempts spiked after Biden took office:

"The idea that a more humane policy would be in place may have driven people to make that decision," she said.

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) March 10, 2021

Fox News' @pdoocy asks if it's a coincidence that the change in administration's immigration policy resulted in a surge at the border:

"I don't know whether I would call that a coincidence… A more humane policy may have driven people to make that decision." pic.twitter.com/Pjn7lsaT75

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 10, 2021

Trump created “pent-up demand,” according to Jacobson:

White House adviser Roberta Jacobson says the marked increase in migrants entering US border custody may be partly fueled by a sense of "hope" among migrants.

“There was a significant hope for a more humane policy," Jacobson said, noting Trump policies created "pent-up demand."

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) March 10, 2021