Roberta Jacobson, the White House border czar, just said at the daily press briefing that the Biden administration will request $4 billion in aid for Central America to help stop the migrant surge:
Roberta Jacobson at WH press briefing: Ask of $4 billion for Central America will be part of foreign assistance package request.
— Sabrina Rodríguez (@sabrod123) March 10, 2021
“We know how to get money to communities that are most likely to send migrants,” she said:
Roberta Jackson of the NSC on how the Biden admin plans to spend $4 billion immigration request.
"We know how to get money to communities that are most likely to send migrants," she says. She adds that aid to hurricane-struck locations are priority.
— Anders Hagstrom (@Hagstrom_Anders) March 10, 2021
She did admit these investments may not pay off for years:
WH border coordinator Roberta Jacobson on the $4 billion Biden is seeking to stabilize Central American nations:
"Only by addressing root causes can we break the cycle of desperation."
Such investments is clearly needed but may not pay off fo years
— Ben Schamisso (@schamisso) March 10, 2021
So, sure, more money for street lights. Keep up the good work, everyone:
Interesting answer from Roberta Jacobson of the NSC here.
Has the U.S. really paid for streetlights in South American countries in an effort to reduce immigration? pic.twitter.com/BG3DB50io4
— Anders Hagstrom (@Hagstrom_Anders) March 10, 2021
She also told migrants that our border is not open and they shouldn’t come to the U.S.:
Biden's border czar, Roberta Jacobson, warns migrants not to come to U.S. as DOS re-starts the CAM program to reunite migrant children with parents.
"The border is not open," she said. https://t.co/1eWUf0Xgq8
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) March 10, 2021
She said it in Spanish, too, so you know she means business (although she got it wrong the first time):
Jacobson, after being passed a note, cleaned up her message about the border being closed which she'd delivered (incorrectly at first) in Spanish.
The first time, she said: "la frontera no esta cerrada."
Just now: "la frontera esta cerrada."
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) March 10, 2021
You’d think, right?
Great question from @nancycordes: Shouldn't the administration have been better equipped to handle this influx of migrant children at the border given the change in policy?
— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurns) March 10, 2021
And she won’t call what’s happening a “crisis”:
Jackson says she isn't "trying to be cute" but doesn't directly answer when asked by @kaitlancollins if there's a crisis at the border — "Whatever you call it, it doesn't change what we're doing"
— Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) March 10, 2021
She did, however, admit that people did believe they’d have a better shot at staying in America under Preisdent Biden:
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
Watch a clip here:
.@KaitlanCollins: "Would you describe what's happening on the border as crisis, given how these numbers are spiking so much week-by-week?"
Jacobson: "I'm not trying to be cute…[T]he fact of the matter is we have to do what we do regardless of what anybody calls the situation" pic.twitter.com/Eeo5d6Lgmx
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 10, 2021
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