Summary
- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledges more migrants crossed the southern border under Biden administration than under Trump.
- Mayorkas attributes the border crisis to various hemispheric factors and a broken immigration system.
- He highlights global displacement, violence, insecurity, and job opportunities in the U.S. as reasons for high migration numbers.
- The Biden administration has implemented consequences for illegal entry while advocating for broader pathways for lawful migration.
