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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP Arizona Mayor 'Impressed So Far' With Biden Admin's Handling of Border Crisis
The Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, praised the Biden administration's handling of the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border, but criticized the federal government's ineptitude at providing funding under former President Donald Trump.
In a Sunday interview with CNN host Abby Phillip, Mayor John Giles said that President Joe Biden and his newly installed Cabinet leaders have been able to provide funding and "boots-on-the-ground" assistance for both the border crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Giles touted the Biden pandemic relief package as well as the administration's response to the border crisisboth problems he described as "clearly ongoing."
"I am a veteran of the last border surge, so we are very nervous about the surge we see in refugees that are crossing the border," he said. "I've been impressed so far with this administration. I had an opportunity to talk with [Homeland Security] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorakas about a week ago and I told him the experience we had a couple years ago and he was very aware of it. So we've had boots-on-the-ground from the administration here in Phoenix and in Mesa and we've explained to them that there are a lot of compassionate people in our communities."
In a Sunday interview with CNN host Abby Phillip, Mayor John Giles said that President Joe Biden and his newly installed Cabinet leaders have been able to provide funding and "boots-on-the-ground" assistance for both the border crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Giles touted the Biden pandemic relief package as well as the administration's response to the border crisisboth problems he described as "clearly ongoing."
"I am a veteran of the last border surge, so we are very nervous about the surge we see in refugees that are crossing the border," he said. "I've been impressed so far with this administration. I had an opportunity to talk with [Homeland Security] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorakas about a week ago and I told him the experience we had a couple years ago and he was very aware of it. So we've had boots-on-the-ground from the administration here in Phoenix and in Mesa and we've explained to them that there are a lot of compassionate people in our communities."
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-arizona-mayor-impressed-so-far-biden-admins-handling-border-crisis-1577673
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GOP Arizona Mayor 'Impressed So Far' With Biden Admin's Handling of Border Crisis (Original Post)
mucifer
Mar 2021
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. Oh my . ..
new addition(s) to shithole's shit list.
IronLionZion
(45,613 posts)2. He'll be on the GOP's shit list
although DUers have said he's relatively moderate to begin with
mucifer
(23,596 posts)3. Maybe he will join us on the dark side
AZ8theist
(5,524 posts)8. Not gonna happen.
Mormon.
Johnny2X2X
(19,252 posts)4. Repeat after me
This border "crisis" is a crisis that Trump made and it started under the trump administration.
Joe is fixing it. And Joe will be successful because he knows how to use the power of the Federal government to fix things.
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)5. K&R. Here's the thing about mayors - regardless of party, they have to
show to their constituents, the ability to get shit done. A demagogic dick-waver will get booted out on their ass, if they cant deliver for the people, no matter how many MAGATS occupy that town.
UTUSN
(70,774 posts)6. Well, knock me over with a feather!1