by RAY LEWIS | The National DeskRep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. The chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services demanded Wednesday President Joe Biden address concerns regarding grants provided by the Refugee Resettlement Office.whether his administration is distributing funds to provide housing assistance to undocumented immigrants.
“With your failure to secure our borders, and the yearly number of border encounters increasing from 859,501 in to 1,151,448 in only the first five months of , the Refugee Resettlement Program will only burden the U.S. taxpayer with higher costs,” she claimed. “Under your watch we have seen a devastating humanitarian crisis at our southern border,” Rep. McClain said. “Are you at all concerned that the Refugee Resettlement Program could be viewed as yet another incentive by your Administration to roll out the red carpet and invite more people to illegally pour across our borders. ”