Iowa Gov., Kim Reynolds, has joined 19 other governors in issuing a joint letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to take immediate action on the crisis at the southern border. In the letter, the governors’ write that migrant crossings have reached their highest point in nearly 20 years and the crisis is now too big to ignore. Recently, the federal government began placing the burden on states to house migrant children; but the President is leaving those states on their own to fix the crisis of their creation. The governors are demanding decisive action by the federal government before the situation worsens. “The Administration has enticed a rush of migrants to our border and incentivized an influx of illegal crossings by using irresponsible rhetoric and reversing a slew of polices—from halting border wall construction to eliminating asylum agreements to refusing to enforce immigration laws,” the letter states. “Even officials of our neighbor, Mexico, reportedly conveyed concerns that the shift in U.S. policy is stoking illegal immigration and creating business for organized crime. The cause of the border crisis is entirely due to reckless federal policy reversals executed within your first 100 days in office. The rhetoric of the Biden Administration and the rollback of critical agreements with our allies have led to the inhumane treatment of tens of thousands of children and undermined a fragile immigration system.” A full listing of the governors signing the letter can be found below.
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Signatories of governors to the letter include:
Kay Ivey (AL)
Asa Hutchinson (AR)
Doug Ducey (AZ)
Brian Kemp (GA)
Brad Little (ID)
Eric Holcomb (IN)
Tate Reeves (MS)
Mike Parson (MO)
Greg Gianforte (MT)
Pete Ricketts (NE)
Chris Sununu (NH)
Doug Burgum (ND)
Kevin Stitt (OK)
Henry McMaster (SC)
Kristi Noem (SD)
Bill Lee (TN)
Greg Abbott (TX)
Spencer Cox (UT)
Mark Gordon (WY)
