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House Republicans blamed President Joe Biden for the border crisis Wednesday amid inspecting the chaotic situation with former President Donald Trump.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) tweeted the “border cartels treat children like property. This has to end … the Biden Administration must show leadership.” Cawthorn did not mention that the cartels also smuggle drugs into the United States, fueling the opioid crisis.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) tweeted, “Thanks to the Biden policies, they’re [migrants] not stopped, but rather escorted, assisted, and ultimately released into our country-without IDs.” Johnson’s tweet eluded to migrants who slip into the country to stay, taking jobs from Americans, while raising rent prices and crime.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) tweeted that “Biden purposefully undid successful Trump polices to create open borders.” Biden notably canceled the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which allows migrants to apply for asylum in Mexico, reducing the risk of migrants being lost within the interior of the United States.

Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) tweeted sympathy for migrants and hash-tagged “#BidenBorderCrisis” but did not indicate any sympathy for Americans who have suffered from reduced wages via the great inflow of cheap labor from Latin America, which also increases rents and crime.