Mayorkas Makes Sales Pitch on Biden Border, Immigration Policies

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reaches for the calculator app on his phone when defending the Biden administration’s carrot-and-stick approach to border enforcement.

“We’ve leaned forward very, very significantly,” Mayorkas told Bloomberg reporters and editors this week, describing how the Department of Homeland Security has sought to open up new legal pathways for migrants while cracking down on illegal border crossings.

“Let me just do a little math,” he added, typing in the number of migrants who can seek to enter the US through daily CBP One app appointments at ports, plus the number of people eligible each month for ...