Biden agrees with Obama’s ‘unsustainable’ border critique, Psaki says

Published September 28, 2021 8:51pm ET



The White House said President Joe Biden agrees with former President Barack Obama that open-border migration is “unsustainable,” even as thousands of migrants cross the southern United States border, overwhelming federal authorities.

“We don’t have open borders, so yes, he agrees,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday. Since Biden took office in January, the number of people attempting to reach the country illegally has ticked sharply upward.

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