Mayorkas Set for Return to Hot Seat for Hearing on Threats at Border

Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 8 a.m.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to face a barrage of questions regarding the security threats at America\u2019s southern border at another hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.\xa0\nMayorkas is set to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee at a hearing on \u201cWorldwide Threats to the Homeland.\u201d\nThe homeland security chief recently testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Nov. 8 and before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Oct. 31.\n\u201cSecretary Mayorkas has been very good at evading answers throughout all of his testimonies,\u201d says James Massa, the CEO of NumbersUSA, a group that advocates for lower rates of immigration, adding that he expects Mayorkas \u201cto be evasive again.\u201d\xa0\n\u201cHe has deferred to not wanting to answer specific numbers, not wanting to answer countries of origin, not wanting to answer how any terrorist who's already been apprehended\u2014and there's almost 170 of them that were on the FBI terrorist watchlist\u2014how they handle them and what they do with them,\u201d Massa says of Mayorkas.\xa0\nMassa joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to discuss what to expect during Wednesday\u2019s hearing and whether real border security measures are possible under the current administration.\xa0\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.