Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Sunday decried the surge of illegal immigrants at the southern border, declaring the United States “can’t take all comers.”
In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Johnson said the crush of entries is the reason for the deteriorating conditions at detention centers.
“The problem is the uncontrolled, overwhelming flow of people coming to this country illegally,” he said, adding there’s been an average of over 2,800 illegal immigrants per day this fiscal year — and since 2014, around 1.1 million.
“[It’s] overwhelming our system,” he said. “We have to raise that initial bar in terms of claiming asylum.”
“We can’t take all comers,” Johnson added. “The goal of our policy [should be] to reduce the numbers coming in illegally.”
Johnson also urged the GOP to “hang together” as President Donald Trump faces criticism from within the party, including from former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
“I would prefer we’d all understand the opponent is Democrats and their growing socialism,” he said. “We need to hang together here… From my standpoint, I'd like everyone to get along because we need to preserve this country.”
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