DES MOINES, Iowa - Governor Kim Reynolds is joining 19 other Republican governors in calling for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to take action over the migrant surge at the southern border.
The governors say the Biden administration caused a border crisis through policy reversals such as halting border wall construction and refusing to enforce immigration laws.
They say the administration's actions have led to the inhumane treatment of tens of thousands of children.
Last month, Reynolds declined a request from the federal government to take in immigrant children from the border.
She joined the 19 other governors in signing a letter, saying the Biden administration is leaving states on their own on to fix a crisis that they created.
The White House has countered, saying the number of children being held at the border dropped nearly 84% in the span of a month.
The other governors signing the letter include: Kay Ivey (AL), Asa Hutchinson (AR), Doug Ducey (AZ), Brian Kemp (GA), Brad Little (ID), Eric Holcomb (IN), Tate Reeves (MS), Mike Parson (MO), Greg Gianforte (MT), Pete Ricketts (NE), Chris Sununu (NH), Doug Burgum (ND), Kevin Stitt (OK), Henry McMaster (SC), Kristi Noem (SD), Bill Lee (TN), Greg Abbott (TX), Spencer Cox (UT) and Mark Gordon (WY).
"This Administration has enticed a rush of migrants to our border and incentivized an influx of illegal crossings by using irresponsible rhetoric and reversing a slew of policies—from halting border wall construction to eliminating asylum agreements to refusing to enforce immigration laws," the letter reads in part.
"The cause of the border crisis is entirely due to reckless federal policy reversals executed within your first 100 days in office.The rhetoric of the Biden Administration and the rollback of critical agreements with our allies have led to the inhumane treatment of tens of thousands of children and undermined a fragile immigration system."
Read the entire letter here.