Former FEMA boss says border situation is not an emergency
President
The Obama administration appointed Fugate, who ran recovery operations to numerous hurricanes and other disasters, to manage the issue of separated migrant children.
"And that was a crisis," Fugate said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. It was an issue of mass care, he said.
More terrorists come into
"I've yet to see anything physically stop illegal immigration," Fugate said. He said it would be cheaper and more effective to spend money to reduce crime and poverty in areas the refugees are fleeing from to stop illegal immigration that way.
"This is posturing, blustering," Fugate said. He said Trump is essentially saying, "If I can't get
Fugate said he worries that it continues a trend of presidents being more powerful than the legislative and judicial branches, something he traces back to
"What happens if they suspend the vote? What happens if they suspend the
This story has been corrected to show that Fugate was appointed by the Obama administration, not the Trump administration, to manage the issue of separated migrant children.
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