Cotton on 'Biden border crisis': 'This was altogether predictable' and was 'predicted' last year

Sen. Tom Cotton R-Ark. blasted the Biden Administration Monday for their role in the current crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, calling their policy "recruit and release" as opposed to "catch and release."

Look, Donald Trump turned away people who were seeking asylum and told them to stay in Mexico, and that their claims could be adjudicated in an orderly fashion from Mexico. Joe Biden's administration is seeking out those illegal aliens that Donald Trump turned away and inviting them to come back to the border ... We've gone far beyond catch and release. This is a recruit and release. They're specifically recruiting illegal aliens who we already turned away once to come back so they can be let go into the country ... almost all of these claims will be rejected. The simple fact is, if you're from Central America and you're seeking asylum, you do that at the southern border of Mexico. When you get all the way to the southern border, the United States, you're no longer seeking asylum. You're seeking a better job and better living conditions.