Long before taking office, Joe Biden urged people to illegally “surge to the border” if he were to be elected:
And “surge to the border” they did.
On day one in office, Biden rescinded dozens and dozens of measures his predecessor put in place to achieve that goal by allowing what’s tantamount to a border invasion, all by design.
It’s somewhat surprising that Mayorkas didn’t admonish the questioner for using the term “illegals” instead of the DHS-approved “newcomers” or “fresh Americans” or whatever they’re calling them today.