Republicans have accused Biden saying his moves to reverse Trump’s hard immigration policies have encouraged migrants to come to the US but Biden told Stephanopoulos that his administration was “sending back people” who crossed the border. When the host asked the president whether his administration made a mistake in not anticipating the surge in the migrants, Biden defended it saying the surge was witnessed even in the years prior to his coming to office. “First of all, there was a surge in the last two years. In ’19 and ’20, there was a surge, as well.” The ABC host yet pressed him saying the current surge could be worse and Biden conceded saying: “Well, it could be”.