Rep. Mayra Flores criticizes Biden for 'politicizing' border crisis 

Texas Congresswoman Mayra Flores criticized the Biden administration for politicizing the border crisis as a Republican women’s coalition visits the border this week. 

Flores told “Fox & Friends” co-host Todd Piro that the border crisis is significantly affecting migrant children and women. 

"Nothing surprises me anymore," Flores said. "We are sick and tired here in South Texas that the Biden administration has politicized this because this shouldn't be political. Wanting safer borders shouldn't be a Democrat or Republican issue. This should be a red, blue, and white issue."

"We should all come together," she said in another interview during her visit. "I am sick and tired of seeing thousands of children coming into our country to be sold into child sex trafficking. If we want to end child sex trafficking, we need to secure our borders."

The coalition of women visited the border between McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico to meet with law enforcement officials and migrants, and to see the situation at the border firsthand. 

"At the end of the day, this is a national security issue that this administration just continues to ignore, and honestly, I don't know what it's going to take," Flores said. "I don't know how many children have to die on the southern border. I don't know how many thousands of immigrants have to die for them to wake up."

Flores urged President Joe Biden to visit the border to see the impact that his immigration policies have on individuals crossing the border. She claimed that his administration is using immigration policy to gain additional votes during elections. 

"I am sick and tired of the Biden administration and the Democrat Party using the Hispanic community to get votes," Flores said. "We've had enough, and we are no longer going to be taken for granted. We need representation in Washington, and I am that representation, and we're going to win in November."

The coalition of Republican women was brought together by the Winning for Women Action Fund, part of the women’s advocacy group Winning For Women, and Polaris National Security, a national security advocacy organization. 

Republican Representative Mayra Flores is the first Mexican-born woman in Congress and the first Republican Latina to represent Texas.