Republican Rep. Chip Roy, Texas, on Sunday, accused Democrats of using immigrants as “political pawns” while Americans suffer from the surge of border crossing at the southern border near El Paso, Texas.

“Democrats want to simply throw more money at the border and then process more human beings while they’re getting abused. They’re the ones using them as political pawns for their crass political purposes. They’re using the Hispanic community,” Roy said on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. …

Roy says the pathway to citizenship for migrants is “dead on arrival” until Democrats “actually talk about securing the border.” The Republicans will secure control of the House in the next Congress and could pivot towards that direction.