House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that executive action by President Joe Biden on immigration would be “too little, too late.”

Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” the Louisiana Republican said of Biden: “He’s trying to desperately show the American people somehow that he wants to address the issue that he himself created.”

Though border crossings have declined in recent months, Biden is expected to sign an executive order in the coming days designed to improve processes now in use on the southern border. One continuing issue is that anyone can show up at the border and ask for asylum, launching an official process that generally sees them released into the United States to await verification and adjudication.

Speaking to host Shannon Bream, Johnson said Sunday of the president: “The only reason he’s doing that is because the polls say that it’s the biggest issue in America. Every state’s a border state,” offering a phrase that has been widely used by Republicans on the 2024 campaign trail.