Ted Cruz says the only way the border will be secure is if the GOP wins in 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said on Thursday that the only way the southern border is going to get secured is if former President Donald Trump and other Republicans get elected this year.

"It comes down to winning in November," Cruz said during the Just The News and AMAC's "Special Report: Border In Crisis."  

"The only way to change this is to elect Donald Trump as president, to elect a Senate majority," he continued. "I think we've got a great opportunity to elect a Senate Majority and to elect a House majority."

Republican lawmakers have criticized the Biden administration for not doing enough to stop the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, since thousands of illegal crossings have taken place since Biden entered office. 

The Homeland Security Department revealed last month that the backlog of tracking and vetting illegal aliens inside the U.S. has nearly doubled under Biden's watch to more than six million, while arrests of suspected terrorists and violent offenders have also skyrocketed.

"If we come in next year, with a Republican White House, Senate, and House, we will secure the border," Cruz said. "As long as Joe Biden stays in the White House, he's gonna leave this border wide open."