Obama says images of Haitian migrants coming to the US are 'heartbreaking'

Former President Barack Obama called the Haitian migrant situation at the southern border 'heartbreaking' and a 'painful reminder' of the immigration reform that eluded his presidency. Former President Barack Obama said in an interview with Good Morning America that he should be the among the Americans whose taxes go up to pay for President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill that is being debated on Capitol Hill “I think anybody who pretends that it's a hardship for billionaires to pay a little bit more in taxes so that a single mom gets childcare support … that's an argument that is unsustainable.” — @BarackObama on Pres. Obama said what was happening at the Texas border was a 'painful reminder that we don't have this right yet' An agent is seen grabbing a migrant by the shirt in a photo taken near the border Sunday So far this year, about 19,000 Haitian migrants have requested asylum in Mexico They were seen moving across a yellow string across the river, with some holding children and supplies above their heads Obama also said he should be the among the Americans whose taxes go up to pay for President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill that is being debated on Capitol Hill. Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. take shelter in a make-shift migrant camp near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S In a pre-released clip from the interview Monday, Obama dismissed criticism the planned presidential center would destroy a historic park and displace black residents from Chicago's south side due to gentrification. The nation's first black president told ABC News that he is 'absolutely confident' the Obama Presidential Center in the old Jackson Park section of the city's South Side will benefit the community.