Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday fired back at a reporter who suggested that Republicans are to blame for the surge of illegal immigration at the border.

Following the end of Trump-era Title 42, tens of thousands of migrants are reportedly gathering near the southern border, hoping the Biden administration's weak policies will allow them to enter the United States.

On Thursday, Cruz spoke at a press conference in Brownsville, Texas, during his visit to a Rio Grande Valley border detention center.

During the press conference, a reporter asked Cruz what Republicans have done to help President Biden fix the border crisis.

Cruz berated the reporter for asking a "ridiculous and silly" question.

"Let me ask you something, what rate of illegal immigration did we have in 2020? Do you know anything? I asked you a question," Cruz stated to the journalist.