If there’s one thing I can never get enough of from a political standpoint, it’s seeing House and Senate Democrats get their patooties handed to them and then some by their Republican colleagues over their notorious unwillingness to take Republican concerns about the ongoing border crisis seriously.
We are now into year two of Joe Biden’s border crisis, and not only has the situation not improved (thanks, Kamala!Not only that, but at the May end the Biden administration will let Title 42 go. Title 42 was established by Trump’s administration in response to the outbreak of Wuhan virus pandemic, March 2020. It is intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among illegal immigrants from high-risk countries.
Not surprisingly, the CDC’s announcement enraged Republicans, especially those who represent the southern states hardest hit by the influx of illegal immigrants like Arizona and Texas and who will be hit again with a tidal wave of them once Title 42 expires.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) was one, and during a House Judiciary Committee markup Wednesday, Roy absolutely lit into Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) who Roy said “scoffed” when he brought up the fact that young girls are being raped at drug cartel stash houses.
In a heated exchange, Roy pointed a finger at Nadler and other Democrats on the panel, telling them that he was “sick and tired” of Democrats “scoffing at Texas,” one of the states that gets hit the worst when the border surges take place. Roy also noted that Democrats on the committee didn’t seem to care that ranchers on the border were in some cases losing their livelihoods because their fences were getting cut by illegal immigrants and sex traffickers, who would let out livestock the ranchers had worked years to build up.
What I found particularly noteworthy about their back and forth was Roy’s genuine emotion and how at one point he managed to make even Nadler appear contrite, getting him to admit he was aware of the rapes that were occurring at the stash houses. This isn’t a laughing matter nor is it a can that Democrats should continue to kick down the road. Roy, as a Texas Congressional representative, should let them know this:
WATCH: Rep. @chiproytxAttacks Jerry Nadler and Democrats on their failure to address the problem at our border
“Has Chairman been to Texas’ border in the past year?” I met with Border Patrol agents and went down to talk to people who are actually seeing the real situation. pic.twitter.com/iPR5ReGP0s
— X Strategies LLC (@XStrategiesLLC) April 6, 2022
Bravo. This issue needs more sincere passion from Republicans than posturing.
As we previously reported, the concern about the Biden administration’s stance has not been limited to Republicans. In the aftermath of the CDC’s Friday statement noting they believed the policy was “no longer necessary,” even some Democrats – including Sens. Joe Manchin (WV), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), Mark Kelly (AZ), Maggie Hassan (NH), and Raphael Warnock (GA) expressed dismay over the news, with Warnock stating that “this is not the right time” and Manchin calling it “frightening” while indicating he’d supportPermanentizing Title 42
According to several news reports about the deportation of some 1.7million illegal immigrants arrested at the border, the policy has been applied. Title 42 was opposed from the beginning by open borders Democrats as well as their associated special interest groups.
Flashback: Chip Roy Goes Nuclear on Nancy Pelosi’s Mask Obsession in Scorching House Floor Speech
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