Posted on 07/03/2019 5:38:15 PM PDT by robowombat
Obama DHS Secretary: Dems Want ‘Open Borders’ 'That is unworkable, unwise and does not have the support of a majority of American people or the Congress'
Nic Rowan - JULY 3, 2019 1:05 PM
Jeh Johnson, former DHS secretary in Barack Obama's administration, called presidential candidate Julian Castro's proposal to decriminalize illegal border crossing essentially advocacy for "open borders."
"That is tantamount to declaring publicly that we have open borders," Johnson told the Washington Post. "That is unworkable, unwise and does not have the support of a majority of American people or the Congress, and if we had such a policy, instead of 100,000 apprehensions a month, it will be multiples of that."
Other 2020 candidates, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.), and Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) as well as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg have embraced the proposal. Eight of the more than 20 candidates have expressed explicit support for open borders. Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) said he would "virtually eliminate immigration detention," if elected president.
The crisis at the United States' southern border reached an inflection point in May, when border agents took more than 144,000 migrants into custody: the highest one-month total in 13 years, according to the Washington Post. At the same time, immigration courts have faced a backlog of people facing asylum hearings as well as over-crowded detention centers across the southern border.
Numbers of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States dipped in June, the Post reports.
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Castro has explained his plan for open borders as a reaction to what he sees as "cruelty" on the part of President Donald Trump's administration.
"It calls for us to offer a more strong, bold and compelling vision on immigration," he said of his plan, adding that "I’m confident there are a lot of Americans would agree with me" on open borders.
Castro denied that there was a crisis at the border in January.
"The president has said there is somehow this crisis at the border," Castro said. "That's a lie. That couldn't be further from the truth."
“That is unworkable, unwise and does not have the support of a majority of American people or the Congress, and if we had such a policy, instead of 100,000 apprehensions a month, it will be multiples of that.”
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Same thing as Bush League Republicans like Flimsey Grahamnesty constantly dangling amnesty as bait.
The Dems want total chaos so they can use it to take total control
back-door attempt to position Biden as reasonable
I’m shocked. Mr Johnson had better watch his back.
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He’s been pretty righteous on border and immigration issues. He’s clearly not a corrupt, lawless totalitarian as Eric Garner is.
Absolutely right. How many out of control illegals and gang members as well as some terrorists mixed in will it take before people go into anti-immigrant riots (as in US and other countries in history). Then the "solution" is a communist takeover "for our own good."
Not if one FReeper is left to fight them.
Phil Donahue lamented his place of birth being the United States as it gave him ‘privilege’. This is a Dangerous sentiment, because they will sacrifice the United States and all its graces on the alter of Globalization. As water in a tube will seek its own level, they believe mystical resources should also be leveled regardless of the initiative of the Individual.
“The Dems want total chaos so they can use it to take total control”
It’s so blatant, it makes me wonder if the party thinks they’ve hit “critical mass”, ie so many illegals are already here that the dems can’t get voted out of office.
Jeh Johnson has been well respected by most everyone, and came right out and admitted that Obama had detainees in “cages” and did all the rest of the stuff they now want to give Trump the gas chamber for.
My great idea of the day is: Trump should offer Jeh Johnson his old job back.
He probably wouldn’t take it but since he did the right things it wouldn’t be a risk, and just try to imagine the optics! It would be like a nuclear explosion in the Democrat camp if Trump was willing to have Obama’s man run things. Epic gamesmanship!
Garner?
Jeh was always a good guy. Well spoken. Reasonable. Rare for the Won
Garner?
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LOL - Holder of course. I guess before you can Holder it, you’ve got to Garner it up.
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