Posted on 07/07/2019 11:00:02 AM PDT by jazusamo
Video at link.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) appeared on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday to discuss the immigration crisis plaguing America's southern border. Host Martha Raddatz pressed Tlaib on the fact that she voted against funding a $4.6 billion emergency border bill, something Customs and Border Patrol officials have said are desperately needed.
Tlaib defended her position and even became defensive about her vote.
"Do you know what the CBP [Customs and Border Patrol] agents on the ground said, Martha? Martha, do you know what they said?" Tlaib asked. "What did they say on the ground? Ask a CBP agent. That's the one thing that I can [do is] talk to the secretary [McAleen] and he can say throw more money at a broken system, an inhumane system."
"Three agents took me aside, away from my colleagues, and said more money isn't going to fix this, that they were not trained to separate children, that they don't want to separate children, a two-year-old away from his mother. That's not what they were trained for. That's not what they signed up for in their service to our country," she explained, rather defensively. "They signed up to protect our border, not to separate children, not to put people in cages. They all said, 'This is a broken system. This is inhumane.' These are also human beings. These are also mothers and fathers themselves."
So, wait a minute. Democrats complain about the conditions that detainees are living in yet they refuse to vote to allocate funding to provide better conditions. What kind of logic is that?
Border Patrol Commissioner Kevin McAleenan has said, for months, that ICE and Border Patrol resources are running thin. Agents are seeing unprecedented numbers of family units and unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the border. There are so many people flocking to our southern border that there is not enough physical space to contain them while they're processed. There are so many people flocking to our southern border that there aren't enough agents to process the people. CBP has had to pull agents from the physical border to process people because they're that overwhelmed.
The Trump administration pushed for additional beds for detainees and Democrats refused to include that in a bill. But they claim to be the party of the migrant.
They scream "humanitarian crisis" yet the Democrats have drug their feet on this issue, complained time and time agin about the Trump administration's so-called "lack of action." Then they complain when President Trump declares a national emergency to fix the very broken system the Democrats refuse to do anything about.
You can't have it both ways, Dems. Fixing the system starts somewhere. You didn't want the border closed. You didn't want more beds for detainees. You didn't want deportations. What do you want?
Instead of continually complain, it's time to actually propose solutions. Stop complaining and start working.
“Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) appeared on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday to discuss the immigration crisis plaguing America’s southern border.”
If she’s representing Michigan then why doesn’t she focus on the northern border? Her priorities are out of order and her expectations are unrealistic.
Is it me, or does she sound like she’s lying when she talks about what the CBP said to her? Because the CBP has been separating children from adults for at least 20 years.
It’s not just you, in my view she lies through her teeth most of the time.
Tlaib the Turd reminds me of Joe Paterno.
Joe Paterno was an American.
This Critter Tlaib, not so much. :^)
I was thinking Joe Paterno.
Rickles would have reduced her to tears; Bronson would have just shot her.
Only until they have enough votes to ensure socialist control.
Then, they will close the border and turn the guns inward.
What happens then may I ask?
No borders
No walls.
NO USA AT ALL!
Anyone remember that chant by the open borders people?
SHe is part of the Socialist Spice Girls which include AOC, Omar, Tlaib, and .... Booker.
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Yes, Booker is just one of the girls!
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Is that a Bob Corker speech or one from Lamar Alexander?
Don’t want your kids in cages? Don’t drag them here. That would seem to be pretty simple. What am I missing?
Was Martha Radditz still crying on the air over Hillary’s humiliating loss?
Oh well, at least with Tlaib she has a kindred spirit. Why anyone watches that dreck is beyond me.
“...Socialist Spice Girls...” Lol!!!
AOC: Dumbass Spice
Tlaib: Nastyass Spice
Omar: Jihadi Spice
Booker: Manboob Spice
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Chicago Talk Radio Host Dan Proft coined the phrase "Socialist Spice Girls". Here is my take:
AOC: Sandy Spice (her real name is Sandy Cortez)
Tlaib: MF Spice (...impeach the Mother F'r)
Omar: MB Spice (Moslem Brotherhood)
Booker: Farticus Spice
Works for Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Either way, they’re all assh*les.
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