Posted on 02/21/2023 11:39:00 PM PST by Olog-hai
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” on Sunday that when he says the border is secure, he does not mean that people aren’t able to cross the border illegally, because “by that measure, the border has never been secure.”
When asked how he can say the border is secure, Mayorkas said, “Right now, the United States has millions of jobs opening due to the economic success of this administration. We have progressed in conquering the pandemic far more than the countries to the south of Mexico, and that makes the United States an appealing place of destination for people fleeing persecution or otherwise in desperate need of a better life.” […]
Wallace pointed out that migrants believe there’s an open border.
The secretary accused Republicans of communicating the message to smugglers that the border is open. […]
When asked whether he takes Republican calls for his impeachment seriously, the secretary said, “I take them seriously. It’s the leadership of the House that provided those remarks. I don’t dismiss it by any measure, but what I do is focus on my work.”
Mayorkas said that he doesn’t think he did anything wrong. …
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My handyman/carpenter/painter is from Mexico.
My heating and air guy is from Ethiopia.
My electrician is from Columbia.
Where are the Americans that are looking for work?
Not on topic if they came legally.
Prove it beotch.
There's a legal way to do that.
Horizontal said they're fleeing a climate crisis. Which is it?
He’s like the rest of the Party, thinking that he can speak reality into being.
I give a fork that they’re here.
Make em come legally
Well, actually,, that is literally what it means. Hell, if we had a secure border, Mayorkas the Cuban wouldn’t be here.
Somebody has to bring the Fentanyl in.
I have neighbors from The Dominican Republic, Cambodia, Bosnia,
India, and some small island in the British West Indies.
...and I am friends with all of them...
I have no idea if they are here legally or illegally,
it is not the kind of thing you want to ask in polite company.
“...if they came legally...”
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see this addendum at #11:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/4132900/posts?page=11#11
...and my mail man is from Kenya...
A Secure Border Means People Seeking to Illegally Cross the Border are Interdicted. See, e.g. Berlin Wall 1961-1989.
There’s always been some people who manage to cross the border and live here illegally, but we’re not talking about a few but about thousands upon thousands in a short period of time. What was a manageable trickle is now an invasion.
Mayorkas’ family appears to have come here shortly after Castro took over. His mother escaped the Holocaust in Romania; he seems to have learned nothing from his family’s experiences, or more likely what he “learned” at UC Berkeley shaped who he is now.
So is Brandon’s boss.
If you’re scared to bring that up, then they are not polite company.
And that's the problem right there.
Americca needed to ask that question a LONG time ago.
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