DEBATING MSNBC ON BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS
Over the weekend, I accepted a challenge from MSNBC "journalist" Mehdi Hasan to debate the border crisis on his show. This is a painful interview to watch, but if you want to see me stand up to a leftist MSNBC host who wants open borders, you should check it out. Mehdi ends up talking over me constantly - but at least it’s a rare example of a real policy debate on the issues.
MSNBC tried to pin me down with "gotcha" questions and soundbites for their liberal audience. But what they didn't know is that I know the facts better than they do.
Mehdi's fact-free argument is exactly lie the Biden-Harris White House want to sell about the border crisis.
HERE’S THE TRUTH:
First, he tried to make the case that the border crisis started under Trump. It’s pretty self-evident that the current border crisis started in the last few months, and experts and migrants themselves say the border surge is a result of Biden's open-border rhetoric and his policies.
Then he tried to claim that Biden never signaled that he wouldn't deport illegal immigrants. This is a total lie. Biden not only tried to pause deportations for 100 days (only to be blocked by a federal judge), he also is making it harder for ICE to deport illegal immigrants.
Mehdi also didn't understand the purpose behind Asylum Cooperation Agreements - that they are designed so that people can claim asylum closer to their home country rather than make the dangerous journey to the United States and clog up the asylum process for people actually fleeing persecution.
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