Today, @HouseOversight Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee will hold a hearing on migrant children who are detained after crossing the southern border.
As the ranking #GOP member, it is important to clear up a few things.
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They’ve lied about the toothbrushes and showers. BP agents have toothbrushes w/ toothpaste on hand and make them readily available to all. There are pristine showers with soap and towels available. The facilities go through a 3-step cleaning routinely.
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They are lying and/or using hyperbole to describe things that are purely the result of their refusal to A) realize there is a crisis B) provide the tools and resources to law enforcement to deal with the 3-consecutive months of 100K apprehensions.
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It isn’t just about the Clint facility, though. It is about my colleagues repeated refusal to make the necessary changes to our broken
#asylum laws that allow dangerous drug cartels to use and abuse these children and migrants for profit.Afficher cette discussion -
Make no mistake, that is exactly what is happening. Migrants (men, women, and children) are being abused at the hands of drug cartels. Right now, today, a little girl will be abused on her journey through central America to our southern border.
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That will happen while my Democratic colleagues will look you in the face and tell you they are the party that cares about these children. What they want are open borders, to abolish ICE, and to allow Mexican drug cartels to abuse migrants for profit.
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All of these lies tell you all you need to know about my Democratic colleagues’ actual concern and compassion for the kids and the safety and sovereignty of our country and the American people and that they are doing this for cynical political purposes. I’m tired of it.
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I look forward to the hearing, which I hope will consist of productive discussions about how to address the crisis on our southern border. I hope they will quit lying. I hope they will get serious. We will see …
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