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The truth is out there. Even some Democrats see this.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says there is no immigration "crisis" at the Southwest border, but one Democrat lawmaker who represents a border community has a different view. Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (D-Texas) said the surge of Central Americans at the U.S. border could have a "catastrophic" effect, not only on his district but also on the Democrat Party:
"[F]or thousands of people to be reaching our border in the middle of a pandemic, in a disorderly fashion, could be catastrophic to my district," Rep. Gonzalez told CNN on Monday.
He noted that in recent weeks, migrants who made it into the United States illegally "were processed or released."
Gonzalez called for a "humane, compassionate way for people to ask for asylum in their home countries or their neighboring countries, and if they get the document, they can get on a plane for $400 and fly in."
He noted that more than 80 percent of asylum-seekers "never qualify for asylum, which is another issue we need to address. Immigration needs a holistic approach in America."
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says there is no immigration "crisis" at the Southwest border, but one Democrat lawmaker who represents a border community has a different view. Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (D-Texas) said the surge of Central Americans at the U.S. border could have a "catastrophic" effect, not only on his district but also on the Democrat Party:
"[F]or thousands of people to be reaching our border in the middle of a pandemic, in a disorderly fashion, could be catastrophic to my district," Rep. Gonzalez told CNN on Monday.
He noted that in recent weeks, migrants who made it into the United States illegally "were processed or released."
If that is the message that we send to Central America and around the world, I can assure you it won't be long before we have tens of thousands of people showing up to our border, and it'll be catastrophic for our party, for our country, for my region, for my district, in the middle of a pandemic, in an area where we've lost over 3,000 people in my small congressional district.
So I think we need to have a better plan in place. I think we -- asylum-seekers should be able to ask for asylum and be processed in their home country or a neighboring country. And we shouldn't have a policy in place that impulses people to make this 2,000-mile trek, where cartels and human traffickers are enriching themselves.
Gonzalez called for a "humane, compassionate way for people to ask for asylum in their home countries or their neighboring countries, and if they get the document, they can get on a plane for $400 and fly in."
He noted that more than 80 percent of asylum-seekers "never qualify for asylum, which is another issue we need to address. Immigration needs a holistic approach in America."
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