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Our southern border has been open to the extent that the Texas National Guard is trying to close and lock gates — while Biden’s Border Patrol has kept opening them back up.
“I would say that that’s in complete contrary to what their freaking job is actually supposed to be, which is border protection,” Sara Gonzales says.
However, the Department of Homeland Security has since done a one-eighty and completely changed its tune. This week, the DHS released a memo explaining there is an immediate need for a border wall.
Biden disagrees and has voiced his frustration at Congress for shutting down his proposal to redirect money appropriated for the border wall.
AOC has also weighed in, releasing a statement that calls for the president to take responsibility for this decision to build a border wall and reverse course.
“A wall does nothing to deter people who are fleeing poverty and violence from coming to the United States. You do not risk your life or your children’s lives going through the Darien Gap or traversing hundreds of miles of desert if you have any other options,” AOC wrote in her statement.
“Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death. It is a cruel policy,” she continued.
“I don’t mean to sound cold-hearted, but I feel like I’m a realist here,” Gonzales responds.
“This is our country. Borders are supposed to be sovereign for a reason.”
Eric July sees the current situation as a bit of a “white pill.”
He notes that in places like Chicago, the black community is coming together in support of a border wall after migrants continue to be shipped into their city.
“I think in the future, like I mean the very near future, that may be one of those issues that breaks that party,” he says.
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