Senator reveals what’s going on behind the scenes of the border crisis

Democrats love to cite a slew of humanitarian reasons to justify their open border policies, such as providing asylum for those fleeing poverty, war, and violence. But according to Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, “Immigration is about power politics” and “has nothing to do with the individuals” migrating here.

“If you talk to these people” and ask if they “care about the little kids coming across [or] what might happen to teenage girls coming across, they don't care about that. All they care about is votes; their whole goal is to take Texas,” Paul tells Dave Rubin.

Even the new border bill, which proposes allowing up to 5,000 migrants into the country per day (1.8 million per year) before any action is taken, is proof of this.

“After 1.8 million a year, the rules aren't very strong. They give the discretion to [Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas],” who just barely escaped impeachment yesterday, Paul explains.

“Meanwhile, the Biden campaign is cutting the razor wire and removing the cargo containers that are essentially a wall on the border,” so “we're going to negotiate with them and trust them to use new power when they're right now using their [current] power to disrupt the border wall?”

“I'm actually not against immigration; I'm actually for more lawful immigration,” Paul continues, “but they need to be these little narrow bills, but instead they say, ‘We'll increase employment- based or work-based visas but only if you give the 18 million people already here the right to vote.”

“I'm pretty open on this issue; I would give work permits even to those who came here illegally ... but I'm not giving them the right to vote.” He continues, “So, we've stayed at a standstill for the 12 years I've been here. No immigration changes have happened ... none of it happens because the Democrats say, ‘All or nothing.”’

“What do you think the Democrats’ intentions are?” asks Dave.

“All they care about is votes,” especially in Texas, Paul explains. “The only way they take Texas is to legalize a couple of million people here illegally and let them vote.”

To hear the full conversation, watch the clip below.

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