Opinion: Republicans can’t claim to be the party of national security
. Coming on the eve of Tuesday’s House vote on a resolution to short-circuit the declaration, it makes clear the degree to which Republican lawmakers willAt the outset, there is no evidence of a sudden or emergency increase in the number of people seeking to cross the southern border. According to the administration’s own data, the numbers of apprehensions and undetected illegal border crossings at the southern border are near forty-year lows.
What about the president’s claim that illegal immigrants create a crime problem. Nope. “Nor can the administration justify its actions on the grounds that the incidence of violent crime on the southern border constitutes a national emergency," the statement reads."Factual evidence consistently shows that unauthorized immigrants have no special proclivity to engage in criminal or violent behavior.
What’s more, these experts make a convincing argument that Trump’s use of defense funds for his wall hurts national security. Those Republicans who go along with the charade have no credibility on national security. The former officials explain: In addition, the administration’s unilateral, provocative actions are heightening tensions with our neighbors to the south, at a moment when we need their help to address a range of Western Hemisphere concerns. These actions are placing friendly governments to the south under impossible pressures and driving partners away. . . .
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