On Friday’s CNN This Morning, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) said the growing support for mass deportations is a “response to dangerous Republican rhetoric.”
asked co-host Erica Hill.[A] new CNN poll According to an announcement released this morning, 31% of Americans support prioritizing mass deportation of all people in this country illegally. This is up from 15% in 2019. Since President Biden, his language has become harsher. Is it about polling and politics, or do you think it’s actually a policy term?”
“I think it’s because of a lot of the politics that’s happened in the last few years,” Menendez said. “People are seeing the situation at the border, and they’re reacting to Republican claims about what’s happening at the border. , listen: Between global climate change and failed governments in our hemisphere, there is a global immigration challenge. The root causes and how it affects our borders. But when you look at what the Republicans are talking about, when they’re talking about a major invasion, just like the Republicans in Texas are talking about. When you’re talking about alternative theories and things like that, these are things that are entrenched in our voters, because that’s the Republican Party. It’s like, if you can come up with a conspiracy theory that’s dangerous enough, Americans are going to turn them on. Because they think we trust them. So when you see the rise in support for mass deportation, it’s in response to dangerous Republican arguments.”
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