Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., blocked Republican Sen. Roger Marshall’s proposal in the Senate on Tuesday for unanimous consent to label the southern border migrant crisis an “invasion.”
“They can’t decide whether the border is at risk or whether it’s better to wait until after the election to talk about the border or do something about it. And today, in this resolution, they declare that “You’re doubling down on quote-unquote aggression and vilifying immigrants, but you’re also preventing the federal government from maintaining order at the border,” Padilla said on the floor Tuesday afternoon.
“Be prepared,” he added. “Do you want to get serious about immigration reform?”
Sen.Roger Marshall calls for southern border crisis to be classified as an ‘invasion’
While Padilla agreed that the asylum system is “outdated,” he added, “The idea that immigrants are invading is radicalizing our people and perpetuating horrific violence.”
Sen. Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas, speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
“Governor Abbott showed us the brutality and lawlessness of an unconstitutional bill that terrorizes Texas immigrants and puts them at risk of racial profiling and civil rights violations.”
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) co-sponsored the resolution on the floor and argued that Democrats don’t see a crisis at the Texas border.
“I’ve been there many times. I want to ask my Democratic colleagues how many times they’ve been to the southern border of Texas to see this devastation. Now the Biden administration is trying to protect Texas. We’re actively trying to stop ‘them and our border,”’ Tuberville said.
unanimous consent solution It was an effort to rally behind Governor Greg Abbott It comes amid a feud with the Biden administration over securing the border from thousands of illegal immigrants. However, one of the senators objected, and he was promptly killed.
The resolution states: “President Biden’s “Dereliction of duty” and “failure” to enforce current border laws are putting citizens in all 50 states at risk. It argues that violent acts and smuggling carried out by drug cartels and criminal organizations, as well as illegal border crossings, fall under the definition of “.” Under the U.S. Constitution, it is considered “actually invaded.”
“Joe Biden has the power to protect our border, but instead he chose to break the law, resulting in the worst border crisis in history,” Marshall told Fox News in a statement before the vote. told Digital. “I don’t know how Joe Biden sleeps at night knowing that there are terrorists, Chinese Communists, cartels, etc. living in our country’s interior.”
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Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla is expected to be easily elected to a full term Tuesday night. He was appointed to replace Kamala Harris as vice president. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Marshall is One of more than 20 Republican senators They oppose the bipartisan border bill announced Sunday, arguing it would give President Biden more sole authority and would not reduce the number of illegal border crossings to zero. The Senate is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday to pass the bill, which includes billions of dollars in aid to Israel and Ukraine, and would require a 60-vote majority to pass.
“This bill should actually be called the Ukraine Funding Act,” Marshall told reporters at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “And yes, Joe Biden has been going through this travesty for the past few months, but as my colleague said, Joe Biden has been able to secure the border just like he was able to secure the border yesterday.” He was never serious about securing it. That was never his goal.”
