Texas Senate Democratic candidate Rep. Collin Allred (D-TX) El Paso Timesis part of the Gannett Media Network and was used to “mislead” Texans about his pro-amnesty and open borders past.
of El Paso Times Claimed Allred supports border security and is sympathetic to the needs of Texas border communities.
“I'm confident we'll have a senator who wants to secure our border, who wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, and who wants our border communities to thrive,” he said.
In contrast, the media has portrayed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as someone who, now in election season, has failed to pass a border security bill, a policy supported by Democrats across the country.
of Times wrote:
Meanwhile, Cruz continues to complain about failures at the border. The day before, he posted on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris had “We have endangered our national security by allowing millions of illegal immigrants into our country..”
Allred recently took his message about the border on air. Television Advertising The ad, titled “From Here,” blasts Cruz's continued inaction on immigration reform and features border law enforcement officials, including El Paso sheriff candidate Oscar Ugarte.
The outlet also noted that Allred recently supported a “bipartisan immigration package” in the Senate aimed at addressing the migrant crisis. But as Breitbart News has frequently reported, the Senate border bill “would not close the door on President Joe Biden's quasi-legal parole, which has imported 1 million migrants since 2022.”
Allred attacked Cruz. Times Condemnation for not voting for the Senate border bill.
In an interview Breitbart News DailySen. Cruz noted that the Senate border bill would codify “catch and release,” give illegal immigrants work permits and allow 5,000 illegal immigrants a day to cross the border — or 1.8 million illegal immigrants a year, as the Texas Republican estimates.
Allred then argued that Cruz doesn't want to be part of “the solution” to “actually secure the border.” Instead, the Texas Democrat said Cruz just wants to “scare people.”
of El Paso Times This isn't the first time that media outlets have backed Democrats in an attempt to bolster the credibility of border security. Axios is currently arguing that Vice President Kamala Harris supports former President Donald Trump's border wall because she supports the Senate border bill.
Allred has sought to shore up the credibility of border security ahead of a crucial Senate election but has frequently spoken out against increased border security.
All Red 2018 Accused He has called ICE “un-American,” “harmful,” and “a danger to public safety.” At another event in 2018, he even called the border wall “stupid” and “racist.”
Though Allred has said she wants to be a senator who secures the border, she has consistently voted against some of the bills that would do just that.
All Red Have:
- Abstained from voting on HR 3602, the Ending the Border Disaster Act
- He opposed a police bill that would make it a crime punishable by deportation if a non-U.S. citizen living in the U.S. assaulted a police officer.
- Voted against HR2, the House-passed border security bill.
- He sponsored Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) amendment, HR 2500, which would have prohibited then-President Trump from sending troops to the southern border to strengthen border security.
- I sponsored HJ Resolution 46, by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), which would revoke President Trump's national emergency declaration at the border.
- He sponsored an amendment to Bill 268 from Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) that would prevent the money from being used to build a border wall.
- Co-sponsor and voter of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide amnesty to illegal immigrants
In contrast to Allred, Cruz is a major sponsor A proposed Senate version of the House-passed border security bill. Texas conservatives sponsor The Jocelyn Justice Act is a bill that would improve the detention and tracking of aliens who enter the United States illegally. name This follows the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray, allegedly by two illegal Venezuelan immigrants.
Cruise also sponsor The Raul Gonzalez Police Safety Act name It is named after a Border Patrol agent who was killed during a high-speed chase in Texas in 2022 while pursuing a group of illegal immigrants.
“Colin Allred has voted for Kamala Harris' open borders policies over and over again, and sadly, Mike, we know the corporate media will repeat the lies because they want to deceive the voters,” Cruz said Wednesday. Breitbart News Saturday.
“Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Colin Allred inherited the lowest illegal immigration rates in 45 years. They deliberately breached the border, resorted to capture and release, and those numbers have now skyrocketed to the highest rates in history,” Cruz added.
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