The Democratic candidate, in what is expected to be one of the most important Senate races this year, has been criticized for his past “support” for amnesty for illegal immigrants and sanctuary cities as the immigration crisis deepens. The fever is rising.
Since taking office in 2015, Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego, who represents the Phoenix area’s Deep Blue district, has co-sponsored and voted in favor of various bills, despite opposition from top Republicans. Many critics, including the faction, argue that these bills, including top Republican opponents. This is evidence that he supports the “open border policy” that his campaign team denies.
“Ruben Gallego has been in Congress for more than 10 years, and he’s made Arizona less safe because of that,” Republican front-runner Kari Lake told Fox News Digital.
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Representative Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) stands to the left in a scene showing migrants who recently crossed the border into Arizona. (Getty Images)
“He repeatedly voted against completing the border wall and supported ending Title 42, which allows the Border Patrol to quickly expel immigrants, but prevents cartels from bringing crime and drugs into our communities. I didn’t do anything to do it,” Lake added. “Arizonas know that Mr. Reuben endorses all of Joe Biden’s open border policies. I will work to secure our borders and bring safety to our communities.”
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the group tasked with securing a Republican Senate majority, has also taken aim at Gallego, blaming him and his Democratic colleagues for the state of the border.
“Ruben Gallego has spent his legislative career championing radical open border policies that have created today’s crisis at the southern border. Ruben realized that the border was spiraling out of control. “It may have just happened, but we shouldn’t be surprised. He’s responsible. That’s it,” NRSC spokesperson Tate Mitchell told FOX.
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Some of the laws that have sparked criticism of Gallego Contains HR 748a 2017 bill he co-sponsored would require the withholding of federal funds from sanctuary cities and states that refuse to comply with detention requests from Homeland Security officials, as well as restrictions on the withholding of federal funds when detained individuals are released. The content prohibited notification to authorities.
U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, Republican, Arizona. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
2018, Gallego Co-sponsored HR 6193The bill, which would have required the federal government to create a specialized office to investigate crimes committed against illegal immigrants in the year after they are removed from the United States, failed in 2021. voted in favor of the Reconstruction and Improvement Act. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the original plan would have granted temporary amnesty to about 6.5 million noncitizens, many of whom were in the country illegally.
Gallego in 2021 Introduced HR 4815The bill would have made DACA recipients, also known as “Dreamers,” eligible for federal financial college grants and required schools to offer in-state tuition if they qualify as state citizens. .
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In addition, Gallego supports due process for illegal immigrants in opposition to border policies under the Trump administration and Title 42, a policy repealed by the Biden administration that allowed U.S. authorities to reject immigrants attempting to enter the country. has been harshly criticized. Due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Congresswoman Gallego has a long track record of supporting additional resources to the border to keep Arizonans safe,” Hannah Goss, a spokeswoman for the Gallego campaign, told Fox News. “I support bipartisan border legislation to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States.” Digital, referring to the controversial bipartisan Senate border deal that Republicans in both chambers largely oppose.
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz. (Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images / File)
“Kari Lake rejected a bipartisan border agreement supported by Border Patrol agents and called ‘the most conservative border bill in decades,’ because Kali Lake will stand up for Arizonans every time. Because they prioritize political points over standing up for themselves,” Goss added.
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Despite his support for the aforementioned bills, Gallego has also voted in favor of a number of bills, including the Biden administration’s massive 2021 infrastructure bill, which would expand land ports of entry at the border. and other facilities. He provided funding to hire more Border Patrol agents and staff to deal with the surge in asylum claims, something he has strongly supported.
FOX News Digital has reached out to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for comment.
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