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House GOP Raises the Stakes: ‘Shut the Border Down or Shut the Government Down’
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While the rest of Congress is soaking up the last few days of holiday recess, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) decided to cut his vacation short, opting instead to take 60 House Republicans on a detour to the southern border before Congress resumes next week. If the goal was to remind them what they’re fighting for in the standoff on immigration with Joe Biden, it succeeded.
With December’s record-breaking migrant crossings as a backdrop, this “show of force,” as many are calling it, aims to put more pressure on the White House to negotiate on reforms in real faith. “Life along the border is turned upside down,” host Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) told reporters, “and that’s exactly what the speaker and my colleagues are going to see.”
The trip comes as a growing chorus of Democratic leaders plead with Biden to act. From big cities like Denver to small communities like 15,000-population Whitewater, Wisconsin, even liberal politicians say they’re at “a breaking point.” “…[T]here’s just not enough work or housing in the city to support this ongoing [flood],” Mile High City mayor Mike Johnston admitted from his sanctuary city. “… [W]e know we can’t keep growing at this pace,” he warned. “When I took the oath of office six months ago, we had about 400 migrants in shelter[s]. We have more than ten times that number right now. We’ve brought 35,000 through this year.”
Republicans, who know they have the upper hand tying border reforms to less-popular Ukraine aid, are dangling even more drastic measures before the president after seeing Eagle Pass — including a government shutdown. “No more money for this bureaucracy of his government until you’ve brought this border under control,” border state Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) insisted. “Shut the border down or shut the government down.”
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16 Comments
D
4 months ago
Uh huh, lets see how long they stand behind that.
4 months ago
Why cant it be both?
4 months ago
This is pernicious orchestrated demolition of America. This may be the end, my friends.
4 months ago
Who dey gonna talk to? We have no guvmint.
4 months ago
Sleeper cells. Some immigrants are Not Mexican. These street rats come from all over the world -MENA just to get to mexico and become immigrants sneaking into usa.
Thank you great country for keeping your people safe from harm. Not.
D
4 months ago
Reply to
Jimbo
Most of these illegals aren’t Mexican. They’re coming from everywhere BUT Mexico
4 months ago
Too late. The anti-AMerican Demokrats suck. But the Republicans stink. Words, words, words. VIVA MEXICO, and CHINA, and ALGERIA, and …. etc etc.
D
4 months ago
The entire government does not need to be shut down. CONGRESS has the “PURSE STRINGS”! REMOVE ALL FUNDING for these “NGOs”, DOJ, FBI, CIA, DHS, FEMA, POLITICIANS, ETC. who are participating and supporting this ILLEGAL INVASION CREATED by the Demon-Rats and DemoKKKratic RINOS! This HUMAN TRAFFICKING by this ILLEGITIMATE Soetoro-0bama, biden, harass, appointee Government must by held FINANCIALLY and LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE!
4 months ago
I say close the government. What other choice is there. It’s either that or we lose the country and we are almost there.
4 months ago
Republicans need to STOP TALKING and do something. Bring charges ir force garland to bring a charge if treason against Biden.
4 months ago
250 years ago the battle cry was “Don’t Tread On Me”.
Today it is… “Shut the border down or shut the government down.”
D
4 months ago
There’s a reason the founding fathers gave the House tw0-year terms and the ‘power of the purse,’ now use it.
4 months ago
Americans simply do not understand the enormity posed by the hordes of illegals that have taken up residence in the USA. It is one of the principal factors in our decline of living standards, health care, education an dis costing the US family an average of $20,000 a year. Please pass this post along to everyone you know. It affects all of us every day of our life
Presently, it is estimated there are 50 million illegals in the US. Divide this by 700,000 and you have more than 71 seats that can be attributed to illegals. If only US citizens were counted for the apportionment of House seats there may be a shift of as much as 90 seats. I suspect that this would put the real representatives of the American people firmly in control of our nation. Illegal immigration is a national emergency. We have been invaded. Trump must declare martial law, suspend habeas corpus, imprison those who obstruct his deportation program, He must also deputize at least a million of his supporters to assist in the round up and deportation of nearly 50 million illegals and their children. It will be a massive effort.
D
4 months ago
Why bother now? This flood of illegal aliens started 40 years ago, yet the federal government did nothing to stop the invasion. This is a leftist democrat banana republic, might as well go all the way and become a third world craphole. The damage can’t be undone now. Let it go.
D
4 months ago
Border patrol should just not come to work. Why bother. When that happens then Abbot can mobilize the militia and take over operations. Unfortunately my only option is invasion therefore shoot on site. Does not seem viable therefore finish the wall. Nobody allowed across.
