Several House Republicans, including Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Matt Gaetz, expressed their disapproval over the allegedly proposed border security bill, with Boebert posting on X it would be the “ultimate betrayal.”
Gaetz on sanctuary cities
Matt Gaetz, a House representative from Florida, posted a brief clip on his X account, property of Libs of TikTok. It showed migrants at the Chicago airport, and the caption read, “Quite the “sanctuary” they have in Chicago. Remember: the Senate Amnesty Bill means WAY MORE of this, everywhere, forever.”
Boebert draws the line
Lauren Boebert, Colorado’s 3rd congressional district representative running for fourth, reposted Gaetz’s X post on January 13, 2024, and added, “If your vision for America is a dumping ground for the problems of the world, you have no place in government.” Boebert, a far-right GOP lawmaker, continued, “Amnesty is a complete non-starter for me. That would be the ULTIMATE betrayal!”
Gaetz dedicated a page on his website
The Florida Republican, who moved to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last October successfully, has a January 17 statement on his official website, saying, “Rep. Matt Gaetz and other House conservatives denounced the alleged compromise on illegal immigration proposed by Republican Sen. James Lankford and the Senate Democrats’ leader.” Gaetz called the bill a “nightmare.”
Greene joined Gaetz
Georgia firebrand blasted the alleged proposed bill writing on X, “NOOOOOOOO!!!!! This is NOT a border deal! This is a border SURRENDER!! Any elected U.S. politician that supports this doesn’t represent Americans, they represent the rest of the world! Don’t bring it to the floor, put it through a paper shredder!”
Another hard no
Mary Miller, an Illinois representative, wrote, “Senate Republicans are working with Chuck Schumer on a secret ‘deal’ for AMNESTY & work permits for illegal immigrants,” adding, “I will vote NO on the Senate Republican amnesty surrender deal. Secure the border, deport, and IMPEACH! Put America first!.”
About the bill
James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, had to deny the leaked border bill that would allegedly include an allowance of 5,000 migrant crossings daily into the United States, automatically grant work permits to undocumented migrants as soon as they are released from custody, and grant work permits to the adult children of H-1B visa holders.
What’s the truth
Senator Lankford wrote on X, “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on. -Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1855.” He added, “I encourage people to read the border security bill before they judge the border security bill. I also advise people not to believe everything you read on the internet….”
Lankford in hot waters
The Senator is in hot waters despite denying the leaked proposal, with Dusty Deevers, a Republican from Oklahoma, sharing on Januar 17, “While the written text of the bill has not yet been released, we pray that Senator Lankford et al. will withdraw from any negotiations resembling a betrayal of our fellow citizens.”
“Time will tell”
Deevers also said in his lengthy post, “Senator Lankford is in the driver’s seat. Should he choose to protect the American people by enforcing the law and rejecting this deal, then this resolution will not be submitted. Time will tell.”
Another warning
Lankford, a former Baptist minister, faced a warning from Charlie Kirk, a conservative commentator, “We will primary and remove anyone remotely associated him. We will make him the least popular Senator in America. You have been warned, Jim.…”
Immigration Accountability Project leaked the bill in question
The Immigration Accountability Project leaked the alleged draft version of the bill, and House Speaker Johnson is among those who are against it. He posted a part of the alleged bill on X, writing, “Absolutely not.”
Democrats scolded House Republicans
Jamie Raskin, an ex-constitutional law professor and Maryland representative, said, “It has become obvious that Trump’s party doesn’t want immigration solutions at the border; they want immigration problems to run against.” Ohio Democrat Shontel Brown said Biden inherited a “broken” immigration system, adding, “Extreme Republicans have a choice — they can keep using immigration to try to score political points, or they can help solve the problem.”
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