John Kennedy
08/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/28/2024 16:09
Kennedy in the Ouachita Citizen: Failed Biden-Harris border policies leave Louisiana less safe
MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today penned this op-ed in the Ouachita Citizen arguing that the failed border policies of the Biden-Harris administration have left Louisianians less safe. Kennedy detailed several examples of crime in Louisiana that could have been prevented by a secure border.
Key excerpts of the op-ed are below:
"Some of the most violent gangs in the world are looking for new turf, and the Biden-Harris administration's open border policies have made the United States a destination.
"All over the country, law enforcement officers are responding to crimes committed by members of foreign criminal organizations such as El Salvador's MS-13 and Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gangs. These men are the worst of the worst, and some have already begun to appear in Louisiana."
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"From day one, President Biden and his border czar Kamala Harris have embraced the radical policies of the loon wing of their party, and they rolled out the welcome mat for more than 10 million unvetted foreign nationals to enter the United States.
"They promised to give health care coverage to illegal immigrants during their campaigns. They made illegal immigration easier with nearly 300 executive orders during their first year in office. They ended Title 42. They destroyed the Remain in Mexico policy. They disparaged our border patrol officers. They gave migrants phones, flights and hotel rooms. I could go on.
"Someone writing a how-to guide for illegal immigrant recruitment couldn't have dreamed up this bad policy playbook."
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"It's hard not to conclude that the Biden-Harris administration created this mess intentionally. They opened the border in hopes of getting more votes, and they left Louisianians and Americans to fend for themselves against the most vicious criminals lurking among the masses.
"Louisianians have had enough of the Biden-Harris administration's border betrayal, and they won't forget it."
Read Kennedy's full op-ed here.