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ICYMI: John Avlon Claims ‘We Never’ Had Open Borders
ICYMI: John Avlon Claims 'We Never' Had Open Borders
September 16, 2024
In case you missed it…Townhalluncovered a video of extreme Democrat John Avlon claiming "we never" had open borders.
This comes after New York has seen first-hand the horrific results of the Harris Border Crisis. From overwhelming police departments to draining public resources.
Read more here.
Democrat Running for Top House Seat in NY Claims 'We Never' Had Open Borders
September 15, 2024
John Avlon, formerly of CNN, is running as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House race in New York's 1st Congressional District. It's a race to watch, though unfortunately Avlon appears to be dismissing the border crisis that has been very real in this country and in New York State especially. He's even claimed that "we don't have open borders" and that "we never have."
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"A porous border is not-of course it's not, we don't have open borders, we never have, and we never should," Avlon claims, as he then goes to talk about going about the issue "comprehensively." He also claims that "there are folks that are invested in the dysfunctional system because they don't want to see it fixed!"
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Even Democratic Gov. Kathy Hocul of New York has begged the Biden-Harris administration for help to remove the high amount of illegal immigrants from her state. She acknowledged last year that the border is "too open right now, with "people coming from all over the world are finding their way through simply saying they need asylum," calling it "a real problem for New York City" that so many people are ending up there.
Further, if Avlon claims we "we never have" had open borders, why did he bother acknowledging there needs to be some kind of "reform" to fix the problem?
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