Sen. Cotton: FEMA Deployment to Border Acknowledges 'Disaster'
By Sandy Fitzgerald |
Monday, 15 March 2021 09:50 AM

The Biden administration is admitting the immigration situation at the nation's border with Mexico is a disaster by its decision to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency there, Sen. Tom Cotton said Monday.

"That's what it is when you deploy FEMA, a disaster," the Arkansas Republican said on Fox News' "Fox and Friends." "They are by their own declaration admitting it's a disaster."

The Biden administration has refused to refer to the high numbers of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the border as a crisis, but Saturday night, the Department of Homeland Security announced that FEMA would be sent in to help with the situation.

Almost 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children are currently being held in border detention facilities, in addition to 8,500 children being kept at longer-term Health and Human Services shelters, reports The Washington Post.

"We were building a wall and turning away all migrants who had no right to cross into our country," Cotton said Monday. "The Biden border crisis, though, was created by Joe Biden's promises of amnesty and open borders, free healthcare for illegals during the campaign. That's why border crossings have increased every month since the election."

Meanwhile, the "contrast is remarkable" between President Joe Biden's administration and that of former President Donald Trump's, said Cotton.

"The Biden administration stopped building a wall on our southern border, and they put up fences around our Capitol," said Cotton. "So I guess walls don't work if it's defending American sovereignty, but they work just fine protecting Democratic politicians. The contrast couldn't be starker."

There is, he added, no need for National Guard troops to remain at the Capitol, where they have remained stationed since the Jan. 6 attack during the confirmation of the Electoral College's vote for Biden.

"I've repeatedly asked the Capitol Hill security leaders what is the specific and credible threat to the Capitol complex that requires this extraordinary step," he said. "They say there is no specific, credible threat. They cite general or vague concerns, and now they continue to cite the prospect that Joe Biden will be addressing a joint session of Congress. Look, if we keep thousands of National Guard troops in a sense around the Capitol until Joe Biden is finally ready to speak in public, they may be there for a very long time."

Cotton on Monday also discussed his grilling of Vanita Gupta, a former Justice Department civil rights child and nominee for the department's number-three leadership position.

During his questioning, Cotton asked her about her past comments concerning "implicit racial bias" and asked her if she harbors biases of her own.

She responded that she is "quite aware" that she holds stereotypes but that she is a "product of her culture" and that "all of us are able to manage the bias but only if we can acknowledge our own."

Cotton said Monday he learned from her response that the "emperor has no clothes."

"When I asked her very simply against which races do you hold racial bias, obviously, she got tongue-tied, couldn't answer the question," he added.

"It just goes to expose what a foolish claim it is to slander our entire nation, to say that every single person has racial biases, as opposed to saying America is a great nation and Americans are a good people," said Cotton. "This is a radical, trust fund liberal nominee who will use the laws of the United States to advance her far-left agenda. That's why she faces such opposition on our committee and in the Senate as a whole. This is not the kind of person that Americans expect to be enforcing our laws."

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Not in the prog world. The Federal Emergency Managment Agency has nothing to do with emergencies, unless a Republican is president. It is pretty easy to figure these guys out. Look at a given situation and figure out the absolute dumbest interpretation or response and you will have the prog viewpoint. Mind you, progs are experts at styupid, so they will often find a dumber alternative than you could imagine.

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There is nothing Joe Biden loves more than complaining about problems that he has created over the last 50 years. The guy who authored the '94 Crime Bill is the same one who complains about how systemically racist the country is. This is just his most recent example.

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"The government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul," - George Bernard Shaw

“End of quote. Repeat the line.” - wise words from Joe Biden

“Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer” ~ Rick Sanchez

Check out the zeroes whining about little Bitches because their phony ass news sources tell them too.

Sad you dip$hits couldn't make the insurrection?

Demoshits....the party of extreme hypocrites!

FACT!

"The Biden administration is admitting the immigration situation at the nation's border with Mexico is a disaster by its decision to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency there, Sen. Tom Cotton said Monday.

"That's what it is when you deploy FEMA, a disaster," the Arkansas Republican said on Fox News' "Fox and Friends." "They are by their own declaration admitting it's a disaster."

The Biden administration has refused to refer to the high numbers of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the border as a crisis, but Saturday night, the Department of Homeland Security announced that FEMA would be sent in to help with the situation.

Almost 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children are currently being held in border detention facilities, in addition to 8,500 children being kept at longer-term Health and Human Services shelters, reports The Washington Post.

"We were building a wall and turning away all migrants who had no right to cross into our country," Cotton said Monday. "The Biden border crisis, though, was created by Joe Biden's promises of amnesty and open borders, free healthcare for illegals during the campaign. That's why border crossings have increased every month since the election."

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With zero Repugnantcans voting for the stimulus package, are the forum Conservitards returning the $1,400 checks to the Treasury?

Crisis? Not really. It doesn't effect any of you, other than cheaper produce prices. You don't know any of these people. You will never see any of these people. None of these people have ever taken your job, nor will they. It's a nominal amount of people that more or less have zero effect on anything.

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HELL YES IT IS COLESLAW!!!@!

FUCK YOUR HYPOCRITICAL WHITE ASS!

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"With zero Repugnantcans voting for the stimulus package, are the forum Conservitards returning the $1,400 checks to the Treasury? "--

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Yes, in a way, I will give mine to a White Farmer!!

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It's 765 million times capacity.

Yes, I am talking about your toilet.

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When Coleslaw has no actual response for the actions of his prog commie demoshit people...

He lies and invents absurd bullshit responses.

Hey COLESLAW....thats 729% of the locations LEGAL capacity!

GOT THAT

ASSHOLE



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The same outrage. The same failed tactics. You have done this for years and years and yet your candidates continue to lose. Donald J Trump is gone and will not return. The House and the Senate are under Democratic control and things are getting done.

But by all means, keep at it. lol

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Cole: ?It's a nominal amount of people that more or less have zero effect on anything.

On December 31, 2019, a total of 31,458
federal prisoners were non-citizens of the
United States (18% of all BOP prisoners),

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We have record numbers of illegals showing up at the border since Biden has taken office and the lack of curiosity on the part of the media is pretty much exactly where you would think it would be.

When Trump was in office and the caravans were instructed to head to the border media crews were everywhere. Those same outlets don't seem to have any interest anymore, mostly due to the fact that so few of them do any actual journalism anymore.

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"The government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul," - George Bernard Shaw

“End of quote. Repeat the line.” - wise words from Joe Biden

“Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer” ~ Rick Sanchez

You do realize there are 45 million of non citizens here legally, don't you? If there are 14 million undocumented and half of them are people who overstayed their visas, that makes roughly 7 million that come from Central America. Like I said, you have never seen them, they won't take your jobs and you will never even know they live in the US.





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Go down to Fellsmere and call yourself the fucking liar that you are!

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I see them all the time and I've friends with a bunch too. I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about you 'outraged over everything' idiots.

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I have SEVERAL that I know!

SOOOO....that proves you wrong AGAIN!

LOSER!

ASSHOLE!

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Take heart everyone. This will prove to be only the first of many disasters that we will see under Biden. The potential one that I am most worried about is China attacking Taiwan. They wouldn't do that with Trump in office and they know that we will most likely replace Harris with someone with a spine and a brain in 2024. So now is their sweet spot. They might try to wait until Harris moves up though.

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It already happened under Trump and he swept it under the rug.

Cotton is a twat. Who cares what that twat has to say....



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nobodyelse aligned with the insurrectionist trash and whining about the same old $hit. (note "figures" from 2019 so a couple years into Qrump admin)

Not sure where his $hit stats come from but it was designed to get his orange blood pulsing.

Feb 2020--37k illegals, Feb 2021 100K illegals, maybe a trend queercreep!!!

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You in fact are the twat.

LOSER!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
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When Coleslaw has no actual response for the actions of his prog commie demoshit people...

He lies and invents absurd bullshit responses.

Hey COLESLAW....thats 729% of the locations LEGAL capacity!

GOT THAT

ASSHOLE

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-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
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Hey COLESLAW....thats 729% of the locations LEGAL capacity!

I don't care. The issue will be solved before too long. It's called competence.

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Hell no it won't!

IDIOT!

You seriously are extremely STUPID!

http://www.foxnews.com/politic...ndocumented-immigrants

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Fox "News," the Patriot Post, Tucker Carlson, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Bore. Snooze. Yawn.

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House passes legislation to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants
The vote to legalize "dreamers" was 228-197, with nine Republicans joining all the Democrats in support
By Marisa Schultz

White House limits media contact with Border Patrol amid migrant surge

The House of Representatives Thursday passed immigration bills that would protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and offer them a pathway to stay in the United States permanently.

The House approved the Dream and Promise Act, which would help more than 3 million so-called "Dreamers" and others gain legal status and a chance for citizenship, according to a Democratic aide.

The vote was 228-197, with nine Republicans joining all the Democrats in support. Seven Republicans joined Democrats the last time the issue was considered in 2019.

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, also passed Thursday by a 247 to 174 vote, with 30 Republicans voting for it and one Democrat voted against. It would help another 1 million immigrant agriculture workers and their families stay legally in the United States.

President Biden, who backed both bills, urged Congress to not stop there and to continue to work toward passing comprehensive immigration reform to create a pathway for citizenship for all the 11 million undocumented immigrants Democrats estimate are living in the United States.

WHITE HOUSE OFFERS SUPPORT FOR DEM BACKED IMMIGRATION BILLS THAT INCLUDE CITIZENSHIP PATH, AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE

"Americans recognize that our nation is enriched by the contributions of immigrants," Biden's Office of Management and Budget said in a statement of support Thursday. The legislation is a "critical milestone toward much-needed relief for the millions of undocumented individuals who call the United States home."

But Republican leaders panned the Dreamer legislation as an "amnesty" program that will further serve as a "magnet" for undocumented immigrants to flood the Southern border. Republicans have been hitting Biden hard for the surge of migrants that is on pace to reach a 20-year high.

"When you have a crisis at the border, the last thing you should do is make it worse," said GOP Whip Steve Scalie, R-La., who whipped members to vote "no." "That's what this bill does."

The farmworker bill to help undocumented agriculture workers, their spouses, and minor children earn legal status had more bipartisan support. Republicans view the bill as a way to stabilize the farming workforce and also phase in a mandatory nationwide E-verify system for all agricultural employment.

On July 22, 2013, a group of "Dreamers" marched to the U.S. port of entry in Nogales, Mexico, where they requested humanitarian parole.
On July 22, 2013, a group of "Dreamers" marched to the U.S. port of entry in Nogales, Mexico, where they requested humanitarian parole. (AP2013)

"This bill is not about what is happening on the border," Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, said in support of the measure. "This bill is not amnesty. It does not grant anybody amnesty. It allows individuals to get right with the law and to become legal [workers] in the United States. It's about providing a stable legal workforce for the people who put food on our table."

The Dream Act legislation netted GOP support in the past, but the immigration debate has turned more toxic lately, with Republicans blaming Biden's rhetoric and executive orders for the big uptick of migrants at the border.

Republicans argued that Congres should be focused now on border security and not granting "amnesty" that could serve as a further incentive for migrant children to make the dangerous trek to the United States.

"We're way beyond the debate over whether this is a border crisis," said Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif. "The question now is whether we have a border at all.

But Democrats said granting a pathway to citizenship is morally right for the Dreamers who came to the United States illegally as children and in some cases have no recollection whatsoever of their birth country.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., chairman of the House Hispanic Caucus, and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., discusses the upcoming vote on the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, a bill to help reform the immigration system, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., chairman of the House Hispanic Caucus, and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., discusses the upcoming vote on the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, a bill to help reform the immigration system, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press)

"Each Dreamer has a unique story," said Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif, who authored the legislation. "They all exemplify American values and a deep love for the only nation they call home."

The Dream Act legislation grants the young immigrants conditional permanent resident status for 10 years and cancels removal proceedings if they pass a background check, pay fees and graduate from high school.

They're eligible for full green card status if they meet more requirements such as a college degree, military service or three years of employment.

The legislation allows Dreamers to access federal financial aid and removes penalties on states that grant in-state tuition to undocumented students.

The Dream Act also protects individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) from deportation and provides an opportunity for lawful permanent resident status.

The Dream Act and farmworker bills now head to the Senate where they would need 60 votes to advance.

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Dreamers getting a home!

The asshole Trump will use them as cheap labor, but deny them the deal established by the US government. Good riddance you nasty, worthless piece of shit.

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ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE JUST THAT....FUCKING ILLEGAL!

FUCK YOU COLESLAW AND THAT POS FAKE 'president' YOU FRAUDED INTO OFFICE!

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Didn't you just argue for two days that people are free to pass through the border?



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....THATS ILLEGAL!

FUCKING ASSHOLE!

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You said we have open borders, like those between the states, did you not?



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