Posted on 06/30/2019 11:15:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) must have missed the memo that he's running for President of the United States. O'Rourke, for whatever reason, is campaigning in Mexico. Again, did he not know he's running for President of the United States and not President of Mexico?
According to the Associated Press, O'Rourke plants to head to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to meet with so-called asylum seekers who must wait in Mexico while their application is processed. Ciudad Juarez sits right across the Rio Grande River from El Paso, O'Rourke's hometown.
The goal of the trip, according to O'Rourke's campaign, is to meet with “individuals and families directly impacted by Donald Trump’s cruel and inhumane policies" and “shed light on the desperate circumstances those who are seeking asylum and refuge are fleeing, and the conditions these families and individuals are forced to endure when they’ve been turned away from our borders.”
O'Rourke is supposed to meet with illegal aliens, primarily from the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, CNN reported.
"In all of the debate around immigration, we can't forget who it impacts most: the people traveling thousands of miles, fleeing the worst kind of violence and oppression," O'Rourke said in a statement. "Turning away refugees, families and asylum seekers is not who we are as a country. But as long as Donald Trump is president -- it will be."
Team Beto also plans to hold a "Rally for the Children" outside of the Border Patrol Station in Clint, Texas.
Here's how the event is being billed on his campaign website:
Join Beto to speak out against the cruel, dangerous and inhumane treatment of immigrant children being held at the Clint Border Patrol station as a direct result of Donald Trump’s policies.
The conditions reported at the Clint Border Patrol station housing migrant children are so unsafe and unsanitary that it’s been declared a “public health emergency.” These children deserve respect, dignity, and humane living conditions. Moving them out of these facilities quickly, providing them adequate shelter and support, and uniting them with family members immediately should be this administration’s top priority.
Last year, on Father’s Day, Beto led a march to raise awareness about the mistreatment and detention of children at the Tornillo facility in El Paso who had been separated from their families. He continued to return to the camp until all of the children were successfully released and the facility was shut down.
Folks should be prepared for the heat - please bring water, a hat, and dress for the weather.
O'Rourke has positioned himself as the "expert" on immigration issues because of his experience growing up right along the United States-Mexico border. Instead of enforcing our immigration laws, O'Rourke, however, wants illegal aliens currently in the country to have a "pathway to citizenship." The Democratic hopeful's immigration proposal includes sending $5 billion to improve conditions in the Northern Triangle and deploying thousands of lawyers to the southern border to help process asylum cases.
This is one of the greatest examples of political pandering. O'Rourke is running for President of the United States, not Mexico. Yes, it's important to get an idea of what's taking place on our southern border. Yes, it's important to hear what our Border Patrol agents and those on the front line have to say. But what's ridiculous is a presidential candidate meeting with those who knowingly break our law to see how he could help those people, should he secure the nomination, and ultimately, the White House.
Talk about divided loyalty.
Looks like Bobby drives like Ted
“Well, That’s Different: Beto Is Campaigning For POTUS...In Mexico”
well, given that he can’t attract more than a couple of dozens folks as his “rallies” these days, he might as well see if he can do better in another country ...
Drunk driving mug shot.................................... Punk rocker in print dress.
BETO SLAPPED DOWN BY THE LEFT----Left-wing activists and liberal journalists slammed and mocked “Beto” O’Rourke after he told Vanity Fair that he was “born” to run for president. The left says he "reeks of white male privilege." (Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Got news for all these media idiots, none of these DNC fascists are runnng for President of the United States.
I think they are all running for President Trump of Mexico. They certainly don’t care about the American people. We are just the cash cows
Transcripts in English? What is he saying? I shouldn’t need to get a transkation of someone wishing to lead this country.
Sounds like he is hiding his agenda.
Just shows who he considers to be most important. (Hint: It’s not US citizens.)
I think celebrities feel that they are immune from violence. Someone could see him as their path to riches. Well, getting kidnapped would make him a bigger victim than the other victims running.
He we works for the drug cartels, and Soros, obviously
There is nothing far-fetched about your comment, and that's really disturbing. They are already pushing for elimination of the electoral college - and have passed laws to accomplish this. They have already proposed increasing the number of people on the Supreme Court such that they can dilute any Republican/conservative picks. They have already ignored federal law and set up sanctuary cities. They have called for felons to be able to vote. They are encouraging illegals to vote. They have no limits. They will do whatever it takes to force their will on American citizens.
Eso es rico!
Translation... That’s Rich!
Loser.
and NO cash changed hands... right?
I have never thought his loyalty was divided. His loyalty is the same as every other Democrat candidate we heard from last week.
No surprise... Must go where the voters are...
He wants to conquer the rest of Mexico, and give each new conquest statehood? Watch out, he lives in Texas.
This collusion needs to be investigated.
The next sound you hear will be the barely perceptible rustle of another few million African-American voters shifting to the right as they realize who is looking out for their jobs, and who has decided they are demographically insignificant.
“Now come along Mr. O’Rourke. It’s time to go home. Don’t go bothering these nice people.”
(”He gets like this sometimes. Gets a little confused and wanders off. Thinks he’s actually hispanic. Likes to be called “Beto”. Even starts talking in Spanish sometimes. Oh, he’s quite harmless.”)
“Now, now Mr. O’Rourke, er “Beto”, get off that skateboard before you hurt yourself!”
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