O'Rourke rips Trump's 'lies' ahead of El Paso visit
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) slammed President Trump's "lies" on border security and immigration reform Saturday ahead of the president's visit to El Paso, where O'Rourke previously represented.
In a lengthy Medium post post Saturday, the Texas Democrat and potential 2020 White House contender accused the president of "racist, inflammatory rhetoric" on immigration as the Trump administration supposedly tries "to take kids from their parents, to deploy the United States Army on American soil, to continue mass deportations and to end the protection for Dreamers."
"Not only will it lead to thousands of Americans losing their farms and ranches and homes through eminent domain to build a wall despite the fact that we have the lowest level of northbound apprehensions in my lifetime; it will lead to greater suffering and death for immigrants who are pushed to more dangerous points of crossing," O'Rourke wrote in his essay.
"We can decide that we’ll get past the lies and fear, focus on the facts and human lives in our midst, and do the right thing," he continued. "The end goal is a stronger, safer, more successful country. Critical to achieving that goal is having immigration, security and bilateral policies that match reality and our values."
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/429276-orourke-rips-trumps-lies-ahead-of-el-paso-visit
https://medium.com/@BetoORourke/the-president-is-coming-to-el-paso-monday-bbd4a023c77c
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