Republican U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales from San Antonio has accused his conservatives Republicans of politicizing the border for their own benefit. He is openly challenging some of his own party’s talking points on immigration and the border.
Specifically, Gonzales says controlling the flow of migrants crossing the border to ask for asylum hurts migrants who may qualify for asylum. Instead, he favors some sort of amnesty for the millions of migrants who have entered without documents or permission. He also says a bill proposed by fellow Texas GOP congressman Chip Roy would ban asylum and hurts “innocent immigrants.”
However, the tsunami of illegal immigration must be controlled before there is any discussion of amnesty and paroling illegal aliens in the U.S. The border must be secured first, and all illegal immigration must be controlled before there is any discussion about the status of illegal aliens.
America cannot continue to bail water out of the boat until the holes are plugged.