{"id":268506,"date":"2023-05-06T05:54:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T05:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=268506"},"modified":"2023-05-07T07:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T07:21:34","slug":"robert-f-kennedy-jr-blasts-open-borders-not-anti-immigrant-to-oppose-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=268506","title":{"rendered":"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Blasts Open Borders: \u2018Not Anti-Immigrant\u2019 to Oppose Illegal Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John Binder \u2013 Briebart.com May 4, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is blasting open borders, saying it is \u201cnot anti-immigrant\u201d to oppose illegal immigration to the United States which comes with immense economic and social burdens that overwhelmingly fall on working and middle class Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, who announced his populist presidential campaign last month, is defending Americans against the political left\u2019s assumption that opposition to an open border equates to endorsing \u201canti-immigrant bigotry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeping criminal illegal aliens, such as four-time deported\u00a0illegal alien Francisco Oropesa Perez-Torres,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2023\/05\/02\/arrested-east-texas-deported-migrant-charged-with-four-murders-in-custody\/\">who is accused<\/a> of murdering a family of five in Texas, out of American communities ought to be a priority, Kennedy wrote in the Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/05\/02\/watch-white-house-ignores-accused-texas-killers-status-as-four-time-deported-illegal-alien\/\">Biden has ignored<\/a> Oropesa\u2019s status as a multi-deported illegal alien. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/05\/01\/bidens-dhs-chief-mayorkas-refuses-comment-four-time-deported-illegal-alien-accused-killing-five-in-texas\/\">likewise refused<\/a> to comment on the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrancisco Oropeza Perez-Torres has been arrested for the murder of 5 people including a 9-year-old boy,\u201d Kennedy wrote. \u201cTorres is a Mexican already deported 4 times. It is not anti-immigrant bigotry to demand an immigration system that keeps out criminals. In fact, letting them in stokes bigotry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Francisco Oropeza Perez-Torres has been arrested for the murder of 5 people including a 9-year-old boy. Torres is a Mexican already deported 4 times. It is not anti-immigrant bigotry to demand an immigration system that keeps out criminals. In fact, letting them in stokes\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1653835940580696064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kennedy wrote that Americans can be both \u201cpro-immigration and pro-closing the border\u201d with a focus on eliminating chaos in U.S. border towns that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/05\/03\/americans-u-s-border-towns-face-quality-life-crisis-biden-prepares-to-open-illegal-immigration-floodgates\/\">currently taking hold<\/a> as President Joe Biden\u2019s administration ends Title 42, the public health authority, on May 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now we have chaos at the border,\u201d Kennedy wrote. \u201cHuman trafficking, criminality, intolerable stress on border states like Texas. It is a humanitarian nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy noted that, as president, his \u201clong-term solution to the border crisis\u201d would be ending decades-long U.S. policies that meddle in Mexico and Central America, which he says has \u201ccreate[d] desperate conditions south of the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe War on Drugs is one,\u201d Kennedy wrote. \u201cU.S.-funded dictators, juntas, paramilitaries, and death squads. Neoliberal extraction of resources. Unpayable debts. It is inhumane and hypocritical to deny immigration while creating the conditions that drive immigration. As President, I will change these policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it possible to be pro-immigration AND pro closing the border? Yes. America should be a haven of freedom and prosperity, open to law-abiding migrants who will contribute to our society. However, immigration must proceed in an orderly, lawful manner. Right now we have chaos at\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1653817296735838211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The most crucial aspect of the immigration crisis is rarely discussed: Why are so many people so desperate in the first place to leave their homes and countries behind for an uncertain future? The answer is uncomfortable. In large part, it is U.S. policies that create desperate\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1653874047300640771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden took office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/04\/18\/ron-johnson-biden-welcomes-nearly-five-million-illegal-aliens-to-u-s-exceeding-populations-of-28-states\/\">close to five million<\/a> border crossers and illegal aliens have been welcomed to the U.S., according to estimates from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI). This is a foreign population that exceeds the populations of 28 states.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal immigration to the U.S. puts enormous pressure on working and middle class communities that are the most likely to be forced to absorb new arrivals. The pressure comes in the form of depleted wages as the labor market expands with cheaper foreign workers, higher housing costs as demand skyrockets, and strained overall public resources.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, for example, Mayor Eric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/04\/21\/eric-adams-new-york-city-is-being-destroyed-by-president-joe-bidens-migrant-crisis\/\">Adams has said<\/a> that the arrival of tens of thousands of border crossers and illegal aliens has \u201cdestroyed\u201d the city, as social systems and public resources are stretched to the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n<p>As of March, New Yorkers have been forced to subsidize nearly $820 million in economic and social costs as a result of the surge of illegal immigration to the city. Through mid-2024, New Yorkers are expected to foot a more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/02\/report-migrants-arriving-on-buses-to-cost-new-yorkers-more-than-4-billion\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\">$4 billion bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For working and middle class Americans looking for high-wage jobs with competitive benefits, illegal immigration reduces their bargaining power.<\/p>\n<p>Labor market data shows that, while Biden rapidly expands the U.S. workforce by funneling millions of border crossers, illegal aliens, foreign visa workers, and legal immigrants into jobs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/17\/analysis-foreign-workers-biden-american-workers\/\">millions of Americans<\/a> are dropping out of the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Americans unprotected from foreign labor market competition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/05\/01\/chamber-commerce-special-interest-groups-launch-lobbying-campaign-demanding-more-immigration-u-s\/\">is supported by<\/a> most multinational corporations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation\u2019s wealthiest donors, and corporate special interest groups, as the policy drives up their economic power \u2014 tilting the economy in favor of employers over employees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/05\/04\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-blasts-open-borders-not-anti-immigrant-to-oppose-illegal-immigration\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will resonate with many US voters. 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