Beto O'Rourke: Biden 'really failing us' on the border, asylum

[Polybius]

Former Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke rebuked President Biden’s handling of asylum policy, saying the administration’s actions are not living up to his 2020 campaign promises.

O’Rourke told a panel convened Thursday by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics that he was inspired by Biden’s 2020 messaging in contrast with the Trump administration’s border policies.

“When Joe Biden was running in 2020, he ran with such incredible moral clarity on this issue: ‘We will no longer put kids in cages because they’re not animals, we will no longer tear babies from the breasts of their mothers,’ literally what Trump was doing in his family separation policy,” O’Rourke said.

“‘We’re going to restore the soul of America, and we’re going to live up to our promise.’ Man, that was inspiring to me. I needed to hear that, living on the border and as someone who really cares about that."

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Never really was on the Beto bandwagon...

[MOMFUDSKI]

1. That's

not good.

[Kingofalldems]

18. Ooh--there is a 0% chance his statement will alarm me.

[LenaBaby61]

2. I suppose shipping them to blue states are okay, huh Beto?

The GQP US Taliban Putin-loving shipping migrants to BLUE States Party is NOT exactly working either Beto, nor is their not working to make comprehensive immigration a thing, as they want to hold onto illegal immigration coming across the border by the trillions as their wedge issue, because forcing abortions onto raped woman who are impregnated by rapists and forcing an 11 year old to have her father's incest baby a thing. It's just plain filthy--even in states where normal Republicans live, like in Kansas, kentucky and Ohio.

Go back to your nap Beto,Toodles 😴

(You know that the GQP in your state stole the Senate from you, right? You have other issues yyou should have worried about).

[Polybius]

10. Stole the Senate from Beto?

How so? You don't think Ted Cruz legitimately beat him in 2018?

[In It to Win It]

3. So he's not a fan of the asylum policy that Biden is trying to implement so what are the suggestions?

[Polybius]

15. I'm trying to find that out myself

Is he saying that Biden is too liberal, or too conservative on the issue? Not sure if Beto wants to build a wall or let more people in, he wasn't clear.

[In It to Win It]

16. I know there is a policy that Biden wanted to implement

that put more restrictions on asylum, that would block the eligibility of a lot of people. This policy is similar to one of the Trump-era policy. That policy is blocked per an order by a federal judge. My understanding is that Beto is being critical of that policy. It seems like he's advocating to make it easier to let people in, and he's unsatisfied that the administration is making it harder.

I guess Joe Biden can't win. He's either too soft on immigration or too hard, and nothing in between.

[Autumn]

4. I like Beto, didn't support him because he lost 3 elections in Texas but he's right when he said that Biden

needs

"Something bold, something big, something that matches the rhetoric that he used in 2020 and inspires voters in 2024 is what’s needed right now.”

[2naSalit]

6. And much of what he's put forth...

Has been stunted or stopped by courts and members of BP and other agencies with numerous rogue officers.

When you look at what is actually happening on the ground, you see that it is a system infested with some of the worst elements of our uniformed services. You can make all the rules and proposed changes you can but if the folks on the ground are against you and they can do much of their stuff unseen, things aren't going to pan out as planned.

[Autumn]

11. Perhaps a thorough house cleaning is in order. nt

[2naSalit]

13. No perhaps about it.

BP and Customs have been dirty for as long as i can remember. A house cleaning and possible reorganization are long overdue. Many of them are dead certain that they are above the law.

[Autumn]

14. More and more it's proven that some people ARE above the law. nt

[Srkdqltr]

7. Really, I know Biden has been off to a resort recreating and having a good time.

Seems like if Biden isn't directly addressing your favorite hobby horse in public, out loud, in triplicate he isn't doing anything.

How ungrateful can people be.

[Autumn]

12. It's how elections work. Excuses do not get votes nor do they win elections. nt

[Attilatheblond]

8. What are Betos suggestions for policy to help refugees when GOP legislators will not cooperate?

I like the guy, but he is not helping by expecting Biden to be both POTUS and US Congress. It just doesn't work that way.

[snowybirdie]

9. Thats exactly

Why Biden needs another term. So many problems at once need more time to resolve. Beto seems to be out of work, perhaps he could lead a plan to fix immigration? The more he bitches, the more that hurts Biden methinks.

[LiberalFighter]

17. Some just ignore what is happening.