Poverty is spreading via American communities and cities as a result of the White Home permits thousands and thousands of unlawful migrants to flood via U.S. society, Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX), mentioned throughout an immigration listening to on Tuesday.
“This administration selected Day One … they had been going to cease constructing the partitions … going to finish Stay in Mexico and we’re going to launch,” Hunt instructed a dramatic listening to on the Home’s judiciary committee on Might 23.
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) speaks at an occasion celebrating 100 days of Home Republican rule on the Capitol Constructing April 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Picture by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)
“For the Democrats, migrants jumped to the highest of the [priority] listing whereas Individuals are constantly left behind … Let me present you a real-life humanitarian disaster,” Hunt mentioned. He continued whereas pictures of U.S. cities had been displayed behind him:
American cities have been crumbling lengthy earlier than President Biden opened the border — and now that each city that we all know of — together with New York Metropolis — is a border city, it’s about to worsen.
That is Philadelphia. These will not be unlawful immigrants. They’re Americans at the moment dwelling in abject poverty, and this case is about to worsen.
Greetings from Gary, Indiana. Or is that Japanese Ukraine? Laborious to say, however I can assure you that if this had been Japanese Ukraine, the federal government can be printing as a lot cash as attainable to assist them — however not our personal Americans. Not so good for the folks of Gary, Indiana, and this isn’t the Dustbowl or the Nice Melancholy. That is yesterday, and our scenario is about to worsen.
It’s been three months since a prepare derailment in East Palestine and the folks of East Palestine don’t have the required assets to rebuild, and the group can’t even drink clear water right now. And like Philadelphia, Gary, Indiana, East Palestine, Ohio, was part of the Forgotten America the Individuals left behind as Democrats present the American dream to unlawful aliens and to not our fellow veterans.
I’ve acquired information for you. It’s going to proceed to worsen.
Now we have San Mateo, California — California’s fifteenth congressional district. If a few of my colleagues would spend extra time of their districts as a substitute of contained in the Beltway, they are going to see the destruction that their insurance policies are inflicting their very own districts and their very own cities and maybe then, they’d have a special place on the southern border…
However wait, there’s extra. That is Redwood Metropolis, California. Or is it Tent Metropolis, California? Does this appear like a rustic that’s thriving? Does this appear like a rustic that’s outfitted to deal with an enormous inflow of thousands and thousands extra [migrants] into this nation illegally? I believe not. The scenario is just going to worsen.
“That is the loss of life of the American dream … and it ends in abject poverty and despair for Individuals,” Hunt mentioned.
Extraction Migration
The federal authorities has lengthy operated an unpopular financial coverage of Extraction Migration. This colonialism-like coverage extracts huge quantities of human assets from needy international locations, reduces useful commerce, and makes use of the imported staff, renters, and shoppers to develop Wall Avenue and the economic system.
The migrant influx has efficiently pressured down Individuals’ wages and likewise boosted rents and housing costs. The influx has additionally pushed many native-born Individuals out of careers in a broad selection of enterprise sectors and contributed to the rising loss of life price of poor Individuals.
The deadly coverage additionally sucks jobs and wealth from heartland states by subsidizing coastal buyers with a flood of low-wage staff, high-occupancy renters, and government-aided shoppers.
The inhabitants influx additionally reduces the political clout of native-born Individuals as a result of the inhabitants substitute permits elites to divorce themselves from the wants and pursuits of unusual Individuals.
Migration — and particularly labor migration — is unpopular amongst swing voters. A 54 p.c majority of Individuals say Biden is permitting a southern border invasion, in line with an August 2022 ballot commissioned by the left-of-center Nationwide Public Radio (NPR). The 54 p.c “Invasion” majority included 76 p.c of Republicans, 46 p.c of independents, and even 40 p.c of Democrats.
