Austin News

On July 29, 2024, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) addressed the Senate floor to critique Vice President Kamala Harris' performance as Border Czar. He attributed the administration's border policies to her leadership, resulting in increased illegal crossings and humanitarian issues.

"Over the last three and a half years, Vice President Harris has proven she has no interest – zero interest – in stopping the alarming number of people streaming across the border, and the results speak for themselves," Cornyn stated.

He further criticized what he described as "record number of illegal crossings, grave humanitarian conditions, dishonest accounting," asserting these outcomes are indicative of the Biden-Harris administration's approach. He expressed concerns that if Harris were elected President, these policies would persist.

Cornyn referenced past statements by Harris from 2018 when she was a senator: "Back in 2018, then-Senator Harris was asked if she supported the ‘Abolish ICE’ movement. You may recall, this is back when our colleagues on the left, the Democratic Party, supported ‘Defund the Police.’ She went even farther and said we ought to abolish ICE."

He also mentioned a Senate hearing where Harris compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Ku Klux Klan: "How outrageous and irresponsible is that?"

According to Cornyn, reports indicate that Vice President Harris has not communicated with either current or former heads of Border Patrol since being appointed Border Czar by President Biden. "Think about that for a minute," he urged.

Summarizing his remarks, Cornyn said: "Vice President Harris has played a key role in fueling the largest immigration crisis our country has ever seen. If she was able to accomplish that much as the Vice President and Border Czar, I hate to know what kind of damage she can inflict from the Oval Office."