Kennedy to Mayorkas: ‘Either You Are Not Qualified to Manage the Costco Food Court or You Believe in Open Borders’

Kennedy Mr Secretary and ░░░░░░░░ Secretary thank you for ░░░░░░░░ here today Secretary Mayorkas ░░░░░░░░ President Biden has been ░░░░░░░░ and since you had ░░░░░░░░ secretary how many members ░░░░░░░░ Hamas have come into ░░░░░░░░ country across the southern ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Senator I m ░░░░░░░░ aware of a member ░░░░░░░░ Hamas crossing the border ░░░░░░░░ Have you stopped a ░░░░░░░░ of Hamas from coming ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Senator I am ░░░░░░░░ aware of a member ░░░░░░░░ Hamas being encountered at ░░░░░░░░ southern border Kennedy Have ░░░░░░░░ vetted all the people ░░░░░░░░ have all of the ░░░░░░░░ 6 8 4 million ░░░░░░░░ who have come into ░░░░░░░░ country illegally MAYORKAS Senator ░░░░░░░░ and I have spoken ░░░░░░░░ this before As you ░░░░░░░░ we screen and vet ░░░░░░░░ whom we Kennedy Have ░░░░░░░░ vetted all of them ░░░░░░░░ Senator as you know ░░░░░░░░ screen and vet individuals ░░░░░░░░ we encounter at our ░░░░░░░░ You haven t vetted ░░░░░░░░ of them have you ░░░░░░░░ Senator as I said ░░░░░░░░ screen and vet individuals ░░░░░░░░ we encounter Kennedy OK ░░░░░░░░ at our border Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ right I want to ░░░░░░░░ on because with respect ░░░░░░░░ Secretary to quote a ░░░░░░░░ official in my state ░░░░░░░░ takes you an hour ░░░░░░░░ a half to watch ░░░░░░░░ minutes and you try ░░░░░░░░ filibuster us and use ░░░░░░░░ time What is the ░░░░░░░░ third country policy MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ a safe third country ░░░░░░░░ is a policy that ░░░░░░░░ as follows that when ░░░░░░░░ individuals fleeing their country ░░░░░░░░ origin by reason of ░░░░░░░░ of persecution and they ░░░░░░░░ a nother country that ░░░░░░░░ provide them safety from ░░░░░░░░ fear then they may ░░░░░░░░ qualify for humanitarian relief ░░░░░░░░ their ultimate country of ░░░░░░░░ because they have to ░░░░░░░░ OK Let me stop ░░░░░░░░ because you re watching ░░░░░░░░ minutes again MAYORKAS Well ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy A safe third ░░░░░░░░ policy you can tell ░░░░░░░░ if I misunderstand this ░░░░░░░░ safe third country policy ░░░░░░░░ America has joined the ░░░░░░░░ N treaty that says ░░░░░░░░ you re being persecuted ░░░░░░░░ or for race or ░░░░░░░░ for religion in your ░░░░░░░░ country you can seek ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ this is the safe ░░░░░░░░ country part You have ░░░░░░░░ seek that asylum in ░░░░░░░░ first safe third country ░░░░░░░░ you enter Is that ░░░░░░░░ correct MAYORKAS Of the ░░░░░░░░ third country policy Are ░░░░░░░░ asking me is that ░░░░░░░░ correct Kennedy Yes I ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Yes but let ░░░░░░░░ let me also just ░░░░░░░░ OK Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this Mr Secretary Safe ░░░░░░░░ country policies have been ░░░░░░░░ for over 40 years ░░░░░░░░ t they MAYORKAS I ░░░░░░░░ t know that the ░░░░░░░░ They started in the ░░░░░░░░ in of all places ░░░░░░░░ didn t they MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ don t know senator ░░░░░░░░ And U K has ░░░░░░░░ safe third country policy ░░░░░░░░ t it MAYORKAS Senator ░░░░░░░░ the U K is ░░░░░░░░ in addressing its immigration ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy Spain has a ░░░░░░░░ third country policy doesn ░░░░░░░░ it MAYORKAS Senator if ░░░░░░░░ if you know the ░░░░░░░░ to the question I ░░░░░░░░ not sure why you ░░░░░░░░ posing it to me ░░░░░░░░ Greece has a safe ░░░░░░░░ country policy doesn t ░░░░░░░░ I m because I ░░░░░░░░ to know if you ░░░░░░░░ You don t even ░░░░░░░░ how many people are ░░░░░░░░ into our country MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ is Kennedy Greece has ░░░░░░░░ safe third country policy ░░░░░░░░ t it MAYORKAS Senator ░░░░░░░░ I disagree with the ░░░░░░░░ that you Kennedy Understand ░░░░░░░░ does Greece have a ░░░░░░░░ third country policy MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ do not know if ░░░░░░░░ does Kennedy Canada the ░░░░░░░░ U Turkey Norway they ░░░░░░░░ all have safe third ░░░░░░░░ policies don t they ░░░░░░░░ It s interesting it ░░░░░░░░ interesting you cite Canada ░░░░░░░░ we negotiated I negotiated ░░░░░░░░ safe third country agreement ░░░░░░░░ them crosstalk Kennedy Yeah ░░░░░░░░ and and and the ░░░░░░░░ thing that President Biden ░░░░░░░░ and you did when ░░░░░░░░ when you when you ░░░░░░░░ office was abolished our ░░░░░░░░ third country policies Now ░░░░░░░░ 2023 this is Senator ░░░░░░░░ s chart How many ░░░░░░░░ percentage of the illegal ░░░░░░░░ who came across the ░░░░░░░░ border were not from ░░░░░░░░ do you know MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ I know that third ░░░░░░░░ nationals has been on ░░░░░░░░ increase the number of ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy What percentage of ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS I can certainly ░░░░░░░░ can certainly Kennedy You ░░░░░░░░ t know do you ░░░░░░░░ I can certainly Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ It s 71 percent ░░░░░░░░ are not people who ░░░░░░░░ not from Mexico So ░░░░░░░░ we had a safe ░░░░░░░░ country policy that means ░░░░░░░░ that 71 percent of ░░░░░░░░ 8 4 million people ░░░░░░░░ you have allowed to ░░░░░░░░ into our country illegally ░░░░░░░░ me be conservative and ░░░░░░░░ 6 6 million because ░░░░░░░░ 8 4 includes gotaways ░░░░░░░░ percent of the 6 ░░░░░░░░ million people that you ░░░░░░░░ allowed into our country ░░░░░░░░ would not be hurt ░░░░░░░░ any way they could ░░░░░░░░ asylum from political or ░░░░░░░░ or racial persecution but ░░░░░░░░ would have to do ░░░░░░░░ in another country more ░░░░░░░░ likely Mexico Is that ░░░░░░░░ the case MAYORKAS Senator ░░░░░░░░ is an incomplete and ░░░░░░░░ accounting of the safe ░░░░░░░░ country Kennedy And did ░░░░░░░░ say when we last ░░░░░░░░ and I proposed that ░░░░░░░░ thought it was a ░░░░░░░░ policy MAYORKAS Senator let ░░░░░░░░ share with you a ░░░░░░░░ to a third safe ░░░░░░░░ country agreement And that ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy No I m ░░░░░░░░ almost out of time ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ let you filibuster Mr ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Well senator I ░░░░░░░░ have to say that ░░░░░░░░ Minutes Kennedy I m ░░░░░░░░ not going to let ░░░░░░░░ do it CHAIR Senator ░░░░░░░░ if he can respond ░░░░░░░░ re out of time ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ No I m I ░░░░░░░░ it s my time ░░░░░░░░ Chair And I m ░░░░░░░░ to use it the ░░░░░░░░ I want CHAIR Your ░░░░░░░░ your time has expired ░░░░░░░░ Here here s here ░░░░░░░░ well you let others ░░░░░░░░ on Here s what ░░░░░░░░ think Mr Secretary I ░░░░░░░░ you re a smart ░░░░░░░░ Now there are only ░░░░░░░░ or two things going ░░░░░░░░ here Either you re ░░░░░░░░ qualified to manage a ░░░░░░░░ food court or you ░░░░░░░░ in open borders CHAIR ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy Kennedy And I ░░░░░░░░ it s the latter ░░░░░░░░ Senator Kennedy your time ░░░░░░░░ expired Thank you MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ would just say the ░░░░░░░░ two things Number one ░░░░░░░░ re 0 for 2 ░░░░░░░░ that You re inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ both respects number one ░░░░░░░░ I d like the ░░░░░░░░ to reflect that 60 ░░░░░░░░ is not 45 minutes ░░░░░░░░ I can t seem ░░░░░░░░ answer a question without ░░░░░░░░ interrupted I just wanted ░░░░░░░░ make that comment Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ if you would answer ░░░░░░░░ question UNKNOWN MALE Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Madam Chair Appreciate ░░░░░░░░ recognition.”