Dem Rep. Juan Vargas: ‘Absolute Nonsense’ There’s a Crisis on the Border; ‘It’s Basically Paradise’ in San Diego

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEMON Now ░░░░░░░░ s turn to another ░░░░░░░░ from the region His ░░░░░░░░ California shares just over ░░░░░░░░ miles of U S ░░░░░░░░ with Mexico All of ░░░░░░░░ falls within California s ░░░░░░░░ congressional district which starts ░░░░░░░░ the southern edge of ░░░░░░░░ Diego extending all the ░░░░░░░░ to Arizona Congressman Juan ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat has represented ░░░░░░░░ district for the past ░░░░░░░░ years and he joins ░░░░░░░░ now Congressman I m ░░░░░░░░ happy to have you ░░░░░░░░ as well Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much You doing okay ░░░░░░░░ I m doing great ░░░░░░░░ you LEMON So the ░░░░░░░░ claimed that law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ requested some 5 7 ░░░░░░░░ for the wall He ░░░░░░░░ claimed claimed that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ it to be a ░░░░░░░░ barrier instead of a ░░░░░░░░ wall Is that true ░░░░░░░░ No it s not ░░░░░░░░ at all In fact ░░░░░░░░ s interesting listening to ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric I live ░░░░░░░░ the border about a ░░░░░░░░ over 10 miles from ░░░░░░░░ border It s San ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ paradise It s one ░░░░░░░░ the safest places in ░░░░░░░░ country And the notion ░░░░░░░░ we have a crisis ░░░░░░░░ a security crisis is ░░░░░░░░ nonsense We do have ░░░░░░░░ crisis of sewage I ░░░░░░░░ tell you that for ░░░░░░░░ fact I mean if ░░░░░░░░ want to invest a ░░░░░░░░ of money 5 7 ░░░░░░░░ let s fix all ░░░░░░░░ sewage issues Let s ░░░░░░░░ all the environmental issues ░░░░░░░░ the notion that somehow ░░░░░░░░ re insecure I mean ░░░░░░░░ have two daughters I ░░░░░░░░ a wife you know ░░░░░░░░ come to D C ░░░░░░░░ flew from San Diego ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ are safe They are ░░░░░░░░ in San Diego much ░░░░░░░░ than they would be ░░░░░░░░ in D C LEMON ░░░░░░░░ get the impression if ░░░░░░░░ re watching from home ░░░░░░░░ that there are hoards ░░░░░░░░ people pouring over the ░░░░░░░░ jumping over walls at ░░░░░░░░ moment What do you ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ LEMON Is that a ░░░░░░░░ assessment just from VARGAS ░░░░░░░░ That s the thing ░░░░░░░░ s kind of funny ░░░░░░░░ go to the border ░░░░░░░░ see long lines of ░░░░░░░░ waiting to come in ░░░░░░░░ that s through the ░░░░░░░░ ports of entry So ░░░░░░░░ have a problem of ░░░░░░░░ huge wait lines of ░░░░░░░░ to come in LEMON ░░░░░░░░ enough resources to handle ░░░░░░░░ VARGAS We have plenty ░░░░░░░░ resources The reality is ░░░░░░░░ have never had so ░░░░░░░░ people coming across the ░░░░░░░░ as undocumented people The ░░░░░░░░ is that it was ░░░░░░░░ in 2000 or before ░░░░░░░░ that we had a ░░░░░░░░ of people The numbers ░░░░░░░░ way down We do ░░░░░░░░ now a lot of ░░░░░░░░ people a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and women that are ░░░░░░░░ up from Central America ░░░░░░░░ ways that they re ░░░░░░░░ susceptible and I think ░░░░░░░░ need to help them ░░░░░░░░ the notion that they ░░░░░░░░ some sort of menace ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ out for them in ░░░░░░░░ Diego is absolutely ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ I mean ridiculous LEMON ░░░░░░░░ you know remember the ░░░░░░░░ the call and repeat ░░░░░░░░ s going to pay ░░░░░░░░ the wall right at ░░░░░░░░ rallies Mexico That s ░░░░░░░░ they said all along ░░░░░░░░ president And tonight he ░░░░░░░░ that a border wall ░░░░░░░░ pay for itself in ░░░░░░░░ it would be paid ░░░░░░░░ indirectly by a new ░░░░░░░░ deal But everyone in ░░░░░░░░ entire country remembers him ░░░░░░░░ that Mexico would pay ░░░░░░░░ the wall right By ░░░░░░░░ way the new trade ░░░░░░░░ nothing has been signed ░░░░░░░░ has been ear marked ░░░░░░░░ this But do you ░░░░░░░░ people remember or do ░░░░░░░░ care that he said ░░░░░░░░ was going to pay ░░░░░░░░ it VARGAS Everyone always ░░░░░░░░ that why don t ░░░░░░░░ mention that that Mexico ░░░░░░░░ pay for it And ░░░░░░░░ wall just got 10 ░░░░░░░░ higher and it was ░░░░░░░░ with a beautiful door ░░░░░░░░ will never pay for ░░░░░░░░ wall It s actually ░░░░░░░░ going to be built ░░░░░░░░ is ridiculous LEMON You ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ to be built VARGAS ░░░░░░░░ no absolutely not LEMON ░░░░░░░░ do you say that ░░░░░░░░ There is fencing already ░░░░░░░░ to be honest with ░░░░░░░░ There are places where ░░░░░░░░ already had fencing that ░░░░░░░░ made sense for some ░░░░░░░░ But now they want ░░░░░░░░ build out in areas ░░░░░░░░ make no sense at ░░░░░░░░ LEMON It s interesting ░░░░░░░░ when he talks about ░░░░░░░░ is already there there ░░░░░░░░ be areas of improvement ░░░░░░░░ could be areas that ░░░░░░░░ added but that s ░░░░░░░░ been in the works ░░░░░░░░ of that was cleared ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration wasn ░░░░░░░░ it VARGAS That s ░░░░░░░░ The notion that somehow ░░░░░░░░ re going to create ░░░░░░░░ new fence in areas ░░░░░░░░ are people are crossing ░░░░░░░░ Well that s the ░░░░░░░░ that s the desert ░░░░░░░░ s where areas where ░░░░░░░░ a fence or a ░░░░░░░░ wall would absolutely do ░░░░░░░░ good No good at ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ ever be built I ░░░░░░░░ it s fantasy This ░░░░░░░░ a political rant that ░░░░░░░░ had This was a ░░░░░░░░ rant and so he ░░░░░░░░ trying to make good ░░░░░░░░ it on the backs ░░░░░░░░ these 800 000 people ░░░░░░░░ he s taken hostage ░░░░░░░░ now a lot of ░░░░░░░░ people LEMON How far ░░░░░░░░ you think he ll ░░░░░░░░ with it VARGAS I ░░░░░░░░ t know how far ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ months or years I ░░░░░░░░ tell you that At ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ think he s going ░░░░░░░░ try to say okay ░░░░░░░░ I fixed it the ░░░░░░░░ s there Well yeah ░░░░░░░░ there is a wall ░░░░░░░░ in some areas there ░░░░░░░░ fences there but the ░░░░░░░░ is it s already ░░░░░░░░ He didn t put ░░░░░░░░ new There s a ░░░░░░░░ all right but it ░░░░░░░░ in his poor mind ░░░░░░░░ reality is there s ░░░░░░░░ crisis of things that ░░░░░░░░ keeps bringing up It ░░░░░░░░ like reality in his ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ to dance they seem ░░░░░░░░ be off in two ░░░░░░░░ sections LEMON Congressman Vargas ░░░░░░░░ loved having you Don ░░░░░░░░ be a stranger.”