Heritage’s Mike Howell: The Left’s Support for Open Borders Has Never Been More Clear

ASMAN The Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ to fast track construction ░░░░░░░░ a border wall so ░░░░░░░░ s now waiving certain ░░░░░░░░ contracting laws in other ░░░░░░░░ red tape to speed ░░░░░░░░ construction along 177 miles ░░░░░░░░ border wall in California ░░░░░░░░ New Mexico and Texas ░░░░░░░░ House now says the ░░░░░░░░ will allow for nearly ░░░░░░░░ more miles of wall ░░░░░░░░ be constructed this year ░░░░░░░░ the President closer to ░░░░░░░░ pledge of about 450 ░░░░░░░░ since taking office Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is The Heritage ░░░░░░░░ s Mike Howell Mike ░░░░░░░░ to see you thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here You ░░░░░░░░ for the DHS Office ░░░░░░░░ the General Counsel I ░░░░░░░░ to say January apprehensions ░░░░░░░░ the border are 36 ░░░░░░░░ that s 75 percent ░░░░░░░░ than the year before ░░░░░░░░ something is working Of ░░░░░░░░ it s more than ░░░░░░░░ the wall we re ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ border security But how ░░░░░░░░ is the wall to ░░░░░░░░ drop in apprehensions HOWELL ░░░░░░░░ wall is very important ░░░░░░░░ think in places where ░░░░░░░░ has gone up it ░░░░░░░░ been very effective Of ░░░░░░░░ as you mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ initiatives the Administration has ░░░░░░░░ have been very effective ░░░░░░░░ Specifically the Remain in ░░░░░░░░ program and the ending ░░░░░░░░ catch and release So ░░░░░░░░ folks know they can ░░░░░░░░ just illegally across the ░░░░░░░░ and stay in the ░░░░░░░░ it begins to discourage ░░░░░░░░ from making that very ░░░░░░░░ journey MARTIN Hey Mike ░░░░░░░░ s Scott Martin thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us It s ░░░░░░░░ of a little bit ░░░░░░░░ a tongue in cheek ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ receipts and things like ░░░░░░░░ or money orders How ░░░░░░░░ of the wall did ░░░░░░░░ end up paying for ░░░░░░░░ Well if you look ░░░░░░░░ the amount of cost ░░░░░░░░ to the American taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ having to pay for ░░░░░░░░ of the entitlements and ░░░░░░░░ of processing these illegal ░░░░░░░░ and all the vicious ░░░░░░░░ they commit I think ░░░░░░░░ American taxpayers wind up ░░░░░░░░ out pretty dang well ░░░░░░░░ those costs will be ░░░░░░░░ back into Central America ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ wisely invested and the ░░░░░░░░ for our security is ░░░░░░░░ worth it LI This ░░░░░░░░ program was initiated in ░░░░░░░░ with the support of ░░░░░░░░ Senate that included Joe ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ it baffle you that ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are against the ░░░░░░░░ only when Republican president ░░░░░░░░ it HOWELL I mean ░░░░░░░░ baffles me with regards ░░░░░░░░ the political environment anymore ░░░░░░░░ the President is for ░░░░░░░░ the left is against ░░░░░░░░ It is nowhere more ░░░░░░░░ than when you talk ░░░░░░░░ border security and immigration ░░░░░░░░ fact that Congress gave ░░░░░░░░ authority to the President ░░░░░░░░ the President simply is ░░░░░░░░ through and waving requirements ░░░░░░░░ actually getting it done ░░░░░░░░ it done in the ░░░░░░░░ of judicial obstruction congressional ░░░░░░░░ and all of the ░░░░░░░░ resistance going on is ░░░░░░░░ remarkable But we re ░░░░░░░░ to see that wall ░░░░░░░░ going up Border apprehensions ░░░░░░░░ down our country is ░░░░░░░░ safer despite the sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ that are harboring and ░░░░░░░░ illegal aliens ASMAN Let ░░░░░░░░ just talk about that ░░░░░░░░ a second There s ░░░░░░░░ new that came up ░░░░░░░░ that regard The Trump ░░░░░░░░ is now deploying Border ░░░░░░░░ agents to sanctuary cities ░░░░░░░░ over the country to ░░░░░░░░ ICE track down and ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants How effective ░░░░░░░░ you think this will ░░░░░░░░ HOWELL Well BORTAC Border ░░░░░░░░ Tactical Unit they are ░░░░░░░░ It s the A ░░░░░░░░ of CBP that are ░░░░░░░░ in to assist ICE ░░░░░░░░ reason they have to ░░░░░░░░ that is because sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ do not let ICE ░░░░░░░░ folks into custody when ░░░░░░░░ re in the jail ░░░░░░░░ They have to go ░░░░░░░░ them in the streets ░░░░░░░░ the community That is ░░░░░░░░ danger to everybody in ░░░░░░░░ community both the illegal ░░░░░░░░ communities and the U ░░░░░░░░ citizen communities So when ░░░░░░░░ send BORTAC it makes ░░░░░░░░ apprehensions safer for everyone ░░░░░░░░ And if I was ░░░░░░░░ illegal alien and I ░░░░░░░░ a final order of ░░░░░░░░ I would be a ░░░░░░░░ bit worried right now ░░░░░░░░ Under the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ first term there were ░░░░░░░░ of miles of fortifications ░░░░░░░░ they weren t a ░░░░░░░░ shiny wall they were ░░░░░░░░ ugly not so shiny ░░░░░░░░ but there was a ░░░░░░░░ of it 900 miles ░░░░░░░░ of dollars and more ░░░░░░░░ between 2009 and 2012 ░░░░░░░░ had ever taken place ░░░░░░░░ and have taken place ░░░░░░░░ So I m a ░░░░░░░░ bit perplexed by the ░░░░░░░░ invocation of talking points ░░░░░░░░ the part of the ░░░░░░░░ that says if Donald ░░░░░░░░ s for it the ░░░░░░░░ is against it This ░░░░░░░░ been a divisive issue ░░░░░░░░ decades in the United ░░░░░░░░ that cross cuts a ░░░░░░░░ of political affiliations and ░░░░░░░░ you seem to feel ░░░░░░░░ need to make this ░░░░░░░░ in terms of A ░░░░░░░░ President and B his ░░░░░░░░ and be the font ░░░░░░░░ would like to know ░░░░░░░░ evidence you have to ░░░░░░░░ that the wall is ░░░░░░░░ for these things HOWELL ░░░░░░░░ to unpack there More ░░░░░░░░ than in a Cheesecake ░░░░░░░░ menu But I ll ░░░░░░░░ you that it s ░░░░░░░░ a long strategy of ░░░░░░░░ left to get more ░░░░░░░░ aliens in this country ░░░░░░░░ more immigration generally so ░░░░░░░░ can get more votes ░░░░░░░░ is new they ve ░░░░░░░░ been this upfront about ░░░░░░░░ want for open borders ░░░░░░░░ talk about Obama being ░░░░░░░░ deporter in chief that ░░░░░░░░ not accurate What he ░░░░░░░░ did was turn people ░░░░░░░░ at the border while ░░░░░░░░ removals went down You ░░░░░░░░ t really getting removed ░░░░░░░░ the interior if you ░░░░░░░░ an illegal alien under ░░░░░░░░ He allowed the problem ░░░░░░░░ fester to grow and ░░░░░░░░ in collusion with the ░░░░░░░░ cities cements some of ░░░░░░░░ most awful problems in ░░░░░░░░ country.”