Arizona Politics

Ciscomani Says Democrats Are 'Looking for Any Reason' to Oppose Trump's Border Policy

WASHINGTON–Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) discussed Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump's border policy with Cactus Politics, saying they are "looking for any reason, excuse, or opportunity to oppose what President Trump is doing, especially when it has been as successful as the border security piece."

"My God, even [Senator] Bernie Sanders (I-VT); I saw an insert of an interview where they said, 'Is there anything that you think the President has gotten right?' 'We have made a lot of progress on border security,' even Bernie Sanders said that," Rep. Ciscomani noted, adding, "You cannot deny the fact that apprehensions are down over 90% and that that has worked."

More to the point, Rep. Ciscomani continued, "Not one law has changed. We always talked about that. It is not the laws that are needed; it is the implementation of the current law and the executive orders that Biden undid when he was in [office].

Cactus Politics noted that Democrats have attempted to argue that illegal aliens being deported are denied due process, which the Arizona Congressman refuted, saying that "either way, these people have broken the law, one by coming in the way they did, and two, by breaking the law here, when they are here in this nation, by breaking other laws as well. So the people [the Trump Administration is] targeting have already been convicted of crimes, have already been found guilty of these crimes, and now they are being deported. So that is the process necessary for that."

The discussion turned to the cartels and their increasing use of drones in their border activities, where Ciscomani reminded us that "I was able to offer the content of the letter that I wrote to Homeland [Security], Defense, and the [Federal Aviation Administration]" about countering cartel drones and who has the authority to do so.

"Because we have the technology to jam the communication of the drone. We obviously have the technology to shoot it down, and we have all that, but the FAA is regulating that right now," the Arizona Congressman continued, adding, "But when it comes down to security, the Border Patrol agents do not know what kind of jurisdiction they have or authority to be able to engage with these drones that are clearly, at the very least, monitoring our activity, taking pictures, seeing what we are doing, at worst, actually transferring materials over including explosive devices. So, we need clarity on this. They do not have it," Ciscomani concluded.

Grayson Bakich

Florida born and raised, Grayson Bakich is a recent recipient of a Master’s Degree in Political Science at the University of Central Florida. His thesis examined recent trends in political polarization and how this leads into justification of violence.

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