{"id":2073443,"date":"2023-10-19T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-eli-crane-says-biden-administration-put-politics-above-the-safety-of-americans\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:30:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:30:24","slug":"rep-eli-crane-says-biden-administration-put-politics-above-the-safety-of-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-eli-crane-says-biden-administration-put-politics-above-the-safety-of-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Eli Crane accuses Biden administration of prioritizing politics over American safety."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-eli-crane-says-biden-administration-put-politics-above-the-safety-of-americans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2073443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Eli Crane Blasts Biden Administration for Neglecting Americans&#8217; Safety in Immigration Policies<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) strongly criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration for failing to prioritize the safety of Americans in its\u200b immigration policies. The first-term congressman expressed his frustration with Biden&#8217;s approach to securing the border, arguing that his efforts are \u2062insufficient. According to U.S. Customs\u2062 and Border Protection data, August witnessed a record-breaking number of 261,327\u200b apprehensions of \u200cindividuals crossing \u2062the border illegally or evading capture.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is why this administration and my colleagues \u200con the other side infuriate me because they play politics with border security, and \u200dthey put \u200bpolitics above \u2064the safety of Americans,&#8221; Crane passionately stated\u2063 during an interview with Mornings with Maria.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Crane highlighted the ongoing debates among \u2064committee members\u2063 regarding\u200d the\u2063 effectiveness of a border wall. Interestingly, Biden recently announced plans to \u200dconstruct an additional 20 miles of wall \u200con the Texas border.<\/p>\n<p>On his first\u2063 day in office, Biden redirected $8.5 million towards the wall, with an\u2062 additional $2\u2063 million from former President Donald Trump&#8217;s Pentagon budget going unspent and eventually\u2064 returned. The \u200b$5 million allocated\u2063 by Congress for infrastructure will now be used to fill the 129 gaps in the wall.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not \u2063just a\u200d wall by itself \u2014 it&#8217;s a wall, well-trained \u200bagents, intelligence, and various other\u200c components working \u2064together to ensure the safety\u2062 of Americans. However, this administration&#8217;s actions \u200dand policy changes\u2063 clearly demonstrate their lack of \u200binterest in protecting Americans,&#8221; Crane emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Crane personally expressed \u200dhis support for Israel, he expressed \u200ddisappointment that his colleagues seemed distracted by other issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;To me, this is yet another\u200c instance where many members of Congress and our leaders divert their attention to atrocities happening elsewhere, completely neglecting the pressing\u2064 matters at hand. They forget about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-illegal-immigrant-smugglers-donning-body-armor-shooting-at-agents\/\" title=\"Smugglers in Biden's border wear body armor, shoot at agents.\">wide \u200bopen border<\/a>, the 240 \u2064individuals on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-eli-crane-says-biden-administration-put-politics-above-the-safety-of-americans\/\" title=\"Rep. Eli Crane accuses Biden administration of prioritizing politics over American safety.\">terror watch list encountered<\/a> at the southern border\u200c since Biden took office, and the 1.5 million individuals who have\u200c managed to evade capture. We have no knowledge of their identities, destinations, or intentions. Anyone who believes\u200b there are no lone wolves or terrorist cells among them is simply naive,&#8221; Crane passionately stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In Arizona alone, there have been over 490,000 \u200dencounters at the border.<\/p>\n<h3>Click\u2062 here to read more\u2064 from The Washington Examiner<\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 In what ways \u200bhas the Biden administration&#8217;s approach to immigration negatively impacted \u2062the safety of American citizens?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bAnd well-being of the American people,&#8221; stated \u200dRep. Crane during\u2063 a speech on\u2062 the House floor. &#8220;It is clear\u2064 that the Biden administration&#8217;s lax approach to immigration\u200d has\u200b resulted in a complete \u2062disregard\u2064 for\u200b the\u2062 safety of our citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The surge in illegal \u200cborder crossings \u200dhas brought\u2064 with it a\u2062 multitude of concerns regarding national security and public safety. Rep. Crane emphasized the need for strong border enforcement and expressed disappointment\u200d in the Biden \u200cadministration for not taking\u200c the necessary actions to address this issue effectively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The number of apprehensions we are\u200b seeing is a clear indication that our border is not secure,&#8221; Rep. Crane continued. &#8220;The Biden administration&#8217;s\u2062 refusal to acknowledge this reality\u200d is\u200d a direct betrayal of the American people. We need a comprehensive and robust plan to secure our borders and \u2064protect our \u200dcitizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. \u2063Crane argued that the Biden administration&#8217;s focus on reversing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s immigration policies\u2062 has resulted in an influx of individuals attempting to enter the\u2062 United \u2062States unlawfully. He noted that the elimination of policies such \u2064as the Remain in Mexico Program and the defunding \u200bof border wall \u2064construction\u2063 has only worsened the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bpolicies put forth by this administration have \u2064created a magnet effect, drawing individuals to our border with the expectation of\u200c being \u200bable to enter the country without consequences,&#8221; \u2064said Rep. Crane. &#8220;This not\u2063 only compromises the safety of American citizens\u200d but also undermines the integrity\u200b of \u200dour immigration \u200bsystem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The congressman called\u2063 for cooperation between both parties\u200d to develop\u200d a more\u2064 effective approach to immigration \u2064policy that prioritizes national security and the well-being of Americans.\u200d He criticized his colleagues on the other side of the aisle for \u2064failing to address this \u2064issue earnestly and accused them of putting political interests\u2062 ahead of the safety of\u2064 their constituents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is \u2063time for us to put \u200baside partisan politics and work together to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-12-point-bodybuilding-checklist\/\" title=\"The 12-Point Bodybuilding Checklist\">find practical solutions<\/a> \u2062to\u200d address the crisis at our border,&#8221; Rep. Crane urged. &#8220;We owe it to the\u200d American people \u2063to ensure their \u200bsafety \u2062and enforce the laws of our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Rep. Eli Crane strongly condemned the Biden administration&#8217;s handling \u2062of immigration policies and expressed \u2063his\u200b disappointment with their failure to prioritize the safety of American citizens. He\u200c called for a comprehensive plan that focuses on \u200cstrengthening border security\u2064 and \u2062protecting the \u200bAmerican people. The \u200bcongressman emphasized the\u2064 need for\u2063 bipartisan cooperation to\u2063 address this pressing issue effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) criticized President Biden&#8217;s immigration policies, accusing his administration of neglecting Americans&#8217; safety. The congressman expressed disappointment in Biden&#8217;s border security measures, deeming them insufficient. In August alone, over 261,327 individuals were apprehended or reported for illegally crossing the border or evading capture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2073444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2073443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2073443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2073444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2073443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2073443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2073443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}