{"id":2126414,"date":"2023-12-15T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-chastises-ruben-gallegos-concern-over-border-completely-reversed-himself\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:43:08","slug":"kari-lake-chastises-ruben-gallegos-concern-over-border-completely-reversed-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-chastises-ruben-gallegos-concern-over-border-completely-reversed-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake chastises Ruben Gallego&#8217;s concern over border: &#8216;Completely reversed himself&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fkari-lake-chastises-ruben-gallegos-concern-over-border-completely-reversed-himself%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=2126414&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>Arizona Senate Candidate Kari Lake Slams Rep. Ruben Gallego \u200bOver Border Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Republican candidate for \u2063the Arizona\u2062 Senate, Kari \u2062Lake, didn&#8217;t hold back in criticizing Democratic Representative Ruben\u200c Gallego\u2062 for \u2064his recent stance on the border crisis. \u200bLake called \u2062out Gallego&#8217;s &#8220;politically convenient&#8221; decision to call out the Biden administration, despite previously denying the legitimacy of the crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ruben Gallego \u2063didn\u2019t support extending Title \u200b42, refused to fund\u2064 Trump\u2019s border wall, \u2063threatened ICE agents for carrying out deportations, and is on record\u200d saying the invasion happening along our southern border isn\u2019t\u200d a national emergency. Now that it\u2019s politically convenient for him, he\u2019s completely reversed\u200d himself,&#8221; Lake said in\u200c a statement to the Washington Examiner \u2062Friday\u200d afternoon. &#8220;Expecting Gallego to\u2064 handle our \u2064border\u2063 crisis \u2064is like asking the arsonist to put out\u200c his fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Gallego&#8217;s Change of Heart<\/h3>\n<p>The day before, Gallego made a\u2062 strong\u200c statement directed \u200dat President Joe Biden, urging the White House to declare a national emergency at the\u2062 southern border. The Tucson area in \u200bArizona has been experiencing a significant influx of immigrants\u2064 entering illegally, with\u200d over 17,500\u2062 arrests in a single \u2062week.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego demanded that Biden reimburse state and local governments for the expenses incurred in providing emergency, safety, and public health services \u200dto the released immigrants.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said all along,\u200d the crisis at our southern border requires a \u200bfederal \u2064response, especially after Title 42 was hastily \u200blifted,&#8221; Gallego \u2062said in a statement Thursday.\u200b &#8220;An emergency\u2064 declaration is needed to manage the \u200dhumanitarian and security needs along Arizona\u2019s border. Our state,\u200c especially border communities and \u2063local\u200d law enforcement, should \u200bnot be left to respond to this surge alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By \u200dFriday afternoon, Governor \u200bKatie Hobbs announced the activation \u2063of the state National\u2062 Guard to be deployed\u200c to the\u200c Mexico\u2062 border, highlighting the \u200cseverity of the situation in Tucson.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson\u2062 for\u2063 the National Republican Senatorial Committee dismissed Gallego&#8217;s change of stance as insincere.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRuben Gallego called the border wall \u2063\u2018stupid,\u2019\u200d claimed there is no emergency at the southern border, and \u200bopenly mocked Republicans \u200dfor calling attention to the humanitarian crisis at \u200cthe border,&#8221; NRSC spokesman Tate \u2064Mitchell wrote in a text message. &#8220;He\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-new-plan-to-destroy-american-sovereignty-using-fake-refugees\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s New Plan to Destroy American Sovereignty Using Fake Refugees\">open-borders radical<\/a> \u2062in every sense\u2062 of the word, and no\u2062 amount of \u200belection \u2062season flip-flopping will change that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a 2017\u2063 op-ed, Gallego criticized Trump&#8217;s proposed\u200b border wall, stating that\u2062 it would not address the real issue of visa overstays\u200b and calling it a waste of money. He \u200dalso threatened consequences for federal government employees enforcing Trump&#8217;s orders that resulted in U.S. Latinos being denied passports\u2063 due to alleged fake \u2063birth \u2064certificates.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2019,\u200d as the number of illegal immigrants arrested at the border continued to rise, Gallego opposed Trump&#8217;s\u2064 proposal for a &#8220;national emergency&#8221; to\u200c bypass Congress \u200dand proceed with border wall \u200dconstruction.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There is no &#8216;national emergency&#8217; coming from the \u2064border,&#8221;\u200b Gallego posted on\u200d X, formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;The only national emergency is to our Constitution coming from the White House.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A spokesperson for Gallego&#8217;s\u2063 campaign defended \u2062him\u2062 against Lake&#8217;s attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhile Kari Lake does nothing \u2063but \u200dfear-monger on an issue she has \u2063never \u200ceven attempted to \u2064solve, Ruben has delivered \u2064more than $93 \u200dbillion in border security funding to keep Arizonans safe \u2063and hire thousands of\u200d border patrol agents \u2014 while also working to shore up a pathway to citizenship for those hoping\u200d to achieve the American Dream,&#8221; the spokesperson wrote in a text message.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gallego is\u2063 currently running to \u2064replace Senator Kyrsten Sinema in the upcoming \u2064election, although Sinema has not yet announced whether she will seek reelection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u2064 here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u200b the clash between\u2063 Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego over the \u200cborder crisis impact the upcoming Arizona Senate election<\/h2>\n<p><span>  He border crisis a &#8216;manufactured crisis&#8217; under President Trump, and now he wants to declare a national emergency under President Biden,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;His level of hypocrisy knows no bounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Lake&#8217;s \u200dCriticism<\/h3>\n<p>Kari Lake, who is running against Gallego for the Arizona Senate seat, \u200bwas not\u2063 impressed with Gallego&#8217;s sudden change\u200b of heart. She pointed out the various instances where Gallego had previously shown little concern \u2062for\u2064 the border crisis and accused him of flip-flopping for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>Lake criticized Gallego for not \u200bsupporting the extension of Title 42, a policy that allows the expulsion of immigrants apprehended at the border due to \u200bpublic health concerns. She also mentioned Gallego&#8217;s opposition to funding President Trump&#8217;s border wall and his threatening remarks towards ICE agents. Additionally, Lake pointed out that Gallego had previously stated that the situation at the border was not a national emergency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now that it&#8217;s politically convenient for him, he&#8217;s completely reversed himself,&#8221; Lake stated. &#8220;Expecting Gallego to handle\u2064 our border\u200d crisis is like asking the arsonist to put out his fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A\u2063 Complex Issue<\/h3>\n<p>The border crisis in Arizona, particularly in the Tucson\u2062 area, is a complex issue that requires serious attention and \u200beffective \u2064solutions. The influx of illegal immigrants has put \u200da strain on state \u200dand local resources, causing concerns regarding public safety and\u2064 public health. The activation of the state National Guard highlights the urgency of the situation and the need for a coordinated response.<\/p>\n<p>While politicians may engage in \u2063political grandstanding, the reality is that \u2062the border crisis requires bipartisan collaboration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">comprehensive immigration reform<\/a>. It is important to\u2064 address the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chronic-absenteeism-skyrockets-in-minnesota-public-schools\/\" title=\"Minnesota public schools experience a significant increase in chronic absenteeism.\">underlying factors contributing<\/a> to the increase in\u200d illegal immigration, such as economic instability and violence in the immigrants&#8217; home countries. Effective border security\u200c measures, as well as fair and compassionate immigration \u2062policies, are essential in finding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sexual-consent-app-idea-draws-criticism-in-australia\/\" title=\"Sexual Consent App Idea Draws Criticism In Australia\">long-term solution<\/a> to this \u2063crisis.<\/p>\n<h3>Election Implications<\/h3>\n<p>The clash between Kari Lake and \u2063Ruben Gallego over the border crisis has significant implications for the \u200bupcoming Arizona Senate \u2064election. The issue\u2063 of immigration and border security is of utmost importance to Arizonans, and \u2063voters will be closely\u2064 watching how candidates address this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Lake&#8217;s criticism \u2063of Gallego&#8217;s previous positions and \u200dher portrayal \u200dof him as unreliable on border issues may resonate \u200bwith voters who prioritize\u2064 strong immigration policies. On the other\u2062 hand, \u2064Gallego&#8217;s change of stance and his call for a national emergency declaration \u200bmay \u2063attract voters concerned about the immediate needs and impact \u2064of the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it is\u2063 up to the voters \u2064to decide which candidate&#8217;s approach to the border \u200ccrisis aligns with\u2063 their values and priorities.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The border crisis in Arizona is a pressing issue that demands sincere and effective action. The clash\u2062 between Arizona Senate candidate \u200dKari Lake and Representative\u200b Ruben\u200c Gallego over this crisis highlights the political divisions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-co-hosts-call-for-illegal-immigrants-to-be-resettled-blame-federal-govt-for-problem\/\" title=\"'The View' hosts demand relocation of undocumented immigrants, hold federal government accountable for the issue.\">complexities surrounding immigration<\/a> and border security.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the election approaches, it is crucial for voters to examine the candidates&#8217; positions, track records, and proposed solutions to \u2063address the border crisis. Only through informed and thoughtful decision-making \u200dcan \u200bvoters\u2063 ensure that\u2063 the elected officials will\u200c work towards\u200b finding a sustainable and humane resolution to this challenging situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Senate candidate, Republican Kari Lake, chastised Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) over his &#8220;politically convenient&#8221; decision to call out the Biden administration over the border crisis despite denying its legitimacy until recently. &#8220;Ruben Gallego didn\u2019t support extending Title 42, refused to fund Trump\u2019s border wall, threatened ICE agents for carrying out deportations, and is on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2126415,"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-2126414","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\/2126414","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=2126414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2126415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2126414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2126414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2126414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}