{"id":2153076,"date":"2024-01-18T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-u-s-must-scrap-statue-of-liberty-if-border-is-secured\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:55:24","slug":"democrat-rep-u-s-must-scrap-statue-of-liberty-if-border-is-secured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-u-s-must-scrap-statue-of-liberty-if-border-is-secured\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Rep: Secure border, scrap Statue of Liberty"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdemocrat-rep-u-s-must-scrap-statue-of-liberty-if-border-is-secured%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=2153076&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>Freshman Rep. Maxwell Frost Takes\u2063 Aim at Secure\u2064 the Border Act, Suggests Scrapping Statue\u2062 of Liberty<\/h2>\n<p>Freshman Democrat Representative Maxwell Frost from Florida launched a fiery \u200battack on\u200c the Republican-led Secure the Border Act, also known as H.R. 2. In\u2062 a bold move, Frost held up his own\u200d bill, which proposed removing\u2062 the iconic Statue of Liberty from New York&#8217;s harbor,\u200b and\u200d challenged Republican lawmakers to pass it alongside their &#8220;bigoted&#8221;\u200b H.R. 2.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Freshman Democrat Rep. Max\u200d Frost: Republicans might as well \u2063take down the\u200c Statue\u200d of\u2063 Liberty if they&#8217;re going to demand\u200d a\u200b secure border! \ud83e\udd14 \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6yAHno9n7l\">pic.twitter.com\/6yAHno9n7l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1747728002530648426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My \u2062colleagues from the other side of the aisle, let&#8217;s\u200d be \u200bhonest with immigrants who deserve better than what \u200dyou&#8217;re offering them. Don&#8217;t \u200cwelcome immigrants \u2064if you plan to reject them. If you keep pushing your bigoted H.R. 2 bill,\u2063 then also \u200cpass this bill. I&#8217;ve taken\u200c the liberty of drafting it for you,&#8221; Frost announced, waving \u200dthe paper at them. &#8220;It\u200d removes the\u2062 Statue\u200b of Liberty, our largest symbol that\u200b tells \u200dpeople \u2062to come here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is who you are, \u2063removing the\u200d fabric of America,&#8221; \u2064he accused \u2063his colleagues. &#8220;So, I\u2063 want to \u2064know which Republican, who supports and \u200dvoted for H.R.2, will introduce this bill. If you&#8217;re gonna support H.R.2 and these bigoted measures, \u2064the \u2063least you can do is\u2064 not be a damn liar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Rick Scott from Florida responded to Frost&#8217;s tirade, saying, &#8220;This is the kind of serious policy\u200b debate we&#8217;ve come to expect from\u2062 @DebbieforFL&#8217;s top surrogate. Excited \u200cto hear where Debbie stands on this debate. For the record, I&#8217;m \u200cpro-border security \u2062and anti-taking down the \u200cStatue\u200b of Liberty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the kind of serious policy debate we&#8217;ve come \u2064to expect from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebbieforFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DebbieforFL<\/a>&#8216;s \u2062top\u200c surrogate.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Excited to hear where Debbie stands on this debate \ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n<p>For the record, I&#8217;m pro-border security and anti-taking down the Statue of Liberty. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9EaYqqsx2\">https:\/\/t.co\/b9EaYqqsx2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dRick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottforFlorida\/status\/1747793027706302912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s only one party in this country that\u2064 wants to tear down statues, and it&#8217;s not \u200bRepublicans,&#8221; Mark Hemingway added.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ \u2063APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s \u2062only one party \u200cin this country\u200b that wants \u2064to tear down statues, and it&#8217;s not Republicans. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zBTKqxHPKg\">https:\/\/t.co\/zBTKqxHPKg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1747752460188254270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite Frost&#8217;s impassioned \u2064speech, 14 members of his own\u2062 party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/14-house-democrats-vote-to-denounce-biden-admins-open-borders-policies\">voted with Republicans<\/a> \u200c on \u200dHouse Resolution 957, &#8220;Denouncing the Biden administration&#8217;s open-borders policies,\u2062 condemning the national\u2062 security and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-seems-to-suggest-it-was-right-to-violate-officer-rolfes-due-process-to-avoid-more-blm-rioting\/\" title=\"Democrat\u00a0Mayor Seems To Suggest It Was \u2018Right\u2019 To Violate Officer Rolfe\u2019s Due Process To Avoid More BLM Rioting\">public safety crisis<\/a> along the\u200c southwest border, and \u200durging President Biden to end his\u200b administration&#8217;s open-borders policies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow does Representative Frost&#8217;s proposal to \u2064remove the Statue of Liberty from its prominent position in New York&#8217;s harbor challenge the integrity of those who support border security measures?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Iberty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the Secure the Border Act has once again ignited the heated\u200b debate on immigration policies in the United States.\u200b While some argue that\u200d stronger\u2062 border security is necessary to protect the country,\u2062 others believe \u2064it goes \u2064against the principles of inclusivity and compassion that America \u2063stands for. Representative Frost&#8217;s provocative move to\u200c propose \u200cremoving\u2064 the\u2064 Statue of Liberty from its prominent position in\u2064 New York&#8217;s harbor has further \u200dadded fuel to this fiery discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dStatue of Liberty has long been seen as a symbol of hope and opportunity for immigrants coming to \u200dAmerica. The inscription\u200c on its pedestal, which reads &#8220;Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses \u2064yearning to breathe free,&#8221; embodies the values that \u2063the United \u200bStates holds \u2063dear. Representative Frost&#8217;s suggestion to scrap this iconic symbol has certainly\u2062 raised eyebrows and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-all-girls-school-announces-pause-of-policy-allowing-boys-identifying-as-girls-to-enroll\/\" title=\"Elite All-Girls School Announces \u2018Pause\u2019 Of Policy Allowing Boys Identifying As Girls To Enroll\">elicited strong reactions<\/a> from both sides of the political aisle.<\/p>\n<p>By presenting his own bill alongside H.R. 2,\u2063 Representative Frost aimed to highlight what he perceives as the contradictory nature \u2062of the Republican-led border security measures. He\u2062 accused his Republican colleagues of promoting a bigoted agenda that alienates and \u2064rejects immigrants while simultaneously claiming\u200d to uphold American values. Frost&#8217;s bold statement challenges the \u2064integrity of those who support \u200bH.R. 2, \u2064questioning their commitment to the principles upon which the nation was founded.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that Frost&#8217;s proposal \u200bto remove the Statue of Liberty lacks nuance and fails to address the \u200ccomplexity of immigration issues. While\u2062 his intention may be \u200bto draw attention to the potential consequences of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-line-conservatives-line-up-to-oppose-stopgap-funding-deal-making-passage-difficult\/\" title=\"Conservative hard-liners unite against funding deal, hindering its passage.\">strict border security measures<\/a>, many argue that it is an exaggeration that detracts from the substantive debate that should be taking place. Instead of advocating \u2063for the removal of esteemed symbols, they\u200d argue that a more productive approach would be to focus on comprehensive immigration reform that addresses \u2063both border\u200d security concerns and the treatment\u200c of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062exchange between Representative Frost and Senator Scott\u2064 highlights the deep \u200ddivide between the two parties on this issue. Senator Scott&#8217;s response suggests a commitment to border security while also affirming his support for the Statue of \u200cLiberty as a symbol\u2063 of American ideals. This ideological clash underscores the challenges faced\u200c in finding a solution that strikes a balance between national security \u200band\u200b compassion towards immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate\u200b rages on, it is evident that the issue of immigration will continue to be deeply divisive in American politics. The proposals put forth by\u2063 Representative \u200cFrost and the responses they have garnered demonstrate the \u200dpassion and strong \u200bconvictions held by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. \u200bUltimately,\u200d it is \u2062essential for\u200d policymakers to engage in constructive dialogue that respects differing \u200bperspectives and \u2062seeks \u2063comprehensive solutions to address the\u2064 complex issues \u200bsurrounding immigration\u2063 in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome of this controversial proposal, it is clear that the \u200ddebate over immigration policies will \u2063continue to shape \u2064the future of the \u2062nation. How America chooses to secure its borders\u200d and treat its immigrants will define its identity and reflect its values in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freshman Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) criticized the Republican-led Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2), arguing that supporting border security should mean supporting the removal of the Statue of Liberty. 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