{"id":2175671,"date":"2024-02-13T20:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T01:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-calls-abbott-a-human-trafficker-as-democratic-cities-reel-from-immigrant-influx\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T20:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T01:43:02","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-calls-abbott-a-human-trafficker-as-democratic-cities-reel-from-immigrant-influx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-calls-abbott-a-human-trafficker-as-democratic-cities-reel-from-immigrant-influx\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries calls Abbott a \u2018human trafficker\u2019 as Democratic cities reel from immigrant influx"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fhakeem-jeffries-calls-abbott-a-human-trafficker-as-democratic-cities-reel-from-immigrant-influx%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=2175671&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--><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) referred to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) as a \u201chuman trafficker\u201d on Tuesday, condemning him for busing illegal immigrants to Democratic cities during the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>    Jeffries acknowledged that the U.S. immigration system was \u201cbroken\u201d but claimed Abbott was an \u201cembarrassment\u201d and not helping with his tactics.<\/p>\n<p>        \u201cGov. Abbott is an embarrassment and a human trafficker. But besides his political gamesmanship, I do think it\u2019s important for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to recognize that we have a broken immigration system,\u201d Jeffries told CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper. \u201cWe do need to address the challenges at the border. And it should be done in a manner that is comprehensive and bipartisan. That will be the only way to solve this problem. \u2026 The only question is whether members of Congress on the other side of the aisle will recognize that their \u2018my way or the highway\u2019 approach is not an effective strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Jeffries added that Democrats support a \u201cstrong, secure, and humane\u201d border.<\/p>\n<p>    The comment comes after Congress stalled on its latest border security bill, which had included more than 1,500 new border personnel, 1,200 new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, 100 machines designed to detect fentanyl, and 4,300 asylum officers to process claims. However, some Republicans slammed the deal over its acceptance of 5,000 new illegal immigrants a day and its automatic work permits for the approved newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cLet me be clear: The Senate Border Bill will NOT receive a vote in the House,\u201d House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) wrote in a post on X earlier this month. \u201cHere\u2019s what the people pushing this \u2018deal\u2019 aren\u2019t telling you: It accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day and gives automatic work permits to asylum recipients \u2014 a magnet for more illegal immigration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p>    Border states such as Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico have been overwhelmed by the surge of illegal immigration. In response to the crisis, Abbott has sent thousands of immigrants to large sanctuary cities since the start of his \u201cOperation Lone Star,\u201d which aims to ease part of Texas\u2019s burden of the immigrant crisis.<\/p>\n<p>    New York City has seen the largest surge from Texas, receiving more than 150,000 new immigrants since the spring of 2022. Other cities, such as Chicago, Denver, and Washington, D.C., have also taken in thousands of asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) referred to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) as a \u201chuman trafficker\u201d on Tuesday, condemning him for busing illegal immigrants to Democratic cities during the border crisis. Jeffries acknowledged that the U.S. immigration system was \u201cbroken\u201d but claimed Abbott was an \u201cembarrassment\u201d and not helping with his tactics. \u201cGov. 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