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“This is what Trump campaigned on. There are people in the country who aren’t supposed to be here and they are doing violent things and the Democrats have not made their collection and removal a priority,” Cuomo stated. “He said he would and now he’s doing it. Do you agree?”
Bera tried to walk a fine line, insisting that Democrats did not oppose the deportation of criminals. However, his party’s actions over the past several years tell a different story. Democrat-run cities and states have repeatedly embraced sanctuary policies, shielding illegal aliens from federal authorities—even those with serious criminal convictions.
Cuomo didn’t let Bera off the hook easily. When Bera attempted to argue that Democrats supported removing violent criminals, Cuomo pressed him on why they had failed to act when they had the opportunity.
“Well, then why didn’t you do it?” Cuomo challenged.
Bera’s response was less than convincing. He scrambled to justify his party’s record, pointing to his vote against the Laken Riley Act, a bill designed to detain illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes.
“The Laken Riley Act, I think a lot of us agree with 90% of that act,” Bera said. “We just, again, the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.”
The act would require that illegal aliens charged with crimes such as shoplifting be detained rather than released back into communities. Many Democrats opposed the bill, fearing it could impact groups such as DACA recipients.
“So just an accusation to go into detention is a little bit worrisome, especially for folks like the DACA kids, the dreamers, others that are here with some legal protections,” Bera argued. “That’s why I think you saw some Democrats vote against it, but again the basic premise: if you’re a criminal, if you’re here illegally, if you have deportation orders, okay, that’s what the public voted for. We should support that.”
Cuomo refused to let Bera dodge the issue. He pointed out that illegal immigrants do not have the same legal protections as American citizens when it comes to due process. More importantly, he questioned why Democrats failed to take meaningful action when they had control of the White House and Congress.
“Representative, you know that if you’re in the country illegally and not a citizen, you have the availment of due process, but not the same way you or I do,” Cuomo stated. “And it’s not that the law’s provisions were being challenged legally, they were being challenged politically at this point.”
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Cuomo then delivered the knockout question: “And my question to you was if this is so obvious that Democrats won’t push back on it, why didn’t they do it during the Biden administration instead of promoting catch and release and sanctuary cities that are really anathema, the opposite of what’s being done?”
Bera was left with little to say, eventually admitting that the outcome of the 2024 election should have been a wake-up call for his party.
Despite attempts by some Democrats to soften their stance, the party remains firmly tied to its open-border policies. They have consistently opposed efforts to enforce immigration laws and have even gone so far as to protect illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes from deportation.
As public frustration grows over rising crime and the strain of illegal immigration on local communities, Democrats find themselves in a difficult position. They can no longer afford to ignore the consequences of their policies, yet they are hesitant to fully embrace the enforcement measures that voters overwhelmingly support.
Trump’s no-nonsense approach to immigration enforcement has once again put the Democratic Party on the defensive. As the political landscape continues to shift, it remains to be seen whether they will adjust their stance—or double down on policies that are increasingly unpopular with the American people.
