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Reichlin-Melnick painted a rosy picture of illegal immigrants contributing to industries like agriculture, construction, and hospitality, but Senator Hawley saw right through it.
“Why would you want American citizens and those who are here lawfully to have to compete against illegal immigrants who, by the way, are not always paid minimum wage, who are not given the federally mandated benefits precisely because they are here illegally?” Hawley demanded, grilling Reichlin-Melnick on his position.
The senator highlighted a hard truth: illegal immigration drives down wages, making it harder for Americans to find good-paying jobs in key industries.
“Why would you want to do that?” Hawley pressed. “I read your testimony word for word, and I’ve been watching it and I know what the answer is. You don’t actually care about working people because you’re absolutely hellbent on this ideological agenda of opening our border.”
Reichlin-Melnick deflected, claiming he supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. But Hawley wasn’t having it and laid bare the Democrats’ agenda.
“So just if you’re wondering, America, here’s the Democrats’ plan,” Hawley explained. “Take the 13 million plus illegal [aliens] who are here taking jobs from Americans, taking wages down, taking healthcare benefits, and bring them here legally so they can continue to drive down wages, flood the labor force, and suppress all of the above.”
Reichlin-Melnick pushed back, arguing that illegal immigrants were already part of the labor force and therefore weren’t driving wages down. But Hawley dismantled the flawed logic with undeniable facts.
“Oh really they’ve gone up over the past 15 years? They’re up? Yeah, they’re down,” Hawley shot back. “Way down. What world do you live in? … Let me just end with this. The American people had a good look at your economic record and then voted against it.”
The senator’s blistering takedown exposed how illegal immigration has flooded the job market, allowing businesses to exploit cheap labor while hardworking Americans struggle. Industries like construction and hospitality, once reliable paths to middle-class success, have seen wages plummet and jobs vanish for citizens.
The Democrats’ strategy is clear: flood the workforce, keep wages low, and prioritize non-citizens at the expense of American workers. And Senator Hawley made it clear that this agenda is not only dangerous—it’s deliberate.
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As President Biden’s border crisis spirals out of control, the economic and social consequences become harder to ignore. With millions of illegal immigrants crossing into the country, it’s America’s blue-collar workers who are left to pay the price.
Hawley’s fiery exchange exposed a truth that Democrats refuse to admit: illegal immigration isn’t helping the economy—it’s crushing it. While the left panders to open-borders advocates, Josh Hawley remains one of the few voices in Washington fighting for America’s working class.
The battle over the border and the economy is far from over, but one thing is certain—Senator Josh Hawley won’t let the Democrats’ dangerous schemes go unchecked.
