Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s border U-turn flops
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s desperate attempts to rewrite her record of open borders votes and statements are failing, a new report exposed.
Newly-reported comments Perez made in February opposing the impeachment of Biden Open Borders Secretary Mayorkas, calling it “frustrating to see,” underscores how suddenly Perez reversed her views.
“Southwest Washington voters see Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is a liar and a fake. Now with her re-election in freefall, Perez is tripping over herself to backtrack on her open borders record.” – NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen
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House Dems seeking re-election seemingly reverse course, call on Biden to ‘bring order to the southern border’
Fox News
Kyle Morris
Five vulnerable Democrats who voted against measures to strengthen border security in the past have seemingly changed their tune as they seek re-election to their posts in the lower chamber.
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The comments from the five Democrats – three of whom (Golden, Gluesenkamp, and Davis) are engaged in tough re-election battles that have been labeled “toss up” races by the Cook Political Report, and another two (Peltola and Gonzalez) competing in races labeled “lean Democrat” – came after each one of them voted against the Secure the Border Act of 2023.
That bill, which passed in the House, would have expanded the type of crimes that make someone ineligible for asylum, limited the eligibility to those who arrive at ports of entry, mandated a system similar to the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, and created additional penalties for visa overstay.
In addition to not supporting the Secure the Border Act, the same five Democrats voted on two different occasions against GOP-led efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom many Republicans have argued is largely responsible for the migrant crisis at the southern border.
Certain Democrats, like Gluesenkamp Perez, who was first elected to Congress in 2022 and co-chairs the Blue Dog Coalition with Golden and Peltola, have made dismissive comments about the border crisis in recent years.
The Washington lawmaker previously faced criticism from Republicans over border-related comments she made in March 2023 during an appearance on Pod Save America, which came prior to the ending of the Title 42 public health order.
“Listen, nobody stays awake at night worrying about the southern border,” she said at the time. “That’s just not… people stay awake at night worrying that their kid is gonna relapse or that, you know, someone’s going to drop out of school or they’re going to lose their house.”
Gluesenkamp Perez was also one of many Democrats who defended Mayorkas amid calls for his impeachment earlier this year, saying it was “frustrating to see” Republicans push for his ouster because “he doesn’t set policy, he implements it.”