The Left Moves Toward ‘Open Borders’ as #CuccinelliResign Trends on Twitter

“It’s meant no chance for 11 million immigrants to come out of the shadows and earn their citizenship if they pay a penalty and pass a background check, pay their fair share of taxes, learn English, and go to the back of the line.”

That was part of a statement in 2014 from Barack Obama and the White House regarding illegal immigration. Fast forward to today and acting USCIS director Ken Cuccinelli is being told to resign on Twitter with the hashtag #CuccinelliResign and getting blasted in the media and Democrat presidential candidates for essentially suggesting the same exact thing.

Cuccinelli said in an NPR interview:

“Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge”

This aforementioned quote, taken severely out of context, has been the subject of much controversy.

SEE TWEET FROM TWITTER USER @democraticbear BELOW:

More deflections from Trump's personal Criminal behavior and failures at every level… Now, it's by distorting the
"The New Colossus" poem by Emma Lazarus, on Statute of Liberty.

May sound like a joke, but it is not.#CuccinelliResign #TrumpIsADisgustToAmerica pic.twitter.com/RCkQbRSenS

— Adam B. Bear (@democraticbear) August 14, 2019

Failing presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke also took to Twitter to offer his opinion on the situation, claiming that:

“This administration finally admitted what we’ve known all along: They think the Statue of Liberty only applies to white people.“

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This administration finally admitted what we’ve known all along: They think the Statue of Liberty only applies to white people. https://t.co/kTLl50yCmw

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 14, 2019

It is unlikely that this inflammatory rhetoric will help Beto at all in the polls, but if he and other Democrats have their way, it is clear that there will be no end to this debate until there are total open borders. Many Democrats refute that they are the party of open borders but at the same time rarely if ever talk about what they would do to secure the border and often people like O’Rourke even want to remove existing border walls.

SEE TWEETS FROM @SenWarren, @JoeBiden AND @SenKamalaHarris BELOW:

Every kid deserves a chance to succeed – no matter where they’re from. I’m fighting back against @DHSgov’s harmful new policy & fighting to protect immigrant families in MA and across the country.

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 13, 2019

Let me be very clear: the United States will always remain a place where immigrants and refugees are welcome, regardless of how much money they have. https://t.co/OMaphCu8Hu

— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) August 13, 2019

This is America, and we are strong and great because of our diversity — not in spite of it. Donald Trump doesn’t get that.

Prioritizing wealthy immigrants while punishing working-class ones betrays the American idea that everyone gets a fair shot — regardless of background. https://t.co/NY0gYKbm9L

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 13, 2019

In the video below Cuccinelli states clearly that he has no intention of actually changing the wording on the statue of liberty. From the video:

“I’m certainly not prepared to take anything down off The Statue of Liberty”

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