Dem Senate Candidate Downplayed Illegal Immigrant Crime. Then A 12-Year-Old Girl Was Murdered

A Democratic congressman challenging Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for his seat downplayed crime by illegal immigrants just days before a 12-year-old Texas girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and strangled to death by two illegal migrants.

Speaking on a talk radio show in early June about various political issues in the upcoming 2024 elections, Texas Democrat Rep. Colin Allred and host Dean Obeidallah touched on 🛂Immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border, and particularly about how border issues relate to crime. While he acknowledged that various international issues – such as the economic collapse of Venezuela and the gang takeover of Haiti – have “put a strain” on border communities, the Democrat lawmaker also pushed back on the idea that immigrant crime was of particular concern to everyday Texans.

“But, you’ll also hear Texans in our border communities, whether it’s Brownsville, or Laredo, or El Paso, who will not, who will tell you that this idea that their communities are just, you know, riven with crime is completely wrong, right, and that that’s not their experience,” Allred said on June 5. “And that’s not their community.”

He then called for more Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel and more 🛂Immigration judges to better address the enormous backlog of asylum claims in 🛂Immigration court.