James Talarico Wants To Lay Out Red Carpet For Migrants At Border
Democratic State Rep. James Talarico of Texas called for an open border during his Jan. 24 primary debate with Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas. Talarico defeated Crockett narrowly in Tuesday’s Democratic…
Democratic State Rep. James Talarico of Texas called for an open border during his Jan. 24 primary debate with Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas.
Talarico defeated Crockett narrowly in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, securing 53.1% of the vote as of Wednesday morning. During the debate, which was livestreamed online by San Antonio-area TV station KXAN, Talarico claimed that the border between the United States and Mexico was like the “front porch” on someone’s house.
“Our southern border should be like our front porch. There should be a giant welcome mat out front,” Talarico said.
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Upon taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders to address illegal immigration and border security, including designating Mexican drug cartels, the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua and the El Salvadoran prison gang MS-13 as foreign terrorist organizations. Trump also declared