Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) said it is wrong for people to be “demonizing” Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, suggesting “a balance” should be found in the deportation efforts.
The only “balance” we need is to be rid of ICE, whatever it takes!
Gonzales, the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference chairman, appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday after Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who said the Biden administration’s handling of border security was “not working.” However, the senator said the nation’s response to illegal immigration has “swung drastically in another direction,” claiming this new response is not what U.S. citizens want.
Gonzales responded to Kelly’s statements by saying the number of stories of U.S. citizens “turned upside down” greatly outnumber the “sad” stories of deportations.
“And to be demonizing ICE agents is not right. You know right now, ICE agents have had a 1,000% increase on attacks, yet they’re seeing a huge increase in the amount of people that want to serve. There’s currently 10,000 vacancies, and they have nearly 100,000 applications,” Gonzales said on CBS’s Face the Nation.
Gonzales also said he thinks “a balance” can be found in focusing on “the worst of the worst” in the deportation efforts.
To repeat what I said above: The only “balance” we need is to be rid of ICE, whatever it takes!
