New York Post, Oct 12, 2024. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas vehemently denied “disinformation” swirling around that the Harris-Biden administration is seeking to attract migrants into the country to vote in the election.
Nearly two-thirds of voters who intend to back former President Donald Trump believe that the Harris-Biden administration is deliberately trying to permit migrants to pour across the US-Mexico border. Of that group, about 74% believe it is so that they can vote, a recent CBS News/YouGov poll found.
The DHS chief called the notion that Democrats want more migrants to affect the election outcome “disinformation.” @FaceTheNation/X
“Everyone should condemn that rhetoric, everyone, regardless of party affiliation.” But he could not deny that over 8 million Illegals have entered the US under Border Czar Harris.
Claims about the Harris-Biden administration’s intentions have circulated on social media. Last month, for example, Elon Musk alleged that Democrats are expediting the number of illegal immigrants who are becoming citizens as “a surefire way to win every election” over the long-term.
Before Congress adjourned for recess, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had pushed for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would’ve demanded voters show proof of citizenship to cast their ballots.
That legislation ultimately went nowhere and House Republicans openly questioned why Democrats tanked the bill.
Despite it currently being against the law, Johnson predicted Sunday on “Face the Nation” that “noncitizens are going to vote.”
“There [are] no facts underlying these assertions. They are extremely damaging. It causes people to lose confidence in the integrity of the election system, and we need people in positions of authority to actually communicate accurate information to the voting public,” Mayorkas shot back.
Border encounters appear to be near a low point under the Harris-Biden administration relative to recent peaks. AP
Polls have regularly shown that voters generally trust Trump more than Harris when it comes to handling the US-Mexico border.
There have been well over 8 million encounters at the US-Mexico border under President Biden’s watch, according to data from US Customs and Border Patrol.
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