Cruz to Mayorkas: ‘If You Had Integrity, You Would Resign’

By Bethany Blankley (The Heart Sq.)

After repeatedly refusing to reply questions and never understanding solutions to different questions posed to him throughout a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee listening to, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, informed Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas he ought to resign.

On the Tuesday listening to on oversight of the company tasked with securing the border, Cruz requested Mayorkas, “Is there a disaster at our southern border?” Mayorkas replied, “There’s a very important problem.”

Cruz mentioned, “That’s a sure or no query.” Mayorkas repeated his assertion.

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“Sure or no, is there a disaster at our southern border?” Cruz requested one other two instances. Mayorkas didn’t reply the query.

“Somebody who’s keen to reply,” Cruz mentioned, is “your and President Biden’s chief of the Border Patrol in a sworn deposition,” referring to at least one taken in a Florida lawsuit final 12 months of Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, who answered “sure” to the identical query.

“Are you keen to talk with the identical readability as Chief Ortiz? Is there a disaster on the southern border? Sure or no?” Cruz requested. Mayorkas refused to reply the query.

“Has the disaster on the southern border made Individuals much less secure? Sure or no,” Cruz requested. Mayorkas replied, “We’re devoted to the protection of Individuals.”

Cruz mentioned, “It’s a sure or no query.” Mayorkas refused to reply the query.

“Let me present you ways somebody does his job by answering a query in a simple method,” Cruz mentioned, pointing to the testimony of Ortiz. “Will you present the identical integrity Chief Ortiz exhibits?” once more repeating his query. Mayorkas refused to reply the query.

“Has the disaster made aliens much less secure, sure or no?” Cruz requested and acquired the identical nonresponse. Cruz requested him the identical query two extra instances.

Mayorkas started to answer, “the smuggling organizations…” referring to however not naming Mexican cartels earlier than he was minimize off by Cruz, who mentioned he was refusing to reply his questions.

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“What number of migrants have died underneath President [Joe] Biden?” Cruz subsequent requested. Mayorkas replied, “Your phrasing of the query is definitely fairly deceptive.”

“What number of died in 2022?” Cruz requested, “Have you learnt?” Mayorkas replied, “I don’t.”

“In fact you don’t,” Cruz mentioned. “I understand how many died, 853.”

Cruz then went via the variety of deaths reported by U.S. Customs and Border Safety going again to 1998, which had been persistently between 300 and 400 yearly till 2021. Cruz mentioned, “Immediately, 2021, you get into workplace and that purple line are lifeless our bodies. I’ve been on the Rio Grande [River] and I’ve seen lifeless our bodies floating there [after they’ve] drowned due to your refusal to do your job.”

“You don’t even know what number of have died. What do you say to the Texas ranchers who discover pregnant girls lifeless on their property, who discover toddlers lifeless on their property? What do you say to them?”

Mayorkas replied, “That’s the reason we’re taking it to the smuggling organizations.”

“However you aren’t,” Cruz replied. “That’s merely not true.”

“What number of youngsters have been sexually assaulted by human traffickers underneath the Biden administration?” Cruz requested.

“That is exactly why we instituted” a parole program, Mayorkas replied, referring to a coverage he put in place to launch unlawful overseas nationals into the U.S., which a federal decide not too long ago dominated was unlawful.

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Cruz requested him two extra instances: “Have you learnt what number of youngsters have been sexually assaulted?” Mayorkas refused to reply the query.

“What number of murderers have you ever launched into America?” Cruz requested. Mayorkas replied, “I’m not conscious of any assassin.”

CBP frequently studies on violent legal overseas nationals apprehended after illegally getting into the U.S., together with murderers, rapists, intercourse offenders, gang and cartel members, on which The Heart Sq. has reported over the past two years.

“What number of rapists have you ever launched?” Cruz requested. “What number of baby molesters have you ever launched?

“So your testimony underneath oath topic to perjury is you haven’t launched any murderers, rapists and baby molesters among the many 5.5 million?” Cruz requested. “Is that your testimony? Sure or no?”

Mayorkas mentioned, “You’re not permitting me to reply your query.” Cruz replied, “I’m permitting you to reply sure or no. I’m not permitting you to filibuster.”

“Have you learnt what number of gotaways are murderers?” Cruz requested. Mayorkas didn’t reply.

“Have you learnt what number of [gotaways] are rapists?” Cruz requested. Mayorkas sat in silence.

“Have you learnt what number of are terrorists?” Cruz requested. Mayorkas couldn’t reply the query.

Practically 300 recognized or suspected terrorists have been apprehended thus far this fiscal 12 months, The Heart Sq. has reported.

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Cruz confirmed Mayorkas wristbands worn by overseas nationals which might be utilized by cartels to trace how a lot cash they owe to be smuggled throughout the border, as officers have defined to The Heart Sq..

Cruz requested Mayorkas, “What are these wrist bands?” Mayorkas replied, “I don’t know.”

Practically falling out of his chair in disbelief, Cruz requested, “You don’t know what they’re?”

“You may have simply testified to the American folks you’re incompetent at your job,” he mentioned. “These are modern-day leg irons. Youngsters sporting them are being offered into intercourse slavery and also you don’t even know what they’re. That’s astonishing.

“Your habits is disgraceful. The deaths, the youngsters assaulted, the youngsters raped, they’re at your toes. Should you had integrity, you’ll resign.”

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