It is no marvel President Biden is so confused by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential candidacy. RFK, Jr. is a far-left progressive who additionally reveals some widespread sense in our nation’s finest pursuits.
No, I am not endorsing Kennedy in November. I’d by no means vote for Kennedy however it is a little completely different and it deserves some consideration. He is a lunatic on some points — a robust bent towards the anti-vaccine debate, for instance, and a penchant for gun management. Nonetheless, how he thinks about some vital points usually sounds completely different.
Take border safety. Kennedy impressed me early in his marketing campaign when he got here to the southern border in the midst of the evening and filmed what was occurring. He caught the unlawful alien on video and described what he noticed. That journey wasn’t a cease to examine a field for his marketing campaign. He toured a number of instances in the course of the marketing campaign.
Kennedy appears like Trump on securing the southern border. He supported a lot of Trump’s earlier initiatives and insurance policies. It is refreshing to listen to a Democrat go impartial. Make no mistake, Kennedy continues to be a Democrat. He needed to run as an impartial candidate as a result of Biden and the DNC compelled Kennedy out of the Democratic main. The Biden marketing campaign is so insecure about its probabilities of profitable re-election that it shortly removes any actual competitors in the course of the main course of.
Kennedy can sound conservative at instances and the most effective instance is in regards to the southern border. He spoke on the Nationwide Sheriffs Affiliation’s annual convention this week. “I will seal the border. It is simply solvable.”
Like Trump, Kennedy helps constructing a border wall. He instructed hiring 2,600 further border brokers. He helps 300 extra immigration judges on the border.
Kennedy would roll again a lot of Trump’s insurance policies, such because the Mexico coverage. It was very profitable in the course of the Trump administration. It requires asylum seekers who cross the southern border to attend in Mexico whereas their instances are processed in the US. This coverage was essential to de-crowding border communities that have been unprepared to deal with the burden of supporting massive numbers of unlawful aliens.
Kennedy made it clear that the wall was not wanted to forestall unlawful border crossings alongside your entire 2,200-mile border. Though unlawful crossings are vital. “You want a fence, you want obstacles”, he stated.
There are massive components of the border which can be very pleasant terrain. Even essentially the most decided unlawful alien can’t scale these classes. A boundary wall at this spot can be ineffective and pointless.
He’s completely proper in regards to the want for extra workers on the border. The Border Patrol has been overwhelmed for the reason that Biden border disaster started. Biden has intentionally refused to offer the workers and assets wanted to deal with the flood of unlawful aliens crossing the border.
Mr. Kennedy additionally addressed challenges dealing with the Border Patrol, citing the necessity to rent hundreds extra brokers to exchange those that left throughout Mr. Biden’s tenure. He emphasised that growing the variety of immigration judges might cut back lengthy ready durations for hearings and asylum claims.
Do not get too excited {that a} outstanding Democrat sees the sunshine on border safety. He sounds quite a bit like Trump however he helps extra authorized immigration to fill American job vacancies.
Whereas advocating for tighter border controls, Mr. Kennedy expressed assist for authorized immigration and a better path to U.S. citizenship. He acknowledged the necessity for extra employees in America and instructed that immigrants might assist fill the hole.
Let’s prepare and educate Americans for the primary jobs out there. Too dangerous Kennedy did not qualify for tonight’s debate. It will have been fascinating to see the trio making their case on stage.
