This is the type of vote that needs to be brought up by Republicans next year for the mid-terms: what should have been something simple and commonsense had the Democrats blocking it
House Democrats Block COVID Testing Mandate for Illegal Immigrants
On Wednesday afternoon Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) attempted to bring her REACT Act — which would require a negative Wuhan coronavirus test for any illegal immigrant before they are released from custody — to the House floor for consideration, but 217 Democrats voted to block consideration of the proposal.
“Today, I offered my REACT Act on the House floor, which would require DHS to give a COVID test to everyone crossing our border illegally,” Miller-Meeks Tweeted. “The majority chose to block this commonsense bill that would ensure the health and safety of border patrol and border communities.”
Speaking on the House floor about her bill, Miller-Meeks noted “I have traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border twice this year. On both trips, I spoke with the brave men and women serving in Customs and Border Protection and also the physicians that are stationed there. I saw firsthand the crisis they are facing. I believe that it is our congressional responsibility to address this and support our officers,” she added.
Miller-Meeks first introduced the REACT Act in March of this year, but House Democrats blocked it then, too. Since its introduction, more than 950,000 illegal immigrants crossed America’s southern border, yet Democrats in the House nor President Joe Biden will admit the gravity of their border crisis or its impact on the health and safety of Americans.
This is something that Customs and Border Control, along with other agencies and officials, have asked for. They cannot do it without federal authorization. What is so controversial about this? Why are Democrats blocking it? There should be no politics about it. Why do Democrats not want them tested? What would it hurt? Perhaps they do not want data about how many are coming across with COVID?
The Democrats’ double standard on Wuhan coronavirus prevention protocol could not be more obvious. As Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the Biden administration roll out vaccine mandates for foreign travelers who come to the country legally and require tens of millions of Americans who work for the government or private companies to get vaccinated, they somehow turn a blind eye to the public health crisis brewing amid the illegal immigration crisis along our southern border.
Let’s not forget, Surrender Joe came out with an order, one which is not fully formed yet, to require visitors from other nations to have had the COVID vaccine, and even Americans returning to the country need negative tests. Biden is going to attempt to force companies with 100+ employees to be vaccinated. He’s forcing all federal employees, including the Border Patrol, to be vaccinated. Yet, the people they’re dealing with do not even have to take a test? Where’s the Science in this?
They want to blast Red states like Florida and Texas for not requiring masks and having lower vaccination rates, yet, let illegals not even get a test.
