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  • In Pharr, Texas, O’Rourke “Knocked” The Biden Administration For “failing To Give Border Communities A Plan For Dealing With The Number Of Migrants At Their Doorstep.” “Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with the number of migrants at their doorstep before saying he’ll end the pandemic-era emergency health order that allows federal officials to turn people away at the border next month. … At a press conference in Pharr with the owner of a trucking company and a warehouse, O’Rourke hammered Abbott for slowing down trade to try to curb the number of migrants at the border, saying most undocumented immigrants cross in between ports of entry, not through them.” (James Barragán, “Beto O’Rourke Knocks Biden For Ending Title 42 Without A Plan To Deal With Influx Of Migrants,” Texas Tribune, 4/12/22)
  • In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, O’Rourke Said A “Border Crisis” Is “A Problem We Don’t Have.” “Speaking outside and then inside the cafe, O’Rourke opened his remarks by giving the crowd a glimpse of his hometown of El Paso, Texas, where he said his children are taught in both English and Spanish at public schools. ‘We do not need any walls,’ O’Rourke said. He argued immigrants’ ‘very presence’ makes the country stronger and more successful. He called President Donald Trump’s declared border crisis ‘a problem we don’t have,” but noted the country does need to rewrite its immigration laws, create paths to permanent citizenship for DACA recipients and protect asylum seekers.” (Hadley Barndollar, “Beto O’Rourke Pushes For Gun Law Reform,” Portsmouth Herald, 3/21/19)
  • O’Rourke In McAllen, Texas: “I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Advocated For Defunding The Police…” O’ROURKE: “I don’t think I’ve ever advocated for defunding the police, to be clear on that, but I do think we need to make sure that we give police, sheriff’s departments and law enforcement the resources they need to focus on their most important priorities, which are to prevent and solve violent crime.” (Twitter.com, 11/19/21)
  • During A Podcast In El Paso, Texas, O’Rourke Said He “Love(d)” That Black Live Matters Sought To “Defund… Line Items” And “Dismantle… Police Forces” As Currently Constructed. O’ROURKE: “So I really love that Black Lives Matters and other protesters have put this front and center, to defund, you know, these line items that have overmilitarized our police, and instead invest that money in the human capital of your community, make sure that you have the services, the help, the support, the health care necessary to be well and not require police intervention, and then also in some necessary cases, completely dismantling those police forces and rebuilding them. And I think the city council of Minneapolis made the right decision.” (Twitter.com, 11/19/21)
  • NOTE: O’Rourke Said The “City Council Of Minneapolis Made The Right Decision” On Police. O’ROURKE: “So I really love that Black Lives Matters and other protesters have put this front and center, to defund, you know, these line items that have overmilitarized our police, and instead invest that money in the human capital of your community, make sure that you have the services, the help, the support, the health care necessary to be well and not require police intervention, and then also in some necessary cases, completely dismantling those police forces and rebuilding them. And I think the city council of Minneapolis made the right decision.” (Twitter.com, 11/19/21)
  • The Minneapolis Measure Was To “Dismantle” Its Police Force. “The Minneapolis City Council on Friday officially moved to dismantle its police force and replace it with a department of community safety and violence prevention in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.” (Ray Sanchez And Pierre Meilhan, “Minneapolis City Council Advances Plan To Dismantle Embattled Police Force,” CNN, 6/26/20)
  • In Port Arthur, Texas, O’Rourke Touted Texas’s Ability To Produce Energy Resources That Can Be Used Domestically To Have Energy Independence. O’ROURKE: “I am so proud that Texas is producing the energy resources that we need domestically, securing our energy independence from the rest of the world, including Russia, now that we’re no longer going to import energy from that country.” (Beto O’Rourke, Remarks, Port Arthur, TX, 3/9/22)
  • In Keokuk, Iowa, O’Rourke Touted His Support Of The Green New Deal. O’ROURKE: “Some will criticize the Green New Deal for being too bold or being unmanageable. I tell you what, I haven’t seen anything better that addresses this singular crisis we face, a crisis that could at its worst lead to extinction. The Green New Deal does that. It ties it to the economy and acknowledges that all of the things are interconnected.” (Tim Hains, “Beto O’Rourke On Green New Deal: ‘Literally, The Future Of The World Depends On Us’,” RealClearPolitics, 3/14/19)