James Talarico
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4,239 appearances
18 recordings
14 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 3 Jun
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Yeah, I mean, this is another egregious example of how they manipulate comments to kind of paint me in the worst possible light.
I've always said that our southern border should be like our front porch.
There should be a welcome mat and a lock on the door, meaning we can both welcome immigrants who want to come here and live the American dream,
who want to contribute to our economy, who want to contribute to our communities, make us richer and stronger as immigrants have always done throughout American history.
And we can keep out people who mean to do us harm.
We can know who's trying to come into our country.
We can have an orderly, sane immigration system that keeps us all safe, that promotes public safety.
Just like you do at your own home.
Many people, especially in Texas, we're hospitable.
We're the friendly state in Texas.
We'll give a neighbor the shirt off our back.
But we also have a right to know who's coming into our home.
We have a right to know why they're there and what their intentions are.
We can be both hospitable and keep everybody safe at the same time.
Our opponents don't want people to know that you can do both because they rely on using this issue of immigration to grandstand, to say that it's a choice between public safety and welcoming immigrants.
And the truth is that has always been a false choice throughout American history.
And we need leaders who are going to do both, secure the border and create a pathway to citizenship for the folks who have been here for a long time and who have been contributing to this country.
Yes.
And I will say that we already have a lot of voter suppression in Texas.
It's baked into our laws.
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