CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers blasted a new immigration report that indicated a decline in illegal immigration at the nation’s Southwest border.
The former Fox News contributor failed to see the benefits of a 40 percent plunge in illegal border crossings since President Trump took office, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reports.
CNN host Kate Bolduan suggested to a panel of guests on Thursday that the drop in numbers was a good thing and perhaps the Trump administration should get “credit” for that.
“If you believe that it’s a good thing that people — for example refugees who are fleeing Central America, very dangerous circumstances — no longer are coming to the United States as refugees, then I guess yes, it’s a good thing,” Powers countered.
“I don’t think that’s a good thing,” she continued. “I think what that says is people no longer are seeing the United States as a refuge for them.”
‘People Are No Longer Seeing the United States as a Refuge’: Kirsten Powers Slams New Immigration Report https://t.co/xcgkddde6H @mediaite
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) March 9, 2017
Powers argued that there was no specific cause reported for the drop in numbers but increased rates charged by smugglers to sneak people into the U.S. as well as “inhumane things like General [John] Kelly talking about separating mothers from children” could be factors.
“Does that work? Yes. Guess what? That does scare people. But the question is that what we want our policy to be, to scare people who are trying to flee violence?” she asked.
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite Liberal logic
— CMartin (@igotthebestmojo) March 9, 2017
Bolduan and other panelists seemed to disagree and saw the decrease in illegal border crossings as a good thing for the U.S.
Many on Twitter concurred, giving the liberal pundit some well deserved pointers to help her see what she was obviously missing.
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@Mediaite Kirsten Powers is free to open up the doors of her multi million dollar home to any refugees that need a place to stay.
— Francesco (@didly_francesco) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite What the hell is wrong with you? THE US IS NOT A REFUGE FOR ILLEGALS, you FOOL!!!!
— Ferkslaw (@ferkslaw1) March 10, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite Proof that liberals have lost contact with common sense.
— Jason D Sipes (@jaybosipes) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite well that’s great news. Obviously kirsten doesn’t understand the definition of illegal or what the word LAW means
— Charles Mckinley (@CharlesMckinle7) March 9, 2017
Powers willfully misses the point. Refugees can come LEGALLY. But those coming thru MexBorder enter ILLEGALLY. @KirstenPowers @Mediaite
— Twila W (@TweetyBird336) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite Im trying to figure out the downside.
— Doug (@howdougseesit) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite Great talking pt BUT report’s about ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS who are breaking the law. FYI=US still has LEGAL IMMIGRATION
— Mike Muckleroy (@MikeMuckleroy) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite I imagine there’s a majority of people who would believe that’s good news.
— Stevie (@BigKahuna1950) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite what about illegal that liberals just refuse to acknowledge?? USA is still a refuge, illegal immigration is lawless
— Mimi & Pops (@RPlunke) March 10, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite Good!!!
— Luke Shannon (@LukeSha88440019) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite oh, i am sooooo very sadded that we r no longer refuge-NOT-don’t give a damn about refuges-try caring abt AMERICANS
— SupSolutions (@SupplementSolut) March 10, 2017
@KirstenPowers @Mediaite
That’s the point! The US SHOULD NOT be a refuge!!! It’s a target for anti-American terrorists and freeloaders!!— BETA (male) BLOCKER (@xMOLONLABEx) March 9, 2017
@KirstenPowers Did anyone bring a violin and a tissue?
— FreezeOne (@FreezeOne2) March 10, 2017
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