Internet rips Vivek Ramaswamy after he says America doesn't need new border bill but 'new President'

WASHINGTON, DC: Republicans find themselves in a difficult position, caught between the imperative to pass the bipartisan border legislation, as many of their Senate GOP colleagues have emphasized, and the political aspirations of a former president who views the crisis as an opportunity to bolster his 2024 presidential campaign prospects.

As a result, Republican lawmakers have increasingly resorted to a particular talking point: there is no real need for new border legislation.

Former GOP presidential contender and biotech multimillionaire, Vivek Ramaswamy, asserted in his tweet on Monday, “We don’t need a new border law. We need a new President who will enforce the existing laws.”

Why are Republicans against GOP senators on bipartisan border bill?

The 38-year-old firebrand Republican who dropped out of the GOP presidential race after conceding a substantial margin of defeat at the Iowa caucuses endorsed former President Donald Trump and is now echoing the MAGA figurehead’s stance on the Senate border bill.

On Monday, January 29, Trump remarked, “A border bill is not necessary to stop” the flow at the border.

South Dakota Governor Kristi L Noem, a close associate of the former President claimed, “We don’t need new laws — we just need a president who enforces the laws we already have.”

It is worth noting that some of the Republicans who currently oppose the idea of legislating to address the perceived immigration crisis would have held a different view just a few years or even months ago.

During the Trump administration, many of them acknowledged the existence of a crisis at the border and believed that laws were necessary to tackle it, per a report by The Washington Post.

It should also be noted that even President Trump himself considered legislation to be crucial during his tenure, seemingly acknowledging that his own executive powers were not enough to stem the flow of migrants.

Trump said in November 2018 during his presidency, “The only long-term solution to the crisis, and the only way to ensure the endurance of our nation as a sovereign country, is for Congress to overcome open-borders obstruction.”

In July 2019, Trump mentioned some of the specific types of legislation that Senate negotiators were working on back then, including revising asylum laws, which he called "archaic."

"What the Democrats should be doing now is they should be changing the loopholes," the former President went on to say. "They should be changing asylum."

"Most importantly, Democrats must change our immigration laws right now," he stated in April 2019.

The current situation on the border is demonstrably worse than at any point during the Trump administration.

However, even during that time, there was a crisis that necessitated the passing of new legislation.

Therefore, it is difficult to argue that the solution to the current situation is simply a president who is willing to sign executive orders, as evidenced by the aforementioned statements from Ramaswamy and Governor Noem.

Additionally, it is worth noting that many of Trump’s executive orders were invalidated by the courts.

Furthermore, if the asylum process was significantly flawed and required significant legislative reform during the Trump presidency, it is challenging to contend that laws are not required to address the current issues.

Although executive actions may still play a role, the argument that laws are unnecessary is unfounded.

On Sunday, February 4, the bipartisan agreement to impose stricter immigration and asylum laws was released by the Senators, according to NBC News.

This agreement, worth $118 billion, includes a series of provisions that aim to reduce record-high crossings at the southern border and tighten an asylum system that has been overwhelmed by migrants fleeing their homes to seek refuge.

It also includes critical aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, which Republicans have stated they will only support if significant new U.S. immigration restrictions are implemented.

However, the deal has been caught up in election-year politics, and it remains unclear whether it has the support to pass the Senate, where it will need at least 60 votes to defeat a guaranteed filibuster.

Conservative senators have been mobilizing against the deal, egged on by former President Donald Trump, who has instructed Republicans to reject it if it is not "perfect."

The deal was met with near-immediate rejection by House Republican leadership as well as several members of the House Freedom Caucus and other conservatives in Congress.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), tweeted Sunday night: "If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival."

Internet blasts Vivek Ramaswamy

People on X slammed the biotech entrepreneur for his unwavering loyalty to the 77-year-old former POTUS hell-bent on dismantling House Senators' effort to introduce new border legislation under President Biden's oversight.

One X user asked, "Exactly which border laws should be enforced? Can you list them?"

Another user remarked, "Good luck with that V. I wish it was that simple"

Another user claimed, "While I'm sure better laws or removing dated laws that stand in the way might be a step forward, the idea of waiting a year is a catch-22."

One user said, "You should ask Trump why the guy he endorsed in 2022 wrote this bill."

Another X user wrote, "I disagree; introducing new border laws might be necessary to address evolving challenges. It's not solely about the president but also about creating effective, up-to-date policies to manage the complexities of these issues."

Finally, this user tweeted, "In other words, Vivek is willing to keep the border open because it will increase Trump’s chances of winning so he’s willing to let this go on for the next ten months should it help Trump in the end."

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