Republicans spent the second night Republican National Convention legal immigrants and “illegals” subject to US law to enter the country immigrants.
A number of speakers during the night’s theme of “Make America Safe Again” attacked illegal border crossers, in many cases calling them dangerous people — a key GOP campaign message and former President Donald Trump he preaches many times. They also held up their family experiences as models for other immigrants to emulate.
Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for the GOP nomination, said in a speech Tuesday that people in America move forward “not by the color of your skin, but by the content of your character and your contributions.”
“It means that we believe in the rule of law, and I say this as a child of legal immigrants who came to this country. It means that your first act of entering this country cannot violate the law. So we’re going to seal the southern border on day one,” Ramaswamy said. citing Trump’s promise if he wins in November.
Ramaswamy, who has expressed interest in filling the Ohio Senate seat held by Trump nominee JD Vance, said every legal immigrant, like their parents, deserves the opportunity to provide a better life for their children in the United States.
“But our message to illegal immigrants is this: We will send you back to your country of origin because you are all bad people, but because you broke the law and the United States of America was founded on the rule of law. “, Ramaswamy said to thunderous applause from the convention crowd in Milwaukee.
Virginia Republican Senate candidate Hung Cao said in a speech that his family fled Vietnam shortly before Saigon fell to the Communists.
Cao, who sought to unseat Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine in November, also chastised immigrants who do not “embrace” American culture and the rule of law.
“Millions of illegal aliens flood our borders. “They wave Hamas flags and shout ‘Death to America’ on our campuses.” As an immigrant to this great country, let me be clear: If you are not willing to obey American laws and embrace American culture, do not wish the American dream on anyone who comes here.”
Other speakers focused almost exclusively on immigration enforcement.
Representative Jim Banks of Indiana, who is running for the Senate, said that under the leadership of the Republicans, the security of the border will be ensured.
“If you came here illegally under Joe Biden, you’re going back to where you came under Donald Trump.
Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake made a false claim Democrats and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Ruben Gallego, have handed over control of his state and its borders to “drug cartels.”
He then echoed a line often used by Trump: “Criminals and deadly drugs are flowing in. Our children are dying.”