It has been nearly a week since former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt announced her intentions to seek the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate election.
While there is a little over 11 months until Alabama Republicans go to cast a ballot, one of the issues sure to weigh on their decision is where candidates stand on immigration.
During an interview that aired on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Britt discussed her views. She proclaimed building the wall to shore up border security was a priority and opposed any so-called amnesty for those here illegally.
“I believe we have to build the wall,” she said. “I think we have to build it, complete it and secure that border. I believe we have to reinstitute the remain in Mexico policy. I think we have to show strength to even deter people from coming to the border. I think we have to cut off any of the participation in any welfare programs. Obviously, that just encourages people to come over. I mean, if you look at a typical day on the border, what you’re hearing is they get about 39, 40 wanted criminals that come through the ports of entry. And they’re getting about 3,600 pounds of drugs every single day at the border.”
Britt added, “If you look at that — and I’m talking to sheriffs and law enforcement officers around this state — they are seeing a spike in crime and a spike in drugs. And it is a direct result of the weakness the Biden administration is showing at the border. We have to continue strength there. Obviously, no amnesty, ever. We are going to have to make sure we fix this because it is changing the fabric of our nation. And we cannot stand for it.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Alabama, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly, and host of Mobile’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on FM Talk 106.5.
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