Texas Sen. John Cornyn was slammed on Monday after he dared to criticize President Joe Biden’s immigration policies as, uh, “humane.”
Yes, you read that right.
The Republican politician griped about Biden’s compassion via a Twitter thread that started with Cornyn citing the border policies of the previous two Democratic presidents.
Barack Obama once said, “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked.”
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 22, 2021
Bill Clinton ran for re-election on a platform that said, “We cannot tolerate illegal immigration and we must stop it.”
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 22, 2021
By comparison, Cornyn’s lack of enthusiasm for Biden’s border policy came down to the president’s insistence on compassion.
President Biden has instead emphasized the humane treatment of immigrants, regardless of their legal status.@nytimes https://t.co/5IuyZTXm6x
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 22, 2021
Many Twitter users immediately took Cornyn to task for being against basic human courtesy.
Are you...complaining about treating people with humanity? https://t.co/39MeaZP5D1
— Max Burns (@themaxburns) March 22, 2021
Imagine thinking it’s a bad thing to want to treat all humans humanely... https://t.co/m1ZsllMF2b
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 22, 2021
Republicans oppose "humane treatment." That's a moral crisis for America. https://t.co/USoExa4GBt
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) March 22, 2021
Matthew 25:40
— Leslie Marshall (@LeslieMarshall) March 22, 2021
‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ https://t.co/DQZKf6uGiR
John was accidentally honest here. The Trump admin had a policy of torturing children as a deterrent to potential immigrants. Stopping the torture policy inevitably has led to an increase. Now the admin has to grapple with that increase. Not complicated. https://t.co/F4MoUgLotm
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 22, 2021
Heavens no, not that, anything but humane treatment of human beings https://t.co/DpYqfPln4V
— Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) March 22, 2021
Seeing Republicans beside themselves with glee to capitalize politically on the situation at the border has been bad enough, but openly opposing "humane treatment of immigrants" is an incredible new low https://t.co/1KbIMPtvDe
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) March 22, 2021
He just assumes that you also take "humane treatment of immigrants" as an evil. https://t.co/WrWSIKLyZ9
— Dennis DiClaudio (@dennisdiclaudio) March 22, 2021
Umm. It really says something when you are pushed so far into a corner that you end up campaigning for your opponent. https://t.co/DD5PAK74HV
— Joshua Gans (@joshgans) March 22, 2021
I've read this multiple times, and I really can't figure out how this is supposed to be a burn on the President. https://t.co/Q3nak4rcIg
— Aaron E. Carroll (@aaronecarroll) March 22, 2021
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