First Rubio, Now Senator Jeff Flake Peddles Misinformation Regarding Immigration Bill

Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), ‘Gang of 8’ member, posted an op-ed in National Review on Saturday entitled: “The Conservative Case for Immigration Reform.” Flake’s pitch consisted of the standard Gang of 8 talking points – it also consisted of the misinformation we have seen recently from Senator Marco Rubio, his fellow ‘Gang of 8’ member.

In the op-ed, Flake claims:

Because DHS hasn’t always addressed the situation at the border realistically, the bill requires that if they do not achieve a 90 percent effectiveness rate within five years (meaning that 9 of every 10 illegal border crossers is apprehended), another $2 billion will be spent to implement recommendations from a commission of border stakeholders, who, for the first time, will have meaningful authority to increase border security.

Well, that “90 percent effectiveness rate” sure sounds impressive!

Too bad it isn’t true. The “90%” only applies to “high risk” sectors of the border, not the entire border, as Senator Flake implies.

And what exactly is a “high risk border sector”?

And how many of the border’s sectors fit into that “high risk” (as defined) category? Only three out of the nine. (See here.)

Nice try, Senator. You may want to update your op-ed.

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[all emphasis in bold is this writer’s]

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