Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, right, poses for a photograph with a supporter during his presidential campaign kickoff rally in Houston, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
Bounding onto a makeshift El Paso stage in a blue-button-down shirt to The Clash’s “Clampdown,” O’Rourke declared: “We are safe, not despite the fact that we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. We are safe because we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers.” O’Rourke has made promoting the border as culturally rich and economically powerful the centerpiece of his campaign and spoke on a downtown street corner a few blocks from it. He decried federal officials’ recent decisions to hold people who crossed into the U.S. to seek asylum “in cages” under El Paso’s international bridges, saying those detainees “are our fellow human beings and deserve to be treated as our fellow human beings.
A small but vocal group of El Paso Trump supporters had other ideas, gathering a few blocks away from the event to shout anti-O’Rourke sentiments for hours. Despite such nods to bipartisanism, however, O’Rourke offered many positions Saturday that were liberal enough to make moderates nervous. He vowed to legalize marijuana nationally, defend abortion rights, sign new voting rights legislation to end partisan gerrymandering and allow same-day voter registration, institute federally financed, universal pre-kindergarten programs, strengthen unions and bring home all troops from the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
How come the never states 'realDonaldTrump spoke to his supporters in his native tongue English' ? Why does the media keep making themselves look like fools?
AP becomes another laughing stock . Choices are getting pretty slim.
BetoORourke just how is it that immigrants with no money or food possibly with criminal records which disappear into the US make us safer? Ohhh...I get it, it’s an April Fools joke! BetaODork
Gaelic is his native language. Wow your are just full of the fake news this year!
Beto is Irish decent. His native language is Irish. Then English. His political suck-up language is Spanish!
Not 1... not one supporting comment should tell you everything you need to know & where the majority of Americans stand.
1/1024th
Spanish is NOT his “native language”. He (and the ) is using racial appropriation to make less informed people think Francis is Mexican. He is white as white can be. MasterBetaORourke
BetoORourke is a 4th generation American of Irish descent. To pretend otherwise is idiocy.
He is an Irishmen trying to pass as Hispanic get the facts straight...
Must be nuts.
“Native Spanish” eh? And then you change the wording without adding an editors note? Interesting.
The AP used to stand for integrity and honesty. I worked for you back in the 90's in NY. Now you are just another sound byte. How far you have fallen.
He's not Hispanic, he's Irish. Robert Francis O'Rourke. I guess integrity in journalism is an oxymoron.
His name is Robert Francis O'Rourke and he uses the nickname Beto to lure in gullible Hispanic voters. He has a DUI and has been arrested for burglary. He is a mentally ill young man.
Beto is not a native speaker of Spanish.. he is not even fluent... sad...
BoSnerdley Ithere a dumber person this side of AOC? 🤔
Which immigrants? The ones who are glad to be Americans? Or the ones who want America to be their country, with their flag, and their God? Which immigrants make America safer? The ones who defend the constitution or the ones who want to get rid of it?
Good grief. Go to california, arizona , and new mexico. Might hear differently
He will say anything to get elected.
Legal immigrants yes, I know quit a few. Illegal; you broke the laws of this great nation
You know it doesn’t matter how many times you say that it doesn’t make it true
Defamator of POTUS stil in public place? He should be incarcerated!
If this is true, why aren’t Honduras and Guatemala the safest countries on earth? 🤔
BoSnerdley Yeah, we need to eliminate all enforcement of current laws
If they're hiding in the shadows of our society, not reporting crimes against themselves, or others, using our welfare systems created to help our poor, and using identity theft as a means to get by. While living under different laws. How does this make them, or anyone safe?
And yet, that’s not what the criminal statistics tells us.
BoSnerdley Ass we are.not against immigration we are against unchecked illegal immigration
Beto is just the wrong guy for the job.
BoSnerdley No sir. Nope. No. Not having it.
It’s Robert Francis
ap his name is Robert his nick name can be used after his real name. Stop pretending he isn’t just a white Irish guy.
BoSnerdley Beto O’Rourke thought that is was safe and humorous to feed his wife one of their baby’s turds because it was green like an avocado. With judgement that poor and a sense of humor that twisted white hispanic wanna be Beto should not be trusted to make a PBJ sandwich.
Yes uneducated, low skilled people who come from violent countries make America safer.
BoSnerdley How bizarre. Legal immigrants yes illegal no.
BoSnerdley Legal imagration
BoSnerdley Tell that to all the families who have lost a loved one at the hands of illegals.
Is he that stupid?
BoSnerdley Safer how?
Yea, well he's an idiot.
BoSnerdley I guess he hasn't spoken to the angel parents
BoSnerdley Cool. Where does he weigh in on Illegal Immigration?
😮😯
StreetThugOrourke was SkaterBoy now his BetaBoy. Never will be a AlphaDog .realDonaldTrump .RealJamesWoods .RealSaavedra .RealOmarNavarro
Don’t think that statement is going to help him
Democrats are the party of socialism
I tend to agree. Illegal immigrants are the issue we must resolve. We have laws that need enforced by the Executive Branch.
Explain
He's a idiot. Not all immigrants are bad but not all are good.
Another nut case Dem candidate. Have Dem voters lost their minds? Looks like it
His name is Robert Francis not Betto. He is not Hispanic. Democrats love fake people!!!
Is that what Rome thought? How did that work out?
Politicians will say anything to win votes. Liar!!!!!
By safer ‘the Great Hispanic pretender’ or BetoORourke for short means safer for TheDemocrats whom has gangs such as MS-13 working for them.
Jeez. Some of these replies... 1. He didn’t say “illegal immigration” 2. We’re all immigrants or descendants of immigrants 3. Donald Trumps family is from Germany.
Why can't the Left separate immigrants from illegal immigrants? Because to them, there is no difference. Pathetic.
Tell that to 4000+ murder's and the Cartel's smuggling and murdering throughout the land.
Yet another platitude without logic; without policy, there is no platform Beto. Get off the stage now
I'll be honest at this point I'm more terrified of white male Americans and harm that they could do to me and my family and I am about somebody coming from outside of the country.
Wow now that’s some Twilight zone shit! 🤨
Lol wut
Mindless rhetoric by Beto. Guess he supports drug trafficking that kills thousands and Beto is ok with sex trafficking. Trying to regurgitate talking points that kills Americans and exploits thousands.
Illegals are not immigrants
OK, where'd this 'Cooke' get his license..?!! Probably the same place as the other dimwits did.. or didn't..?!!
Here’s a real crowd AP! Stop reporting one side!
Douche Purge
Idiot
kfdmnews He has no clue😫
AP and dumbo Beto we all love immigrants my parents came from Italy the difference is they came here legally. It’s the illegal ‘s we say no to
This guy us suuuuuuuch an a hole
I hope he quickly figures out that he needs *American* citizens to vote for him in order to win.
Well, BetoIsCrazy
Not illegal aliens
Is this guy for real,,you all lie,,America has no problem with immigrants it's the ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS that we have a problem with
Eats dirt and child poop
What a joke. Another deceiver. Obama really started something, and it is not good at all.
He has not shot 😂
A dumbass. And NO the American people are not letting in a bunch of illegals to saturate our markets and bring our wages down. Not going to talk about the crimes they're committing and the lives they've taken in the process! IllegalImmigration This is all for votes
He is a mental case.
So beto and the rest in the pro- illegals DNC crowd just need to decide whose side they are on. The rightful American citizens or the illegal migrants. Because it’s truly the lower middle class and those below the poverty line that jobs, benefits etc are being taken by illegals!
What a transparent jerk.
Legal immigrants made this a great nation and will continue to do so!
Nut
No one disagrees with this statement about immigrants...LEGAL immigrants. ImmigrationReformNow
Just say no to Puto O'Dork.....
This moron ate dirt after his loss to Cruz because it had regenarative powers he also presented shit for his wife to eat. Is he really a candidate for the Dems ? I hope so
That's never an argument. You would be safer when people legally get to the US.
Tell that to Sweden the rape capital of the world after it took in only a couple thousand of 'peaceful' Muslim refugees.
😂 as?!
WHAT A LOSER !!!! HE ALREADY LOST EVEN THE SMALLEST CHANCES.
So Robert is for open borders
Open Borders/Amnesty?
Mayor Pete better
You mean the criminal illegal aliens? Read between the lines.
He said that and anything else to get Hispanic voters
Where is he drawing his conclusions from?
Ride that liberal fascisti train Beto....you go!!!! Lets see how much more of america you can dispose of for the liberal agenda. The silent majority so appreciates it. demsarefake
Legal immigration, get it right
Dip 💩
Good, he can live in a neighborhood plagued by MS-13... if they're safer.
That literally makes no sense. Are they playing neighbor watch and patrolling the streets?
Still a dork.
Guess he missed out on the news about an illegal who killed a few people the other day in Nevada. Sad, because he was in Las Vegas just last week!
Robert Francis
You just can’t fix stupid
Immigrants. Not illegal immigrants.
Hopefully he has another hit and run dui sometime soon.
Sam has a really plan to solve the border crisis
😂😂😂
Damn, he's says crazier shit than I do!
Everybody agrees legal immigration is a good thing. Keyword... legal
How they paid that small crowd to assemble?
Liberals are getting crazier.
Now is BetoORourke talking about legal or illegal immigrants? THAT is the question.
Idiot
That’s what assholes normally say. He’s one of them.
Lol.a poetry reading?
Silly man...
Citizens make a country.
Correction: LEGAL Immigration
A fraudster who does not care for the safety of the US citizens. Snake oils salesman!
Legal is a good adjective
Illegal aliens make the country poorer Beto! We cannot continue to support every person from a poor country. They are a drain on our welfare, medical, and education systems. I’m tired of my taxes supporting illegal aliens. We have enough legal immigrants to support.
Beta is a madman.
Most agree that legal immigrants have built this country and made it wonderful. However, what these ppl are advocating for is more illegal immigration, not legal immigration. Just listen to the wording ppl and don’t let yourselves be overrun.
What would make this country safer is Beto moving to Mexico. His father-in-law just happens to own property along the border where a lot of cartel activity is. But, you already knew that, huh ?
This dude, rocks!.
I really didn’t think there was anyone more out in left field then AOC, I was wrong.
Unfortunately, his followers are not legally voters unless they are committing fraud.
Only TheDemocrats could believe that. A properly vetted immigrant does make America better and safer. But just letting anyone come in without checking them out, without vaccinating them, well there is no way that’s safer. BetoORourke shame on you for peddling this nonsense.
What a clown
Lol
The stupidity is real!
He, AOC and Hogg-!cut from the same cloth.
Let’s not follow him.
What a fool!!!!!
Tweaker.
It appears his presidential candidacy is a ploy to run for Senator. Spend his time and money in Texas.
kfdmnews Wow this guy is a fucking democratic drone
What a pathetic statement
How? Wtf is wrong with you people?!
Immigrants yes! Illegal Aliens, absolutely not!
He should meet families and friends of thousands of people killed brutally by criminal aliens. Only few weeks ago a wonderful woman, Bambi Larson was killed in her home in CA. How is that safer? Beto is delusional.
He's really reaching out for the foreign vote.
LEGAL IMMIGRANTS do, ILLEGAL ones have already BROKEN the Law. Hillary Hugger beto
Cool, STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. Too bad the republickers don't have anyone.
The only thing he’s accomplished in his life is marrying into a wealthy family.
Then let em all into YOUR house
This 12 yr old girl wasn't safe.
For everyone (bots included) who doubts this statement...all of your ancestors were immigrants.
The BEST! Unfortunately, logic doesn't work in politics; he speaks truths. America is great BECAUSE of immigrants and the diversity they bring.
No one has a problem with immigrants or immigration. The problem is illegal aliens.
Then why do MOST of the homes in El Paso, including mine when I lived there, had iron bars on all windows and doors?
🙄
Not illegals Beto! One reason you will never get within a 100 miles of the WH!
Robert has no platform.
He is a total loser! Can not show even one thing he has done to better anyone or anything in this world!
Do you think any democrat would get the paradox IF Beto was killed by an illegal immigrant in a sanctuary city, then was let off the same way Jussie was?
Waste time and who is he?
That’s what the stats support. Part of immigration reform, if G☠️P ever gets the courage to do it, is to make sure temp immigrates pay taxes, before not after they send $s home. But we need immigrants to take jobs Americans won’t.
And AP is right there with the water buckets for 'Beto the plastic burrito ...
Illegal or legal immigrants?
Cheesy, fraudulent, dirt eater.
Lol
This guy can stop and go away any second now.
Traitor.
The 2,000 citizens killed each year by illegal aliens aliens would disagree.
On what basis?
Legal ones do...
That’s nice but what is Beto and democrats msg to citizens?
O'Rourke tweaked the statement. LEGAL immigrants make the country safer. He is just campaigning but already, he is making misleading statements. O'Rourke will tell lies. He cannot be trusted. Do not vote for him.
No wonder InfoWarsMedia is in Texas😂
ILLEGAL immigration doesn’t....
.146289% to .292432% of his 'Home Town' showed up to support him. Solid 🤣 Maybe he needs a crop circle there - not sure how he could spin immigration making anything safer-however immigration is Good - Just in an orderly legal fashion. That all we ask.
He’s absolutely right. Legal immigration makes us stronger. Not so much with illegal immigration.
Another wacko. How do they get this far
Just like LadyFrijoles right?
Okay, but the urgent issue is with ILLEGAL immigrants, not those who do the right thing & come in LEGALLY. Is he suggesting the ILLEGAL immigrants make America safer? How is that exactly? This guy just makes stuff up as he goes.
We need to adequately take care of our own citizens first, then we look into the immigrant situation. All needs to be done according to fair-to-all immigration laws!
Eat dirt
Really? What a joke!
Yeah, run on that platform. See how far it gets you.
He's on a border state. If he were to win Texas in an election you'd have to vet every voter through a fine mesh sieve to make sure every vote is legitimate and not by Mexicans.
Stupid boy!
Did he want American votes or just illegal aliens.
And they are all flooding to El Paso and invading our country. I hear that his father-in-law owns 22,000 acres in Texas. Let's bus all these migrants to that pompous billionaire's doorstep and let Beto take care of them all. Progressive privilege is a thing now.
This snake oil salesman will say anything to anyone who: 1) will give him money; 2) waste their vote on him Dems
He doesn’t believe what he’s saying, but feels it’s a position he must take. Dems are so sad.
Completely Orwell: 'Ignorance is Strength ', 'war is peace '...
These aren't immigrants they are illegal aliens big difference
LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME
How do they make us safer Beto?
Easy for a guy to say that has millions of dollars and living in a secure community. Hypocrisy
That’s a very broad statement, now was he talking about illegal immigrants too?
Well that’s NOT what I want to hear from any candidate for POTUS!
Classic moron.
These candidates are putting Americans at risk all for a political stand. They are wrong! How would emergency work if Americans were fleeing to Mexico? Cross border legally!
Yet he lives in a gated community behind a wall. Why does he need armed security?
Idiot
Pelosi can’t name a single specific accomplishment for Beto in the House
They sure do.
So are we just going to give up our great nation to democrats and Illegals ?
Cabeza de penis!!!
Such great people. Go eat more dirt BetoORourke
Yawn
John Edwards 2.0
Beto for Mexico!
‘Sorry impoverished citizens...we are more interested in these potential new impoverished....’ 🤔
He loses TX with that idiotic statement.
We’re not worried about immigrants. Unfortunately for Robert, statistics prove that illegals do not make the country safer
He’s in Texas so what else do ya expect.
ROBERT is his NAME
Ha! I made my Saturday trip into town for Vespers. Lots of diversity of people, but the cop cars were all the same.
?
He must live in a different world send them all to his home town!
Everything that is faculty true this guy is going to say the opposite.
Tell that to mamendoza480
Tell that to the families that have lost loved ones by an illegal aliens . Tell the families of police officers that have been killed by illegals. Quite pandering for votes asshole
He nuts
If anyone buys that ridiculous speech, they deserve everything the Dems can force upon them.
Every time this guy speaks I’m more blown away by how horrendously bad of an option he is. The democrats have a very serious problem. They have no direction and have become the party of radicalism for the sake of radicalism
Immigrants, perhaps. Illegals, no.
Well that is a fact.
Sure, vetted ones.
He do not understand that there is a difference between legal and illegal immigration. My cousins are in US legally and they are support Trump on his illegal immigration campaign.
Is this the guy who you have been told to promote? I see this yahoo everywhere on the internet lately
Definitely NOT feeling this guy. The way he holds court in this wanna-be, MLK Jr cadence, just smells off.
Dems love MS13
BetoORourke is a phony, is not latino and is a rich kid who married into more money, and got away with many crimes because of his father, just like the Kennedy's.
This is a lie. Illegals are a big tax burden for Americans.
Immigrants make our country safer...what a buffoon. And, he's not even standing on a table in that photo.
The Beto that's a furry?
I’m voting for BernieSanders . I want MedicareForAll .
interesting strategy
Idiot!!!!!
Man this guy is just awful. Par for the Democratic course though.
I feel really really sorry for every single person in that 'audience'.
cnn needs to fact check that statement
Lunatic
Furry furry furry
The old Democratic bait and switch! No fixing Obamacare. No fixing infrastructure. No campaign finance reform. Just bad Trump and poor immigrants. They are full of shit.
Beto could be the dumbest candidate of all in 2020
Political suicide
He has zero clue how illegals hurt working Americans. They pay zero income tax and zero insurance.. working for half the money. Gold Spoon
'Legal' immigrants. We're not buyin what you're sellin
💨💩
There’s a huge difference between legal and illegal immigrants. We have zero problem with the former, but a big problem with the latter.
Except for bean lady - she is in Dallas jail already for assault w a deadly weapon. Everyone else though .... 😂
Caption: 'Let me get you simpletons all excited then have one of my assistants take your picture.' - RobertFrancis
Betotool.
of course. votes votes votes. illegal, 16 yo, dead, it doesn't matter
Make America not racist for the first time
True but illegal immigrants do not.
Absolute moron
Dale let’s go papi, I got my beto 2020 hat today
NO ONE HAS AN ISSUE WITH IMMIGRANTS FFS. IT'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS THAT ARE AN ISSUE.
This is like a cliché bot at this point, reflexively churning out vapid platitudes. It seems inevitable that people will quickly tire of mush like this no matter how many things he finds to jump on top of or how many sweaty exercise videos he puts on Instagram
His name is not Beto
no one cares
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