CNN Host Clashes with GOP Rep. Over Border Security and Immigration Policy
In a contentious interview, CNN's Brianna Keilar and Rep. Beth Van Duyne debated border security, with Keilar threatening to cut the interview short due to interruptions.
- CNN anchor Brianna Keilar and Rep. Beth Van Duyne engaged in a heated debate over border security and immigration policy.
- Keilar challenged Van Duyne's claims about immigrant crime rates, citing statistics that illegal immigrants' criminal conviction rate is 45% below that of native-born Americans in Texas.
- The discussion also touched on the recent Senate bill that aimed to address border security, which Republicans rejected.
- Van Duyne defended the GOP's stance on stricter border measures, including the resumption of wall construction and tightening asylum standards.
- The interview highlighted the deep divisions between the two parties on how to handle immigration and border security.