WATCH: Fetterman Warns Border Crisis Threatens To Destroy the “American Dream”

Democrat Sen. John Fetterman believes the immigration crisis is threatening to destroy the American Dream.

As over 300,000 immigrants approach the border, Fetterman spoke about the issue with CNN’s Jake Tapper.

“I honestly don’t understand why it’s controversial to say we need a secure border,” Fetterman said, “And [what] I think about immigration is, we want to provide the American Dream for any migrant. However, it seems very difficult when you have 300,000 people showing up, encountered at our border, to achieve that.”

Watch the clip from his CNN interview here:

Another Fetterman W?

“I don’t understand why it’s controversial to say we need a secure border. We want to provide the American dream for any migrant, but it seems very difficult when you have 300,000 people showing up at our border to do that.” pic.twitter.com/6Pwp9sbijs

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) January 21, 2024

Fetterman’s wife moved to the U.S. as an illegal immigrant when she was 7 years old.

He says he is a supporter of legal immigration.

Fox News has more on this:

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., lobbied for securing the U.S. southern border, telling CNN on Friday that 300,000 illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country are blocking legal migrants from their “American dream.”

Fetterman spoke to CNN’s “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper about the current migrant crisis, claiming the wave is making our immigration system “difficult.” Though he noted he’s a huge proponent of legal migration, he demanded a “secure border” and questioned why his progressive critics have a problem with that.

Tapper prompted him on recent criticism from the left over his pro-Israel and pro-border security stances, asking, “Why do you think you’ve been criticized by so many progressives?”

The lawmaker replied, “I honestly don’t understand. I don’t understand why it’s controversial to anybody to decide that you’re going to stand with Israel in this situation. I honestly don’t understand why it’s controversial to say we need a secure border.”

“I’ve been very clear, in fact, that was weaponized against me [by] Republicans in my race, that I’m very much a strong supporter of immigration, and you know, my wife’s family, that’s the origin story about that,” he added.

Fetterman noted that he is very supportive of legal immigration, while at the same time a proponent of securing the southern border. “And I think two things can be true at the same time. You can be very supportive of immigration, but we also need to have a secure border,” he declared.

This isn’t the first time Fetterman has broken with his party.

In December, Fetterman voiced his concerns over the situation at the border.

He has also shown strong support for Israel since the Hamas terror attack in October.

Per The Daily Mail:

‘I’m not a progressive,’ Fetterman told NBC News last month. ‘I just think I’m a Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things.

‘But with Israel, I’m going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively address it as well.’

Fetterman said it was ‘not ideal to have this conversation’ about immigration linked to funding Israel and Ukraine, he added that ‘it’s still one that we should have.’

‘Progressives better do that because we can’t leave Israel – we can’t sell them out, and we can’t sell Ukraine out, and we have to deliver on that,’ Fetterman told the network. ‘I just would very much like to get a deal to deliver this critical aid.’

As for immigration, Fetterman argued he can be both pro-immigration, while also favor policies to restrict the flow of immigrants across the southern border to a manageable level.

‘It’s a reasonable conversation – until somebody can say there’s an explanation on what we can do when 270,000 people are being encountered on the border, not including the ones, of course, that we don’t know about,’ he said.

‘To put that in reference, that is essentially the size of Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in Pennsylvania,’ the Democrat added.

In a December interview with Politico, the lawmaker said:  ‘I hope Democrats can understand that it isn’t xenophobic to be concerned about the border. It’s a reasonable conversation, and Democrats should engage.’

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What do you think?

Has Fetterman seen the light?

Senator John Fetterman is making way too much sense lately. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/xNEwDmHQYp

— Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 (@TheRicanMemes) January 21, 2024

Or, is it just an act?

What’s gotten into John Fetterman?

Is this just an act?

If not, I wish that it was “transmissible”, and we could infect other leftists with it. pic.twitter.com/iuvFzzpm3T

— Terrence Simpson (@TerrenceBeBack) January 21, 2024

What do you think?