Heated Exchange Between Sen. Kennedy, DHS Chief Mayorkas Over ‘Safe Third Country’ Policy
On 11/8/2023, at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the DHS’s supplemental funding request from Congress on Wednesday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the so-called Safe Third County policy.
“The first thing that President Biden did, and you did when you took office, was abolish our Safe Third Country policies,” Mr. Kennedy said. “If we had a Safe Third County policy, that means that … 71 percent of the 6.6 million people that you have allowed into our country illegally, would not be here in any way.”
Mr. Kennedy objected to the Secretary’s answers and cut Mr. Mayorkas short several times during questioning, claiming “you try to filibuster us and use up our time.”

KENNEDY: “Here’s what I think, Mr. Secretary. I think you’re a smart guy. Now there are only one or two things going on here. Either you’re not qualified to manage a Costco food court, or you believe in open borders.”

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Kennedy to DHS Sec Mayorkas: Either you’re not qualified to manage Costco food court, or you believe in open borders