In a heated exchange during a House Oversight Committee hearing, Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu confronted Rep. Paul Gosar over immigration policy, arguing against the criminalization of immigrants. She urged the need for bipartisan immigration reform and criticized Republican proposals to cut critical federal spending such as Medicaid and health research, which she believes harm community safety. Wu defended immigrant contributions to society and asserted that genuine safety improvements come from addressing broader issues like gun reform and funding essential services. The discussion reflects wider tensions around immigration policy in the U.S.
How can you get a comprehensive immigration policy when you're defying it from the very get-go? You're building it on false premises and false tenets.
Respectfully, Congressman, you could pass bipartisan legislation, and that would be comprehensive immigration law. The false narrative is that immigrants in general are criminals.
If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms, stop cutting Medicaid. That is what will make our city safe.
Last week, House Republicans passed a spending blueprint that aims to cut $2 trillion in mandatory federal spending over the next 10 years.
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