Polls are showing that the American people are speaking out about immigration and saying they want people in the country illegally to be removed, Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Newsmax Saturday.
“The American people have spoken, and we know that the border was a serious issue,” Olivarez told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “We look back at the last four years, and what we’re seeing now everything that’s being uncovered in terms of criminal illegal aliens that are in the country right now that have been released by the prior administration.”
And now, he added, “we’re having to locate these individuals, these dangerous criminals, and get them removed from the country, and the American people actually want that. They want a safer country. They want safer borders, secure borders.”
Olivarez’s comments come after a CNN poll this week showed that not only are President Donald Trump’s numbers positive on his moves on immigration, but a majority of Americans want immigrants who are in the United States illegally to be removed.
Several other national polls also show that a majority of Americans give Trump high marks on his immigration policies.
“They’re more in favor of what’s happening right now with deportations and the apprehension and the arrest of criminal legal aliens, as opposed to what we’re seeing in the last four years,” Olivarez said. “It really shows the change in the culture, the change of society as far as what people want, and the American people have spoken.”
Under Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas has been at the forefront of the border issue and taking on the responsibility to secure the border while deploying state resources, he said.
“We have not stopped doing the work,” Olivarez said. “But the American people, especially in Texas, were very supportive of what we were doing. And they are very supportive now of what’s happening.”
And now, criminals are being arrested for “just heinous crimes, sex crimes, assaults, and murders,” he said. “Criminals, gang members, and terrorists are starting to be uncovered right now … we knew this was going to happen when you allow millions of unvetted illegal immigrants into this country.”
Olivarez also discussed the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national who officials have acknowledged was deported to a prison in El Salvador due to an “administrative error.”
“I try to stay away from all the politics in my current position as a state trooper and representing Texas. But what I can tell you, though, just by seeing all the reporting just this last week alone, this is a criminal illegal alien that was in the country that had orders of removal.”
He added that there was “no outrage” for the victims of immigrant criminals, including Rachel Morin, Jocelyn Nungaray, or Laken Riley.
Olivarez also on Saturday commended the Trump administration for the cooperation between El Salvador and the United States.
“If we had had this type of cooperation or this partnership in the last four years, you know, we wouldn’t be talking about these issues right now,” he said.
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