Is Lt. Governor Dan Patrick A White Supremacist?
We've gotten used to Republicans saying the quiet parts out loud, but do we ever stop and think about the ideology behind their words?
In 2020, Dan Patrick went on TV and said the economy was more important than your life. In 2020, he said at CPAC that “God wrote the Constitution.” Dan Patrick has a history of saying off-the-wall, wacky, and hateful things. However, over the last year, I’ve noticed he’s turned the volume way up. You aren’t going to believe what he’s been saying on Fox News this week. But first, the backstory.
A federal judge in Texas in March upheld an essential piece of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy. The policy allows a limited number of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the US on humanitarian grounds. Texas and 20 other states had sued, arguing the program is forcing them to spend millions on health care, education, and public safety for the migrants. They lost that suit on humanitarian grounds.
Earlier this week, the Daily Mail published an article that stated that the majority of these asylum seekers are being flown into Florida and Texas.
(As a reminder, the Daily Mail is a far-right publication.)
What has Dan Patrick been repeating on Fox News all week?
First, he’s been calling these migrants “illegal,” which is untrue. They are part of a humanitarian aid program and have been granted asylum. They are 100% here in America legally.
Then, he has been saying that “we” don’t want them in Texas because they’ll have babies, and in 20 years, those babies will grow up and vote for Democrats. (So much for Hispanics moving right.)
Check it out:
Take note that before Patrick came on, they showed a clip of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis saying that these people and this program were “illegal.” However, they lost their lawsuit last month, and all of these migrants are here legally.
The clip moved to Dan Patrick, and he stated that the legal migrants being flown to Texas would change the political balance of Texas.
What he is saying is that Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan migrants = people of color, and people of color = Democrats.
If that isn’t the quiet part out loud, I don’t know what is.
He goes on to say that these migrants, whom he repeatedly calls “illegal,” are coming here without identification. This is something he just totally made up. Without evidence, without proof, he just made it up.
The clip concludes with Partick saying, “In 20 years, all of these illegal immigrants will have children of voting age.”
Laura Ingram followed it up by calling the 14th Amendment an insane policy that allows children born here to become American citizens. Dan Patrick agreed with her assessment.
That wasn’t the only time he said this on Fox News this week.
He’s got a line, and he’s sticking to it.
Dan Patrick’s remarks distort the reality of the immigration policy in question and politicize humanitarian efforts. He misrepresents the legal and ethical foundations of asylum and immigration. Dan Patrick’s goal is to stoke fear and division based on demographic changes and potential political implications.
You can hear the tone in his voice reflect anger over Black and brown migrants having babies in Texas, a state Dan Patrick didn’t even move to until he was in his 40s.
Patrick’s comments on the future voting patterns of the children of migrants paint an incredibly cynical view of American democracy—one where the rights and contributions of first-generation Americans are undervalued, and the naturalization process is a threat to certain political agendas.
Dan Patrick’s rhetoric misled Fox viewers about immigration policy and its implications and undermined the principles of inclusivity and diversity that are foundational to America. It paints a picture of a zero-sum game, where the gains of one group are perceived as the losses of another rather than promoting a vision of collective progress and mutual benefit.
Based on what Dan Patrick said, it’s essential for the people of Texas to ask, “Is Dan Patrick a white supremacist?”
Moreover, what the hell is a white supremacist doing running a state that is 62% non-white?
In light of Dan Patrick's alarming rhetoric on national television, the importance of voting and engaging in GOTV efforts cannot be overstated. Such statements, which aim to sow division and fear among the populace, underscore a critical juncture in Texas politics and, by extension, American democracy. The values of inclusivity, diversity, and equal representation are continually at stake.
Voting is not just a right but a duty to ensure that the leaders who represent us reflect our values and work for the betterment of all communities, not just a select few. We can change Texas and end this madness by flipping the Texas House, but it will take all of us. The road ahead is challenging, but history has shown that progress is possible when individuals come together for the common good.
Here are some ways you can get involved:
Important 2024 primary RUNOFF election days:
April 29, 2024: Last day to register to vote.
May 17, 2024: Last day to apply by mail
May 20, 2024: First day of early voting.
May 24, 2024: Last day of early voting.
May 28, 2024: Last day to receive a ballot by mail.
May 28, 2024: Election day.
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Isn't Patrick Jewish in terms of his ethnic and cultural background? More disturbingly, what's the deal with him and Steven "Herr" Miller aligning themselves with white supremacist ideologies? Do they not understand that monster can devour them too? I guess if you come from "I'm one of the good ones" perspective, then dumping on other undesirables if not only a byproduct but expected.
I didn't even know he was from out of state (Maryland)! Internal immigration.