{"id":10222,"date":"2023-10-24T10:39:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10222"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:39:10","slug":"border-security-and-extremism-concerns-a-critique-of-mike-levins-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10222","title":{"rendered":"Border Security and Extremism Concerns: A Critique of Mike Levin&#8217;s Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in San Diego recently issued a warning regarding the potential illegal crossing of Hamas terrorists. Despite the alert, local Democrat Mike Levin has yet to publicly address the concern.<\/p>\n<p>Levin&#8217;s vote against enhancing border security earlier this year is being revisited in light of the CBP&#8217;s warning and reports of an increased number of terrorists entering the U.S. Additionally, Levin has remained silent on comments from fellow House Democrats, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who have faced accusations of antisemitic statements.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of Levin&#8217;s policy choices and his lack of response to both the CBP warning and intra-party controversies has raised questions about the Democratic Party&#8217;s stance on border security and public safety in Southern California.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"hP\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1780649398389224958\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"18b623318c80b5fe\">Mike Levin shamefully silent on Hamas terrorist threat to San Diego<\/h2>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\">\n<div id=\"m_8855915520353121283dataBlockId-15\" class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceText\">\n<p>Extreme Democrat Mike Levin has stayed shamefully silent on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in San Diego <a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=d44c9115db&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3Dd44c9115db%26e%3De66a0c48b1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698254785769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01tm_ko17K11KljMeGH4jk\">warning<\/a> Hamas terrorists could be illegally crossing the border, threatening Southern California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=657900b503&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D657900b503%26e%3De66a0c48b1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698254785769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2y0_4vcyZnKOvWIep1p_8C\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/CioVy3REin9eFVYTaubgZPzJ9pzRVOcxao19RJHk2Z0ouuzZ52_2OQ6B-wQjqJgi1UlcMB5qkbMswVARfZbaWiw44dNLkcmkXEy-zw7vV4BlxHvVD-HYkq93GAVllmh67QuENvl8HqfQzZZZOXWX44Or4w1FgQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5\/images\/992c3f4d-9f83-293e-b932-69e92b5b3762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"auto\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\">\n<div id=\"m_8855915520353121283dataBlockId-19\" class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceText\">\n<p>Levin <a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=46ad70dba1&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D46ad70dba1%26e%3De66a0c48b1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698254785769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-ad7i1ucD7WoodXtZ0yOU\">voted against<\/a> securing the border this year even as a <a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=08b2dace67&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D08b2dace67%26e%3De66a0c48b1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698254785769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0bgfX3igFGVZNmYrLU4Nnv\">record number of terrorists<\/a> entered the U.S. over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>Levin has also <a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=498a49211e&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D498a49211e%26e%3De66a0c48b1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698254785769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pC0D2L8D422LhLm1kPsZB\">refused to condemn<\/a> the antisemitic extremism of his House Democrat colleagues including Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cExtreme Democrat Mike Levin endangers Southern Californians by refusing to secure the border.\u201d <\/strong>\u2013 NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\">\n<div id=\"m_8855915520353121283dataBlockId-16\" class=\"m_8855915520353121283mceText\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=91c46c1eb8&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5%26id%3D91c46c1eb8%26e%3De66a0c48b1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698254785769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1dlr8J2pyHPu2-u01JVwJl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/veh3Tct8WRwYqAINFpyw8zr_Ptf3ftJsnwJGxS8ujEuxbNod4fcqTHHZzWHfb4PgSM3BT6tubzVYjoG5US3Cu-R_LvGSn9n0izCog8nUHYl0vnKg2Kwc0eEIl3OxG7b5mnj_zdA7DgZ_Olob7-r14eaOzbfLYg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5\/images\/59de38cc-ed24-1410-ad3e-73b3f0a19b1c.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"18\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Ben Petersen<\/strong><br \/>\nWestern Press Secretary<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:BPetersen@NRCC.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BPetersen@NRCC.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nrcc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=42f87a9539429db8a35d6dac5&amp;id=c742a01518&amp;e=e66a0c48b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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Despite the alert, local Democrat Mike Levin has yet to publicly address the concern. Levin&#8217;s vote against enhancing border security earlier this year is being revisited in light of the CBP&#8217;s warning and reports of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Border Security and Extremism Concerns: A Critique of Mike Levin&#039;s Stance - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10222\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Border Security and Extremism Concerns: A Critique of Mike Levin&#039;s Stance - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in San Diego recently issued a warning regarding the potential illegal crossing of Hamas terrorists. 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