Beto Says U.S. Climate Change ‘Excesses’ Are Causing the Border Crisis

After his less than stellar performance at Wednesday’s Democratic debate, Beto O’Rourke is struggling to stay relevant.

While in Florida for the debate Wednesday, several candidates, including Beto, visited the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Florida.  While there, Beto blamed the U.S.’s climate change “excesses” for the wave of migrants coming across our southern border.

“And we’ve got to remember that they are fleeing the deadliest countries on the face of the planet today compounded by drought that was caused not by God, not by mother nature, but by us, man-made climate change, our emissions, our excesses, our inaction in the face of the facts and the science,” O’Rourke said.  “When it is that deadly and when you’re unable to grow your own food to feed yourself, you have no choice but to come here.”

Democrat presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke: Migrants “have no choice but to come here” because of U.S. climate change “excesses” pic.twitter.com/y7v9SKBHvZ

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) June 28, 2019

Nevermind the fact that various countries in Africa and the Middle East consistently rank above most of Central and South America on lists of the most dangerous countries in the world.  Nevermind that the U.S. is one of the leaders in reducing its carbon footprint, while the footprints of countries like India and China are growing exponentially.

Sure, Beto.  It’s all our fault.