Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who shoulders a heavy portion of the blame for America's chaotic illegal immigration crisis, is under the gun once more, and calls for impeachment are coming from new places.
According to Fox News, famous conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation believes Mayorkas violated his oath of office, an impeachable offense should he resist calls to resign.
Lora Ries, Steven Bradbury, and Hans von Spakovsky co-authored the blistering report in which they laid out exactly why Mayorkas should be out of a job.
"By his policy decisions and misconduct as secretary of homeland security, [Mayorkas] has violated his oath of office, abused the powers of his office, and betrayed the trust of the American people," the report states.
It added: "As a direct result of his actions, the U.S. has become gripped by an unprecedented border, national security, and illegal immigration catastrophe."
The scathing, no holds barred report doubled down, saying that Mayorkas' violations were so egregious that he should never be able to hold office again.
"For these violations, abuses, depredations, and betrayals," the report continues, "Secretary Mayorkas deserves to be impeached, removed from office, and disqualified from holding any further office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States."
NEW: "You impeach someone for breaking their oath of office to enforce the laws...No one can in any way deny that Mayorkas has been blatantly violating immigration law."
The GOP must impeach @SecMayorkas. We just laid out the case. Via @Aaron_Kliegman: https://t.co/EUJjrYnfYM
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) February 6, 2023
One of the authors of the report told Fox News: "I don't think we've ever had until now a cabinet official in charge of a major department come in and say I can waive requirements of the law and actually direct my personnel to violate laws they're supposed to be enforcing."
"Mayorkas is responsible for some of the most outrageous conduct we've ever seen by a cabinet official. That kind of behavior warrants impeachment."
The report details the implications of the Mexican cartels and their involvement in the massively growing human trafficking business, in addition to drugs.
"He's ignored laws, outright violated laws, lied, subjected his own officers and employees to grave danger — it absolutely merits impeachment," said Ries. "He's created threats to national security, public safety, and public health. And he's completely lost the trust of the American people."
Secretary Mayorkas has incentivized more than 6 million aliens from 160 different countries to put their lives in the hands of ruthless cartel members and smugglers to enter the U.S. illegally.
Dig into our report laying out the case for his impeachment: https://t.co/HEzCnN406F pic.twitter.com/q816Z1TTeC
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) February 6, 2023
Whether or not Mayorkas is impeached is anyone's guess, but even beginning the process and doing it for symbolic purposes is time well spent. It's time to hold these Biden administration clowns responsible for something. For once.