Dem Congressional Candidate In Tight Race Caught On Video Saying Americans “owe a debt” to Illegal Aliens”—Says Lansing Police Asking Illegals For Papers is “Unwelcoming” [VIDEO] | The Gateway Pundit

This morning,  new bombshell video was released by a local publication, The Midwesterner, that shows Democrat US Congressional candidate Curtis Hertel, who is running against a very popular Republican candidate and 22 year combat veteran, Tom Barrett in a very close race.  In the video, MI Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s former top lobbyist, can be seen expressing his support for the illegal invasion of America. In the video, Hertel can be heard saying America “owes”  those who illegally crossed our southern border “respect” for their bravery.

Here’s what a top official working for Harris campaign co-chair Gretchen Whitmer, had to say at an October 3 campaign event in South Lyon, MI, about illegal aliens in Michigan:

“I’ve said in the past that we should respect those that have tried to come here. Because even if they haven’t done it legally, we owe a debt—like, they taking a risk for their family—there’s nothing more American than that,” Hertel Jr. can be heard saying.

The Democrat then turned to complaining because Michigan voters don’t agree with his far-left views. “But I’m getting hit right now because I said that Lansing Police should not have the ability to just ask people for their papers. Like, I don’t believe that. I think it’s unwelcoming.” Hertel said.

Hertel was then asked if he’d be working with the Republicans to deport illegal aliens?

“No, I don’t have an interest in deporting anybody,” Hertel responds.

Watch the video here:

In a Midwesterner exclusive, Michigan congressional candidate Curtis Hertel, Jr. was caught on video saying Americans owe “a debt” to illegal immigrants and, “I don’t have an interest in deporting anybody.” pic.twitter.com/N5w5sZAnQ2

— The Midwesterner (@Th_Midwesterner) October 25, 2024

Will the latest disclosure by Hertel be enough to sink the Democrat who is running in a very tight race against the popular Republican and 22 year combat veteran Tom Barrett?

The latest poll shows Barrett up by 4.1% in the critical US House race

The former MI State Representative (2015-2019) and MI Senator (2019-2023), bravely served in the US Army in the Iraq War, Guantanamo Bay, Kuwait, and the Korean DMZ.

This morning, Elon Musk tweeted about the strategic plan by Democrats to place illegal aliens in swing states across America. Next to Pennsylvania, Michigan is arguably the second most important swing state in America.

Musk wrote:

Massive numbers flown directly to swing states and put on the fast track to citizenship. Voter importation. It’s a sure way for the Democratic Party to achieve permanent victory. Diabolically smart.

Musk also shared a tweet from Mario Nawfal, who has 1.7 million followers on X, warning about the massive number of “inadmissible aliens” from various countries who are being flown to the interior states.

BIDEN POLICY: 823,000 ALIENS FLOWN INTO THE U.S.

Biden-Mayorkas allegedly implemented a policy flying inadmissible aliens into the interior of the U.S., reportedly bringing in up to 45,000 per month from various countries.

Since the policy’s launch, 823,000 individuals have been transported.

For comparison, only 65,000 were relocated in the 10 years prior to this initiative.

Source:
@fentasyl

Massive numbers flown directly to swing states and put on the fast track to citizenship.

Voter importation.

It’s a sure way for the Democratic Party to achieve permanent victory. Diabolically smart. https://t.co/1lpqSRNeLa

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2024

Are these the brave illegal aliens Curtis Hertel Jr. thinks America owes a debt of gratitude to?

Hertel has also come under fire for his support of his former boss’s push to bring the CCP battery plant into rural Michigan, a plan that his opponent, Tom Barrett is opposed to. According to Crain’s Business, Hertel has been under fire for signing a non-disclosure agreement related to economic development projects and his support for a state business incentives program from which $175 million was allotted for a Chinese company to construct a 2,350-job, $2.4 billion battery-components plant near Big Rapids.

Citizens living in Big Rapids and surrounding communities have been fighting the construction of the CCP-tied battery plant for over a year. So far, they have been successful in their efforts to keep the project Hertel an Whitmer have been fighting to build in their small, rural community.

But that’s not all…

Last month, the Michigan Inspector General was asked to investigate one of Michigan’s dirtiest politicians, Curtis Hertel Jr., who is currently running for a seat in the US Congress.

The request was issued by Political watchdog Americans for Public Trust who asked them to investigate the former top lobbyist for Kamala Harris’ campaign co-chair, MI Governor Gretchen Whitmer The allegation was that Curtis Hertel Jr. misused public funds and political connections to land a well-paying job in health care.

According to the New York Post – Hertel was Whitmer’s director of legislative affairs when her administration passed an $82 billion budget last year, and he was intimately involved in the negotiations. So it raised alarm bells when the budget allocated $1.5 million to the Greater Flint Health Coalition, run by a former colleague of Hertel.

Mere days after the budget passed, Hertel resigned from Whitmer’s administration to take a job at the health-care org whose coffers he’d just helped pad.