WATCH: Rep. Brandon Gill DESTROYS Leftist Attorney After He Claims Americans Should Pay for Illegals’ Welfare – “You’ve Got a Crazy, Radical Open Borders Agenda”
by Jordan Conradson Mar. 18, 2026
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) on Wednesday skewered a left-wing attorney during testimony before the Judiciary Committee hearing after he admitted his beliefs that taxpayers should pay to house illegals in jail instead of deporting them, local police should not cooperate with federal immigration agents, and American taxpayers should provide healthcare benefits to illegals.
The heated exchange occurred during the Committee’s hearing on the 1982 Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe, which required states to provide illegal aliens a free K-12 education. Gill sparred with liberal witness Thomas A. Saenz, President & General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Gill kicked off his questioning with thesimple question of “if somebody crosses the border illegally, what should happen to them?”
Saenz gave the long, drawn-out response of “Federal law indicates that there are steps that can be taken to remove them. Now that can happen at the border, or it can happen when they are integrated into society. There are protections once you are integrated in society, especially depending on how long.”
During several minutes of back and forth on whether or not illegals should be allowed to come in and later commit crimes,Saenz said he believes that Americans should be forced to rehabilitate illegals instead. He further claimed that simply deporting illegal alien criminals is “too facile,” while arguing that rehabilitation at the expense of US taxpayers is “for the benefit of society.”
He then doubled down, saying thateven if “police arrest an illegal alien for breaking into somebody’s home in the middle of the night,” they “should be put through the criminal law system that we have” and not given to immigration officials. Then, he attempted to avoid the question of whether the illegal should be handed over to immigration authorities after being convicted and serving their sentence or whether they should be released back into the community. “There are too many repercussions of a policy like that,” he said. “You’re putting it in the context of a single instance, so it’s very difficult to answer the question.”
Gil then asked, “Should American taxpayers pay for Medicaid for illegal aliens?’ That’s when Saenz flat-out admitted, “In many circumstances, yes.” He continued, “And not just American taxpayers, but immigrant taxpayers who also pay taxes as well. As you know, sir, there is no exception for tax paying based on immigration status.”
Gil further asked if he believes illegals should receive Social Security benefits,but Saenz claimed his question was “misleading” and refused to answer, instead claiming there are no illegals receiving Social Security.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/watch-rep-brandon-gill-destorys-leftist-attorney-after/
Brandon Gill DESTORYS Leftist Attorney After He Claims Americans Should Pay for Illegals' Welfare
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