Mountain State Times

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, addressed her findings regarding the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during a weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference.

Senator Capito disclosed that two groups advocating against borders and immigration enforcement are receiving funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the IRA. She emphasized that these organizations, which do not focus on environmental protection, promote abolishing ICE and police, describe borders as “racist and classist,” oppose state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and hold other radical positions.

Last month, Senator Capito presented similar findings concerning grants from the IRA to “Climate Justice Alliance,” a group involved in pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic activities.

In her remarks, Senator Capito cited specific examples: “New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice tweeted ‘the border and concept of citizenship is racist, classist farce,’ that's their president – thinks that our citizenship is racist. The New York Immigration Coalition has stated on their website, ‘all state local government employees’ should be prohibited from collaborating with federal immigration authorities. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] has a ‘racist and abusive agenda’ and state should ‘end support for detention and deportation.’ These are organizations – these two – who are receiving or are going to determine who receives the money from the green climate fund.”

She further criticized President Biden's administration: “Several of the speakers in front of me have talked about the Biden immigration [plan]. He puts out this immigration plan – how we're going to stave off this illegal immigration. At the same time, his administration is giving money to anti-immigration enforcement groups. It’s hypocrisy at the highest level. It's very slack oversight, at least. And it's very dishonest when you talk to the American public about the goals of a green climate fund being determined by ‘immigration justice’ and ‘immigration coalition’ groups.”

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