Rep. Mark Harris Calls for National Guard in Charlotte Amidst 'Crime Wave'

Calls for National Guard in Charlotte

• 🚨 Representative Mark Harris is demanding the deployment of the National Guard to Charlotte, North Carolina, to combat a perceived 'crime wave'.
• 💬 Harris criticizes the city's Democrat leadership for failing to address public safety issues, particularly on the light rail.
• 💡 He cites specific incidents, including the stabbing of a 24-year-old man by a twice-deported illegal alien and the murder of Ireina Zerutska by a repeat offender, as evidence of this failure.
• 💰 The city council's allocation of $3 million to 'enhance the perception' of public safety is questioned, with Harris stating no actual safety measures were taken.

Concerns Over Illegal Immigration and Crime

• 📌 Harris links the rise in crime to illegal immigration, stating that sanctuary politicians are protecting undocumented individuals.
• 📈 He reports that over 100,000 illegal aliens are allegedly in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
• 👤 The case of Oscar So Larzano, a Honduran illegal alien with a criminal record who allegedly stabbed a man on the light rail, is highlighted as an example.

Critique of Obamacare and Healthcare Subsidies

• 🏥 The speaker criticizes Obamacare as a broken system that allows insurance companies to profit at the expense of taxpayers.
• 💸 He argues that COVID-era subsidies, costing taxpayers over $400 billion, have not lowered insurance costs and should be allowed to expire.
• 📉 Premiums are rising because Obamacare has failed to make healthcare affordable, and the system is described as a 'hustle' where taxpayers pay and insurers profit.

Lumbee Tribe Recognition

• ✨ The Lumbee Fairness Act, co-led by Harris and included in the National Defense Authorization Act, is nearing passage, aiming to provide federal recognition and benefits to the Lumbee tribe.
• 🤝 He expresses gratitude to President Trump for his support of the Lumbee tribe's long fight for recognition.