Repeated accusations that the Biden administration and Democrats are using immigration and border security as political tools to pander to or energize their base, particularly Hispanic voters, with claims the strategy has backfired (Fox News 6/4/24, FOX SPECIAL REPORT 4/22/25)
Criticisms that minorities who support border security are unfairly labeled as racist or xenophobic, creating potential alienation within Democratic coalitions (Fox Business 6/4/24, Neil Cavuto 6/4/24)
Claims that Democratic policies on immigration, such as openness to border crossings and amnesty, are driven by electoral motives rather than genuine concern for immigrants or Americans (Fox News 2/7/23)
Allegations that Biden-Harris immigration policies are causing economic harm, including job loss and depressed wages for Americans, while foreign workers face poor working conditions (Fox News 9/6/24, Ingraham Angle 9/6/24)
Assertions that Vice President Kamala Harris neglected abuse and trafficking at the southern border, undermining her claims of supporting women and minorities (Free Press 9/7/24)
Persistent criticism that border and immigration issues have been mishandled or used for campaigning rather than for seeking real solutions, damaging credibility with both base and swing voters (Fox Business 6/4/24)
April 2025: Luna Accused Democrats Of Using Abrego Garcia Deportation For Political Purposes According to Fox News, "Luna charges Democrats are using Abrego Garcia to ingratiate themselves with the left. LUNA: And they are using this as performative politics. They are firing up their base." [Fox News FOX SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER 6:00 PM EST, 4/22/25]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Biden Administration's Immigration Policies Pandered For Votes In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "So, the Biden administration is doing this to pander, it's going to backfire. And that's exactly why you're seeing those voters, new voters from the Democrat party coming over to the Republican side for this election year." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News, 5/24/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Minorities Were Labeled As Racist For Supporting Border Security In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "They painted both you and I as racists for supporting border security." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Neil Cavuto, 6/4/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Democrats For Labeling Minorities As Racist Or Xenophobic For Supporting Border Security In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that it really is unfortunate that the Democrat machines don't really care about what happens to Americans, and that they try to label so many of us that are minorities as racist and xenophobic for wanting this." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Neil Cavuto, 6/4/24]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticized President Biden For Delayed Border Action In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I heard in off-record conversation that the president knew that this was an issue months ago and that they were actually concerned on polling. And so he was considering this back then, was actually encouraged by the speaker of the House, of which he still took no action." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 6/4/24]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Accused Biden Administration Of Using Border Crisis For Political Gain In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We know that their campaign strategy from the get-go was to try to use this to leverage Hispanic voters for the upcoming election cycle. We are now seeing that that has backfired, that every single person in this country is worried about what's happening with the economy and also the rise of crime in our neighborhoods. And so the fact of the matter is, is that this administration, they're using this as a voting tool. They created it, and yet they're trying to say that they have the solution, when they have been the problem all along." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 6/4/24]
February 2023: Luna Attributed Democratic Shift Toward Open Borders To Political Strategy According to Fox News, "...after 2016, you saw a pivot and shift in the narrative from Democrats where they started advocating for open borders and blanket amnesty. To be clear, the reason why I believe that they did that is that also correlated to the rise in the fact that Hispanic Americans, specifically those of Mexican descent are now the largest voting minority in the country, and they thought that they would be able to use that as a political propaganda tool to obtain power in this country. I want to be very clear, it's damaging, it's destructive." [Fox News THE STORY WITH MARTHA MACCALLUM 3:00 PM EST, 2/7/23]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Use Of Border Security For Campaigning In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "When we're talking about border security, this should have never been something that they should have campaigned on. This should have been something that they should have really just left President Trump's policies in place, and you wouldn't see these numbers." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 6/4/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Accused The Biden Administration Of Using Border Issues For Political Gain In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We know that their campaign strategy from the get-go was to try to use this to leverage Hispanic voters for the upcoming election cycle. We are now seeing that that has backfired, that every single person in this country is worried about what's happening with the economy and also the rise of crime in our neighborhoods." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Neil Cavuto, 6/4/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Biden Administration Used Border Security As A 'Voting Tool' In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "this administration, they're using this as a voting tool. They created it, and yet they're trying to say that they have the solution, when they have been the problem all along." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Neil Cavuto, 6/4/24]
September 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Associated Job Loss Among Native-Born With Biden-Harris Immigration Policies According to Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, Anna Paulina Luna said, "No, and I think, I think it's important to also for people that support this, just know that a lot of these companies that are bringing in these foreign workers are working them above and beyond. They're depressing American wages, and these people can't even speak up because they're afraid of being deported. So, is that really a good quality of life?" [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, 9/6/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Foreign Worker Policies Depressed Wages And Harmed American Workers In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "A lot of these companies that are bringing in these foreign workers are working them above and beyond. They're depressing American wages, and these people can't even speak up because they're afraid of being deported. So, is that really a good quality of life?" [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Laura Ingraham), 9/6/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Linked Job Loss And Inflation To Biden-Harris Immigration Policies In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We have the highest inflation right now ever recorded in a long time, and it's because they caused it. So, what are they trying to do, they're trying to campaign, put a big fat band-aid on a festering wound that they caused." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Laura Ingraham), 9/6/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Stated Harris 'Turned A Blind Eye' To Border Abuse Of Hispanic Women And Children In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Kamala Harris ran on that, she said that she was there to represent all women, yet she actively turned a blind eye to the rape, trafficking, and torture of Hispanic women and children at our southern border." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Laura Ingraham), 9/6/24]
September 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Accused Kamala Harris Of Ignoring Abuse Of Women And Children At Southern Border According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Republican Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna accused Vice President Kamala Harris of 'turning a blind eye' to the horrific conditions women and children face at the southern border, including rape, trafficking, and torture." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 9/7/24]
September 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Kamala Harris For Failing To Represent Women As Promised According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "The fact is, Laura, and I say this as a woman who is also a minority, is that Kamala Harris ran on that. She said that she was there to represent all women. Yet, she actively turned a blind eye to the rape, trafficking and torture of Hispanic women and children at our southern border,' Luna said." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 9/7/24]
May 2023: Luna Toured Safety Harbor Migrant Shelter After Teen Death According to Tampa Bay Times, "U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna toured the facility Saturday but said they received no new answers about what led to his death." [Tampa Bay Times, 5/13/23]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Minorities Were Labeled Racist For Supporting Border Security In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that it really is unfortunate that the Democrat machines don't really care about what happens to Americans, and that they try to label so many of us that are minorities as racist and xenophobic for wanting this." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 6/4/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Confronted Kamala Harris On Border Issues In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I actually confronted Kamala Harris at the airport on this issue, and she ran away from the questions on the border because they know that even their voters, even Democrats [...] are asking us what we're going to do to fix it, because it is impacting every community." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Laura Ingraham), 9/6/24]
September 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Argued Kamala Harris Mishandled Opportunity To Address Border Crisis According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "So, what she's done, especially as a woman, not only did she betray that opportunity that she had to really help us, but at the end of the day, I do believe that she is power hungry. I believe that she had a solution, if she really wanted to fix the problem she could have done it now. She is in a position to do it. Yet, she has no answers." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 9/7/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Stated Biden Administration's Hispanic Outreach 'Backfired' In an interview with FOX News Channel, Anna Paulina Luna said, "You are seeing after especially that debate, that there is a massive sweep, not just with the Hispanic voters, but with black voters as well. [...] The pandering that the Biden administration did with the Hispanic voting demographic not only backfired, but again, you are seeing [...] a massive sweep." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News Channel, 7/4/24]