Frost Sparks Backlash With Call to Remove Statue of Liberty Over GOP Immigration Bill
• Democrat Representative Maxwell Frost calls for removal of Statue of Liberty to protest immigration legislation passed by Republicans • Frost slams GOP's Secure The Border Act, which aims to restrict asylum process and resume border wall construction • Frost tells Republicans to "not be damn liars" if they claim to support American ideals while backing restrictive immigration bills • Commentators criticize Frost for seeming to conflate immigration reform with Statue of Liberty's symbolic meaning • 14 Democratic lawmakers join Republicans in motion condemning Biden administration's border policies