Logos Stick said:barbacoa taco said:No it doesn't. That threshold allows for the border to be shut down entirely, including to commerce. Which is a drastic measure.Ags4DaWin said:barbacoa taco said:The ONLY reason senate Republicans dont want this bill is because the Dear Leader Trump told them not to. He needs this to be an issue for him to run on. Any excuses they throw out are pure bull***** They don't actually care about fixing the broken immigration system or increasing border security. This legislation is much needed to all border patrol to better process migrants and deal with unaccompanied minors, increase staffing, and build new processing centers. It's good legislation (that can certainly be tweaked some more), but both sides need to negotiate in good faith.MouthBQ98 said:
Amy new bill won't force Biden to comply. Any new bill might be used to force any future republican to allow illegal immigration that should not be permitted.
No deal.
TRUMP IS THE ONLY REASON THIS BILL MAY NOT PASS. THE REPUBLICANS NEED THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN THEY NEED THE SOLUTION.
Period. End of story.
It's legislation that prohibits law enforcement from doing anything about the people flooding across the border until 5,000 cross.
That is 1.8 million a year BEFORE the flood can be stemmed.
Legalizing an invasion is not good legislation.
The bill also allows for the hiring of over 1000 new BP officers, immigration judges, and establishing new processing centers.
Some criticisms of the bill are in good faith, but the all out attacks on it being an "open border bill" are bad faith BS lodged by Trump and his supporters. Again, because Trump does not want Biden to address the issue that Trump wants to run on. Trump's words are purely out of his own self-interest.
Day 1 of the Biden Administration
-Border wall immediately defunded He did, but then funded it years later, but said 'walls don't work'
-Emergency Declaration withdrawn If you are talking about the Covid one, it didn't end till 2023
-Deportation of illegal aliens paused Tried, but blocked by courts.
-Remain In Mexico policy terminated Blocked by courts and ended with Covid declaration
ETA, I believe all of those items were his 2020 campaign promises, except ending the Covid emergency declaration, which he didn't try to do till 2023.