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Originally Posted by oilfieldace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...migration_laws
Biden says his hands are tied and there is nothing he can do?
Do you edumacated voters remember with a stroke of pen he reversed all of Trumps policies that were working to reduce the influx of illegals.
Come on boys has that fact escaped your memory bank?
I suggest not you just don’t have the balls to admit Trumps governing Wes working.
In one day he can reinstate those tried and true policies and possibly enforce the laws already on the books. Instead he blames the Republicans for his complete ineptness to govern this country.
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Originally Posted by Salty Again
... Enforce the LAWS already on the books.... Close the Border!
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Gentlemen, I got into an argument with two friends the other day at lunch who believe exactly like you on this. We also discussed the impeachment of Mayorkas, which they favored because they said he wasn't enforcing the law. They made some good points so I went back and looked at this a little closer.
I'm convinced you're wrong on this. The laws currently in place, as interpreted by our courts, don't give the President or Department of Homeland Security a clear cut pathway to fix problems with asylum and parole.
These days, our problem isn't with people sneaking into the USA and avoiding the border patrol and law enforcement while stealing American jobs. Those types probably contribute more than they take. Or at least the ones who get fake social security cards and pay taxes without ever drawing government benefits are mostly net contributors.
The problem rather are people who turn themselves into Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) at first opportunity and claim asylum. Only a very small percentage are actual political refugees who deserve asylum, but under current law they get to go before a judge and have their cases heard. That takes years to happen, and in the meantime they often qualify for parole, during which time they're able to legally work and draw government benefits.
The Biden administration and DHS actually have tried to limit asylum. For example, since May of 2023, any immigrant who crossed the border illegally or traveled through another country and failed to seek asylum there, was turned back.
Trump tried to impose the same measures during his term in office. Biden and Trump's strategy though was shut down by the courts, specifically by U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar in California,
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07...ifornia-judge/
Trump and Biden used Title 42, invoked to stem the spread of COVID, to turn away asylum seekers. When COVID was winding down, this was challenged in the courts, and was headed towards probably being invalidated by the Supreme Court, before Biden made it a moot issue by withdrawing the use of Title 42 to prevent asylum applications. This was followed soon afterwards by Biden's measures described above that took effect in May, 2023.
Txdot's link covers other, older measures to slow down asylum and parole that were challenged by courts:
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Originally Posted by txdot-guy
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Biden and Mayorkas probably have done a better job of complying with the law than Trump, Nielsen and Nazi Sympathizer Stephen Miller did. The increase in Border Patrol encounters with illegals since Biden became president probably is partly due to his administration following the law more closely.
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Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
The Dems did not write it. Republican James Lankford of Oklahoma is the lead negotiator in the border security discussions. There are many, if not most, Republican Senators who will support any immigration bill. They obviously believe something new is needed.
Trump trying to kill any immigration bill is 100% political. It is the one bullet he has in his gun going into the fall election campaign. Trump does not even know what is in the bill. If this immigration bill fails to pass in the House, this will be worse for Republicans than Democrats.
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Bingo
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Originally Posted by oilfieldace
You edumacated boys might fall for that line of bullshit, but we others will put Trump back in the Oval, to straighten out this tragedy
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If MAGA Republicans want a president and Congress that will help fix the problem, they need to nominate like-minded candidates (on immigration) who can win. Trump and MAGA Republican candidates in purple districts are losers. In the meantime, assuming it turns out to be a good bill, why not pass Lankford's proposed legislation? It would give Biden, and Trump if he's the next president, the power to shut down asylum applications now. And Biden says he'd use it now. What's the downside in that?
List of immigration laws on books passed by the House and Senate
