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So you’ve switched to the party that is blocking any effort to do something about it right now? They’re also the same party blocking funding for Ukraine, with w

by kmos17 3y ago

So you’ve switched to the party that is blocking any effort to do something about it right now? They’re also the same party blocking funding for Ukraine, with which most of the money would be going to weapon manufacturing in the US by the way, if you care about that. I think both parties are pretty awful on immigration, it’s crazy we still have such a broken system, and that video shows something has to be done. On this everyone can agree, so the question is why isn’t it happening?

NtochkaNzvanova 3y ago
Joe Biden has the executive power to address the border crisis without any action by Congress. Instead of doing that, he and the Democratic leadership in Congress decided to tie border security (though if you actually read it, the bill doesn't even improve border security) to funding for Ukraine and Israel. If the bill passes, they get what they want (borders that remain open, and funding for more war); if the bill fails, they score political points since they can now claim that Republicans don't actually want to fix the border and are Putin's stooges. Win/win for Democrats.
- BobbyTables2 3y ago
  I think I’m with you. I hate a lot of things the Republicans do. But on NPR (!!) there was a program where they described how Biden restricted asylum in ways where Trump had failed. i think they had interviewed someone who worked in a border facility. Trump tried to block asylum applications (struck down as unconstitutional), the Biden administration merely found ways to block acceptance instead. I kept waiting for the catch that explained why it wasn’t as bad as they portrayed — there was none. They didn’t seem biased, there was just no redeeming factor here. I’m not going to claim then border crossing crowding issue is easy to solve or simple in any way. However, it does start to feel like a lot of sensitive political issues are just chess pieces… https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/02/21/fact-sheet-notice-proposed-rulemaking-circumvention-lawful-pathways https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/02/21/fact-sheet-notice-propos...
throwitaway222 3y ago
The video shows we need to turn people around and have them fix their own countries. There is something to be said for that.

by kmos17 3y ago

NtochkaNzvanova 3y ago

Joe Biden has the executive power to address the border crisis without any action by Congress. Instead of doing that, he and the Democratic leadership in Congress decided to tie border security (though if you actually read it, the bill doesn't even improve border security) to funding for Ukraine and Israel. If the bill passes, they get what they want (borders that remain open, and funding for more war); if the bill fails, they score political points since they can now claim that Republicans don't actually want to fix the border and are Putin's stooges. Win/win for Democrats.

BobbyTables2 3y ago
I think I’m with you. I hate a lot of things the Republicans do. But on NPR (!!) there was a program where they described how Biden restricted asylum in ways where Trump had failed. i think they had interviewed someone who worked in a border facility. Trump tried to block asylum applications (struck down as unconstitutional), the Biden administration merely found ways to block acceptance instead. I kept waiting for the catch that explained why it wasn’t as bad as they portrayed — there was none. They didn’t seem biased, there was just no redeeming factor here. I’m not going to claim then border crossing crowding issue is easy to solve or simple in any way. However, it does start to feel like a lot of sensitive political issues are just chess pieces… https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/02/21/fact-sheet-notice-proposed-rulemaking-circumvention-lawful-pathways https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/02/21/fact-sheet-notice-propos...

throwitaway222 3y ago

The video shows we need to turn people around and have them fix their own countries. There is something to be said for that.