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> Cato is a libertarian-leaning org and that's just someone's thinkpiece on the matter. So, the data that is presented and documented is irrelevant and dismiss
by dc396 2y ago
> Cato is a libertarian-leaning org and that's just someone's thinkpiece on the matter.
So, the data that is presented and documented is irrelevant and dismissible?
> Illegal immigration hit record levels under Biden's administration
As did deportations (e.g., https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36e41dx425o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36e41dx425o)
> https://www.foxnews.com/us/mayor-eric-adams-says-nycs-roosev https://www.foxnews.com/us/mayor-eric-adams-says-nycs-roosev...
Yes, the Roosevelt Hotel was used for housing for asylum seekers. US immigration law allows for asylum seekers. Those asylum seekers must be housed somewhere. Certain states (e.g., Texas) transferred asylum seekers to New York City for a (arguably justified) political stunt. New York City used the Roosevelt Hotel.
> Unsustainable and terrible waste of money. There are millions of people that would pay money out of their own pockets to come to the U.S., educated people who are self-sufficient and we wasted money on making a bad problem worse.
That isn't how US immigration law works. Everyone agrees US Immigration law is a disaster. As I mentioned, there was a bipartisan agreement to help fix it. Trump derailed that effort.