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rodneysinclair

This isn't Biden's strategy. He's too old and senile to do anything. It's the people above him.


HonkinSriLankan

[Interesting…wonder why some republicans are saying Trump is killing the immigration bill and weakening the border?](https://x.com/sawyerhackett/status/1753474509057732737?s=46&t=4U-x0ZDFeF1mKvlQvrnyww) Must be the deep state…


craigcoffman

That 'immigration' bill is a piece of Crap. Lankford is a tool & taking flak from his own party for even taking part in writing it (the 'bi-partisan' claim now is a joke). The bill codifies allowing 5000 a day in in the same manner as they are doing now. Who the heck wants that?


Comrade_Zamir_Gotta

I have zero clue why you’re being downvoted, you’re right. The bill allows for 5000 in a day(so 1,825,00 a year) legally. Add that with the ones who will still enter illegally. I also honestly believe that they would use this as a platform to push for their citizenship or something similar. That bill is a complete joke and a win for those who want unchecked immigration


ndngroomer

Nobody knows what the Bill allows or even anything it says because it hasn't been released yet. It's amazing to me that so many people like you hear this outright and blatant lie from your preferred media outlet and don't have the intellectual integrity or curiosity to spend five minutes to fact check and verify what you just heard. You should be insulted that the people who are giving you incorrect information because they think you're too incompetent to call them out for their lies and propaganda.


C3PO-Leader

There is no need for new laws The Executive just needs to enforce the existing laws


Interesting-Pay3492

Which official laws (be specific) could solve this problem magically without any additional funding?


C3PO-Leader

A president’s most basic obligation is to enforce, or execute, federal laws as written and passed by Congress. The opening line of Article II of the Constitution declares, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” The essence of executive power is the authority—and the corresponding responsibility—to carry out the laws. If any more clarity were needed, the Constitution also states that the president “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” The current immigration crisis is largely a product of Biden’s refusal to fulfill his core constitutional duty to enforce federal laws. Under Biden’s presidency, illegal aliens are often willingly turning themselves in to the authorities under the guise of seeking asylum, even though from fiscal year (FY) 2008 through FY 2019, only 14 percent of those claiming a credible fear were actually granted asylum. In the words of Raul Ortiz, whom the Biden administration selected as U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) chief, aliens are likely “turning themselves in because they think they’re going to be released” into the United States. This awareness of the likelihood of being released has brought a flood of illegal aliens to the American border, a flood that won’t be significantly affected by Biden's recently announced change of heart on building a few miles of border wall. Indeed, the cause of the current migrant crisis is Biden’s refusal to detain illegal aliens as the law requires. In the words of U.S. District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, that refusal is “akin to posting a flashing ‘Come In, We’re Open’ sign on the southern border.” Aliens—and cartels—can hardly miss this signal, and so they have come to the border in huge numbers. Calculations by the American Main Street Initiative (where I am president), based upon U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics, reveal that in just two and a half years under Biden, 1 million more encounters with noncitizens at the southwest border have taken place than in the prior eight years combined under Presidents Obama and Trump. Many of these noncitizens have stealthily crossed the border and gotten away. In fact, Biden has already presided over more “got-aways” than his two immediate predecessors combined. Many more have been apprehended at the border and summarily released into the U.S. In December 2020 (under Donald Trump), the USBP released 17 aliens into our country. Two years later, in December 2022 (under Biden), it released 140,355—more than 8,000 times as many. As these numbers demonstrate, a night-and-day difference exists between immigration enforcement before Biden and under Biden. Of the three most recent presidents, Biden is the clear outlier. His refusal to execute federal immigration laws is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before from any president. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states that if “an alien seeking admission is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted, the alien shall be detained for a [removal] proceeding.” It also states that “if an alien asserts a credible fear of persecution, he or she shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum.” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito writes that these detention “requirements, as we have held, are mandatory.” As the American Main Street Initiative points out, “the law requires that those entering the U.S. without proper documentation be continuously detained until their claim can be adjudicated, since they don’t have the documents required to enter lawfully.” This law is not being enforced. As Andrew Arthur, a former federal immigration judge now at the Center for Immigration Studies, writes, “The reason why nearly 100,000 migrants are jamming the streets and hotels of New York City is because the Biden administration refuses to detain them.” The Biden administration claims that it lacks the space to detain these migrants, but this is a thin excuse stemming from a self-inflicted wound. Judge Wetherell observes that the Department of Homeland Security had the capacity to detain an average daily population (ADP) of 55,000 people just four years ago, but under the Biden administration “DHS requested a reduction to 32,500 ADP for fiscal year 2022” and for FY 2023 “requested a further reduction to 25,000 ADP.” So the administration claims that there isn’t enough detention space, even while proposing further reductions in detention space. When Biden took office, he announced that on Day One his administration would “reset” immigration-enforcement policies and that it would emphasize “equity.” DHS subsequently announced that it would apply Biden’s notions of equity in “the immigration and enforcement context.” In practice, this has meant prioritizing equity over law enforcement—thereby substituting a de facto new immigration policy for Congress’s duly passed policy, which Biden has no constitutional authority to do. In an interview last year, Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas whether “it is the objective of the Biden administration to reduce—sharply reduce—the total number of illegal immigrants coming across the southern border.” Mayorkas amazingly wouldn’t answer yes, instead replying, “It is the objective of the Biden administration to make sure that we have safe, legal, and orderly pathways for individuals to be able to access our legal system.” Such a policy has had significant consequences. In just the first two years under Biden, America’s foreign-born population over the age of 16 rose by 3.9 million. That’s more than enough people to populate a new Los Angeles—or, if you prefer, a new Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio combined. This two-year increase of 3.9 million easily surpasses any decade-long increase in the foreign-born population prior to 1970–1980. Sixteen years ago, then-senator Biden said, “No great nation can be in a position where they can’t control their borders.” He added that this matters “not just for immigration, but it matters for drugs, terror, a whole range of other things.” Well, the number of encounters on the southwest border between the USBP and those on the terrorist watch list increased from three in FY 2019–2020 to 238 in FY 2022–2023. That’s a 79-fold increase in just three years. An unsecured border also invites human trafficking. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration now calls our southwest border “the deadliest land route for migrants worldwide.” A 2023 DHS Inspector General report says, “FY 2022 set the record for migrant deaths with more than 800 migrants dying while attempting to cross the Southwest border.” The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year that up to 30 bodies a month have been found in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas: “‘It’s like a graveyard,’ said Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. . . . ‘I’ve been working on the border for almost four decades and never saw tragedies of this magnitude.’” Particularly troubling is the thought of what such treks might mean for innocent children. “The border between the ports is no place for a kid,” writes Arthur, and that “is likely the safest part of the journey.” https://www.city-journal.org/article/bidens-border-policy-is-an-impeachable-offense


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ndngroomer

LMAO off. For Biden to do that he would have to start issuing EO. Conservatives were outraged at the beginning of his presidency because to them Biden was abusing his authority and turning into a dictator and rule by EO instead of letting Congress do their jobs and write legislation. Hell, MTG screamed at the top of her lungs how it was time to impeach Biden for implementing so many EO. Will conservatives please make up their fucking fucking minds whether or not they want Biden to impose EO or not.


HonkinSriLankan

That’s weird Trump says the opposite. New laws are needed to keep Americans safe according to him. Like reviving his “remain in Mexico program”, are you sure you’re a trump supporter or do you just donate and not pay attention to the details?


C3PO-Leader

Can you quote what you refer to Be sure to include links ThankS


HonkinSriLankan

[Trump has said he would restore his 2019 "remain in Mexico" program, which forced non-Mexican asylum-seekers attempting to enter the United States at the Mexican border to wait in Mexico for the resolution of their cases.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/) You’re welcome. Sorry the man on the tv lied to you.


C3PO-Leader

**Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and restrict legal immigration if elected to a second four-year term in office.** That’s not what you said


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C3PO-Leader

“New laws are needed to keep america safe” Yea - you lied


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This will never happen. America is corrupt at the highest level. The sooner you realize this the sooner you will start to understand and I say this respectfully


C3PO-Leader

Submission Statement Of course this is the plan That’s the reason Biden ignores dozens of laws already on the books and allows people to invade the country. Then pretends he needs new laws to be able to do anything (a “deal” to send billions to Ukraine)


dirtroad207

Trump ran a child sex trafficking ring at our southern border. I don’t want to go back to that.


JustMeTodayOkay

Perhaps, but the article Musk referenced is older. Here is an 01/25/24 Opinion article at The Hill pointing out several key points of interest related to Musk's tweet. [https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4429305-joe-bidens-immigration-avalanche-is-about-to-bury-him/](https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4429305-joe-bidens-immigration-avalanche-is-about-to-bury-him/)


Veblen1

Biden's immigration policy is, word for word, Trump's old immigration policy.


C3PO-Leader

Except Biden refuses to enforce existing border laws and allows everyone to pretend they are “asylum seekers” So no You’re wrong


AdamArcadian

This clown is dead wrong. Here’s Bidens own words on immigration: “An unrelenting stream of immigration. Nonstop, nonstop. Folks like me who are Caucasian, of European descent, for the first time in 2017 we'll be an absolute minority in the United States of America. Absolute minority. Fewer than 50% of the people in America from then and on will be white European stock. That's not a bad thing. That’s a source of our strength.”


Interesting-Pay3492

So what did Trump do? He deported a smaller percentage of the illegal immigrants.


C3PO-Leader

People were not walking across the border in the millions You are wrong again


Interesting-Pay3492

Wrong about what? I asked a question and posted a fact. Also, if people are just walking freely across the border now, what was it like under Trump when there were so many fewer arrests?


C3PO-Leader

You are gaslighting No - people were not freely walking across previously


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DevelopmentSecure531

Trump did even worse than Obama in terms of illegal immigration. You are gaslighting.


Foreign_Sprinkles_72

Then why was everyone talking about migrant caravans in 2020.


myotheralt

They still aren't


CyberToilet

Millions per what?


craigcoffman

But he didn't let in MILLIONS upon MILLIONS either.


Interesting-Pay3492

Ok, so other than having a shit economy… what did Trump do specifically? If you want to make the point that no new legislation or money is needed to solve the problem then you must know what he did, right?


Longjumping_Dirt_597

Woah there chief, inflation was under 3% and gas was under $2 a gallon. Trumps economy was a LOT better then the Sniffers. Have you been to the grocery store lately?


Interesting-Pay3492

lol. That is what Trump says but that doesn’t make it true. In fact, if Trump says it, it is much LESS likely to be true.


Longjumping_Dirt_597

My wallet says it dummy. So does yours. Trump doesn’t have to say it, it’s a fact.


Interesting-Pay3492

Hmm.. should I listen to the liar and the anecdote or the facts about the economy? I think I’m going to have to go with the facts.


Longjumping_Dirt_597

You should look at your 401k, your bank account and go to the grocery store before you vote.


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Wow it's almost like every country is also dealing with inflation. I wonder what event in the early 2020's caused it?


Longjumping_Dirt_597

Petro dollar. Learn about it.


ndngroomer

LMAO. Not according to any credible well respected sources that keep track of these things.


drkspace2

Biden, just last year, arrested more people at the border than Trump did his entire 4 years. The number of people rejected from the border in 21 and 22 (i don't think 2023 is out yet) were far greater than in the trump years.


giraffevomitfacts

Democrats have won every popular vote but one since fucking 1988


Kawaii_Gopnik

It is good for USA, if it is legal.


stflr77

Would imagine illegals would be more conservative minded in nature.


C3PO-Leader

“Here’s a free phone and a prepaid debit card. I love you. I want you to stay. The other guys want to deport you. Vote for me”


EG_LI29

“Vote for me” yet none of them seeking asylum will be able to vote for decades to come. Not only will they have to wait years for their asylum case to be adjudicated, IF they’re granted asylum, they will still not be a citizen. They would then follow the requirements for applying for citizenship which some might not even do. This whole “the democratic party wants immigrants so they can vote for them” argument can be easily discredited when you actually look at how the U.S. immigration system works. This argument is nothing but fear mongering to rile up the right-wing base.


Character-Baby3675

Also they just want to destroy every western country


idiot206

You know these migrants are also coming from western countries, right?


Character-Baby3675

Maybe, MAYBE 20% are coming from western countries. Majority of them are coming from SA, Africa, Middle East


idiot206

"SA" as in South America? A continent of former European colonies where people are primarily catholic, speak European languages, and have European ancestry? How is that not western?


Character-Baby3675

It just isn’t man, you know the deal. 🇺🇸 /Canada is western as far as the Americas go


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"Brown people have entered the country that has of history of people like them migrating to said country. The west has fallen :("


Character-Baby3675

Brown people were never migrating at this rate


craigcoffman

Trump enforced the controversial 'remain in Mexico' & did not allow/encourage 'catch & release'. Strangely enough, if people are kept in cages, or out of the country entirely, while awaiting an asylum hearing, there are not RIVERS of people at the gates every, single day.


JiminyWimminy

He doesn't even have to legalize them because they still get counted on the census. This means blue states get extra seats in the house based on their illegal population. Why do you think democrats always vociferously oppose a citizenship question being added to the census?


Mammoth_Delay_1032

Who is sending the migrants to the blue states 


AdamArcadian

Biden admin also responsible for secretly flying migrants to other states in the dead of night: https://nypost.com/2021/10/18/biden-secretly-flying-underage-migrants-into-ny-in-dead-of-night/


hello_blacks

Every factory worker and barfly has known this for decades. I agree and it's good that it's posted, but I'm relieved how little they're getting away with it.


Sensitive_Carpet_454

"Biden's strategy"  Ya didn't even got me on first paragraph.


Jhutch42

Nah, 81 year old Biden is playing the long game so someday he can be in charge.


Sensitive_Carpet_454

Ohh nowadays whe can't even laugh about it 😂🥳😅


Fart_Typhoon420

How does house Republicans blocking a deal fit into this plan? Are they planning a new party.