Posted on 02/05/2024 9:00:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
My colleague Bonchie wrote on some of the problems in the Senate border bill earlier.
As more comes out, it's even worse than people thought. People have been talking about the emergency provisions kicking in to shut down the border at 5,000 illegal aliens on average over seven consecutive days or 8,500 in one day. You have the discretion to activate it at an average of 4,000 a day over seven consecutive days, but you have to activate it at 5,000. And yes, that's ridiculous because you should just be applying the provision to enforce the law from the first illegal alien rather than all this. This looks like you're codifying illegality. Some estimated that it would work out to 28K per week, 121K a month, and 1.46M a year. On top of it all, as we noted, Joe Biden—as long as he's occupying the Oval Office—has the power to override things, he can suspend the shutdown authority for 45 days if he deems it in the national interest.
But there's another sneaky provision in this calculation that many were talking about and freaking out about.
That's this provision on page 213.
pic.twitter.com/ru19bHlg31— Dr. Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) February 5, 2024
So what does that mean? Some people thought it meant all illegal aliens from non-contiguous countries wouldn't be counted for the calculation of when the emergency power activates. Not quite, but it's still pretty bad.
Here's the referenced section:
pic.twitter.com/oni3SjhkZW— Dr. Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) February 5, 2024
That means it's referencing unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries. So any child (UAC) not from Mexico or Canada isn't even counted in the number of people that would trigger the provisions. That could be an incredible amount, as we saw when there was a huge run on unaccompanied children coming in.
The bill says no unaccompanied minors can be removed, and some of these minors will receive attorneys, either pro bono or taxpayer-funded.
That's not all. Here's Sen. Bill Hagerty's take on another aspect of the bill: using even more of our money to ship illegal aliens all over the country, including to Democrat sanctuary cities.
This is more of our tax dollars being used to buy off Democrat sanctuary city mayors. This is the “border security” Democrats really want. (2/4)— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) February 5, 2024
While some of the mayors in such cities are upset over the depletion of services that causes (or at least that's the public position), more illegal aliens increase their numbers for the census and the apportionment of congressional seats.
READ MORE: Elon Musk Exposes Another Huge Problem With the Border Crisis That Could Help Dems Retain Control
This bill is the worst screwing in the Senate since that Dem staffer filmed his porno on Klobuchar’s desk. https://t.co/v8WDDcgaAf— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) February 5, 2024
I've been covering the border since 2019 and this border bill is exactly what's wrong with how D.C. tries to "fix" a problem: Spends more money, gives more power to the feds, and doesn't actually solve the problem.
Again, a bill from Congress is not needed to solve the acute…— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 5, 2024
Again, a bill from Congress is not needed to solve the acute problem at the border. Biden just needs to undo the executive orders he signed on day one. The historic influx of illegal immigrants was started by the policies his administration has recklessly pursued.
The simple answer is to enforce the law, as Julio Rosas says. Biden and the Democrats are throwing everything up against the wall hoping you'll forget that's supposed to be Biden's job here, and he's simply refusing to do it.
How about the ATF looks the other way for 8500 NFA violations per day? Because after all, no gun is illegal.
This may not be the worst of gooberment in this horrible attempted crime against America but it has to easily rank in the top ten that we know about.
Speaker Johnson evolves as an American hero. Now even McConnel is opposing this nonsensical bill. The border was secure under Trump and opened under Biden all under the same laws. Regardless of the laws rational decent people cannot expect the lawless Biden cabal to do what is best for America. The border crisis will not be solved until the Biden cabal is removed from power. Johnson is absolutely right. border security, immigration reform, foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel are separate issues and should be judged individually in a democracy based on their own merits.
“gooberment do anything that makes anything better or cost less”
It is always the exact opposite.
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McConnell had changed sides.
My guess is the Swamp did polling and found that Trump’s inroads with Hispanic voters could be stopped by obstructing this bill. It’s best to evaluate all Swamp decision making to be aimed at hurting Trump.
The pedo provision.
Not surprising that they would try this while Pedo Pete is in the WH.
Only outlaws can pass a law that violates a law .
This bill acts like we have some sort of shortage of illegal aliens so we need to codify bringing in at least 5000 more a day?
How utterly ridiculous.
If this were a border enforcement bill and not an immigration bill to circumvent the vetting we do in our traditional immigration system, the bill would be one paragraph long and would simply state amnesty must be applied for in your home country or the first country the claimant passes that is safe. Such a policy complies with the UN international amnesty law and eliminates the rush to the border from the entire globe other than contiguous Mexico, applications from which we should be able to handle at the border. These global economic refugees trying to sell their economic plight as amnesty claims will stop coming and becoming a financial burden on the country while their claims are being reviewed.
The number should be "0".
Can't believe the Border Guard Union got involved...gee...wonder if getting a paycheck has anything to do with it.
And these guards are the same ones that help these people enter in droves and release them into OUR country.
unaccompanied alien child...the majority are in the 17-25 age range. Who the hell are they kidding. Amending it to “under 10”.
WHERE is that EVIL RINO McConnell opposing this MONSTROSITY??
How about one issue one bill and not one thousand pages!
A result of input from the Cartel and Pedophile lobby from California? Sodom and Gomorrah recreated. Where are the angels of the Lord?Will even THEY to continue tolerate this?NOT!
Divine Providence MUST intervene!
Assuring child trafficking will continue, these same bastids assassinated Epstein to shut him up. We need to know specifically who lobbied for this to be included in the bill........WHO DID IT ?
NAME THEM NOW!
Gee: Once again DJT is right (bad bill).
Government only rewards failure. The worse, the better. Failure just means they were underfunded and need more monwy,authority, and regulation power.
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