Last year I would have thought Dobbs being a disruptor for the Dems was tinfoil hat talk. Now I'm coming around to y'alls view. Every immigration reformer I know was sick about the House loss, we knew what it meant. The House stood fast against the President, the Senate, their donors, all these major corporations, all kinds of religious groups and the news media, to stop amnesty. How can anyone remotely serious about this issue be happy?
They can't. This is a total disaster for borders.
No they didn't. They were just waiting for the midterms to done.
But shortly before recessing late Friday, the House and Senate gave the Bush administration leeway to distribute the money to a combination of projects -- not just the physical barrier along the southern border. The funds may also be spent on roads, technology and "tactical infrastructure" to support the Homeland Security Department's preferred option of a "virtual fence."The loopholes leave the Bush administration with authority to decide where, when and how long a fence will be built, except for small stretches east of San Diego and in western Arizona. Homeland Security officials have proposed a fence half as long, lawmakers said.
This case reflects political calculations by GOP strategists that voters do not mind the details, and that key players -- including the administration, local leaders and the Mexican government - oppose a fence-only approach, analysts said.
Not exactly 'standing firm' to get squishy about the money.