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Single Issue Voter: Controlling The Borders
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Anonymous
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So? He doesn't care about fellow Buckeyes? That'd be typical and par for the course for Republicans, because most Republicans are complete sociopaths who don't care about anyone who isn't like them or isn't from their own immediate clan and circle. This just again proves it. |
Anonymous
Where do Americans who deal drugs in the US get their supply? C'mon.... think hard. |
Anonymous
"Mexican TCOs (transnational criminal organizations) serve as the principal source of the illicit fentanyl and methamphetamines fueling the drug overdose epidemic in the United States. TCOs manufacture these drugs using precursor chemicals sourced from China and other foreign nations." https://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/speeches/221027cagen.pdf |
Anonymous
Anonymous
FedEx Fentanyl got its start as mail order from China. You hold some pretty strong opinions for someone who doesn’t know the basic outline of the issue in the first place. |
Anonymous
That used to be true, but no more. In October 2018, President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan package of bills on opioid addiction that he called “the single largest bill to combat the drug crisis in the history of our country.” The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act allocates resources for treatment and prevention, including increased support for mothers and inmates. Notably, the bill puts $6 billion toward opioid addiction prevention, treatment, and other ancillary problems related to abuse. Included in the bill is the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, which aims at curbing the flow of opioids sent through the mail system, and increases the coordination between the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The STOP Act would require that all mail from foreign countries coming through the U.S. Postal Service have package-level detail. It would also require accurate advanced electronic data (AED) for international mail shipments to be submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection before shipping. Under pressure from the Trump administration, China was forced to increase the compliance rate for submitting international package data. According to feedback from the United States Postal Service (USPS) executives, the volume of inbound shipments from China with AED increased to 85 percent in May 2019 from 32 percent in October 2017. The postal service said the STOP Act significantly improved its ability to seize fentanyl and synthetic opioids from the U.S. Mail. According to an August 2021 report (pdf) released by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Chinese fentanyl producers sought new ways to evade regulation. Every time Beijing puts a fentanyl substance on its control list (to meet U.S. requests), Chinese manufacturers modify that compound to create a new fentanyl-related product. To evade U.S. regulations, Chinese fentanyl producers shifted their primary market to Mexico. Mexican cartels use precursor compounds imported from China to manufacture large quantities of fentanyl products, which are then smuggled into the United States. Mexican drug trafficking organizations have previously been involved in producing opium poppy, a flowering plant used in the production of heroin. But as Mexican authorities stepped up efforts to eradicate the country’s poppy fields, the drug cartels turned to synthetic fentanyl, which is much cheaper to obtain the ingredients and highly profitable. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the amount of fentanyl seized by the agency skyrocketed from 2020 to 2022. In the year ending September 2022, CBP seized a record 14,700 pounds of fentanyl, compared with 11,200 pounds in 2021 and 4,800 pounds in 2020. https://trone.house.gov/2023/01/08/chinas-role-in-illicit-fentanyl-running-rampant-on-us-streets/ |
Anonymous
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And the Mexicans use right wingers as their mules.
So the circle is complete. |
Anonymous
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Republicans have controlled the House of Representatives for 46 days and have still not filed a border security bill. BuT i ThOuGhT iT wAs A cRiSiS
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Anonymous
Well, unlike Democrats who go with the mantra of "Fire, ready, aim," the Republicans are holding hearings (on the border, now) to find out from border agents and residents what is needed fpr a strong border security bill. Biden has f'ed things up so badly that what would have worked 3 years ago won't cut it today. One thing is sure... it will not include any kind of amnesty for those here illegally. There will be no consideration of this until our border is secure. |
Anonymous
| My single issue is economic support of the low income. So far democrats have performed much better on this front. |
Anonymous
I'll let you into a little secret: Republicans don't want to solve the immigration problem. It's one of their signature issues. It whips up their base every time. It would make zero sense politically to try to solve the problem. They just like tough optics and tough talk on the subject from the likes of Trump and others. |
Anonymous
My prediction.... they will draft a bill that will severely cut the amount of illegal immigration we are experiencing. It will pass in the House. Schumer will not bring it to a vote in the Senate. And, if by some miracle he does, Biden will veto it. Because, this unmitigated illegal immigration is all part of Biden's plan. |
Anonymous
+1 This is what the Democrats on this forum refuse to accept. They claim "Republicans keep voting no" on border security bills. This is because every bill Democrats present includes amnesty for illegal immigrants. I'm wondering when they'll get it through their heads that this is unacceptable and is holding up border security/immigration reform. |