What laws do you think Republicans passed that contributed to these problems? Immigration has been an enforcement problem, and both sides have been bad, but Democrats have lawlessly opened the border to let illegal aliens flood into the country. See, e.g., Biden's presidency. Republicans haven't been good, but making random comments about Congress does not deflect from the key problems with immigration, especially welfare consumption. |
What? PP claimed “Wages are down, prices are up, and welfare spending has increased.” They didn’t provide any evidence for how that’s connected to immigration. I pointed out that all those declines correlate just as much with Republicans being in charge of Congress as they do without whatever PP was trying to claim. Meanwhile, you’re out here just repeating “random comments” about immigration enforcement without providing a single shred of evidence for how that’s connected to rising prices. Grow a brain. You’re clearly too inbred. |
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Amazing how people deflect and think government has no limits
In Fiscal Year 2025, the SBA 7(a) program saw unprecedented demand, eventually exceeding its initial $35 billion authorization limit. Utilization vs. Spending Authority (FY 2025) Final Volume: The program closed the year with approximately $37 billion in 7(a) loan guarantees. The "Ceiling" Issue: Historically, the program has a $35 billion annual limit. Because demand was so high—with Q2 2025 alone hitting over $10 billion in approvals—the agency was on track to hit its cap well before the September 30 deadline. The 15% Buffer: To prevent a total program shutdown, the SBA Administrator has the statutory authority to increase funding authority by up to 15% if the cap is reached. This flexibility allowed the SBA to accommodate the extra $2 billion in volume without stopping lending. Historical Comparison For most of the last decade, the program has stayed safely below its limits, but recent years have shown a steady climb: FY 2023: $27.5 billion utilized. FY 2024: $29.1 billion utilized. FY 2025: $37 billion utilized (surpassing the standard $35 billion cap). Smart move to focus on US citizens |
Funny. I don’t see a source for anything the AI typed for you in that post. |
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The anti-mass immigration right has indeed become the largest voting bloc in Europe, marking a significant political shift across the continent. This development is the result of a series of electoral gains by far-right and nationalist parties in multiple EU member states over the past two years. 🔺 Key Drivers of the Shift: - Germany’s Political Realignment: Under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany has pivoted sharply to the right on immigration. Once a moderating force in EU migration policy, Berlin is now leading efforts to implement stricter asylum controls and increase deportations. - Austria’s Far-Right Victory: In 2024, Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ), a populist party with roots in post-war far-right movements, won the largest share of votes in national elections (28.9%), signaling a broader continental trend. - EU Parliamentary Elections: The 2024 European Parliament elections saw sweeping gains for anti-immigration parties, particularly in France and Germany. While center-right parties retained some ground, the far right surged from a relatively low base, reshaping the balance of power in Brussels. - Nationalist Governments in Power: Countries like Italy (under Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy) and Hungary (under Viktor Orbán) have long been standard-bearers of hardline immigration policies. Their continued electoral strength has emboldened similar movements across the EU. 🧭 Implications for EU Migration Policy: - Tougher Asylum Rules: The new political alignment is expected to accelerate the implementation of restrictive asylum measures, including faster deportations and external border fortification. - Erosion of Consensus: The growing influence of nationalist parties is fracturing the EU’s traditional consensus on migration, with countries like Germany abandoning their previous centrist positions. - Impact on EU Unity: While the anti-immigration bloc is now the largest, Europe remains divided. Some member states and political factions continue to resist hardline approaches, raising the risk of institutional gridlock or legal challenges. |
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However “far right” to the media is normal democrats from the 1990’s “Immigration policy must protect U.S. workers against unfair competition from foreign workers, with an appropriately higher level of protection to the most vulnerable in our society” – June 28, 1995 Barbara Jordan, when Democrats were moderate and focused on helping US workers first! Before it became "racist" to put the interests of Americans ahead of those of immigrants and illegal aliens: "In 2005, a left-leaning blogger wrote, “Illegal immigration wreaks havoc economically, socially, and culturally; makes a mockery of the rule of law; and is disgraceful just on basic fairness grounds alone.” In 2006, a liberal columnist wrote that “immigration reduces the wages of domestic workers who compete with immigrants” and that “the fiscal burden of low-wage immigrants is also pretty clear.” His conclusion: “We’ll need to reduce the inflow of low-skill immigrants.” That same year, a Democratic senator wrote, “When I see Mexican flags waved at proimmigration demonstrations, I sometimes feel a flush of patriotic resentment. When I’m forced to use a translator to communicate with the guy fixing my car, I feel a certain frustration.” The blogger was Glenn Greenwald. The columnist was Paul Krugman. The senator was Barack Obama." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/the-democrats-immigration-mistake/528678/ |
"S hithole countries" |