Trump is blocking a border deal in the Senate
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Anonymous
| I think Jesus would be cool making little kids drown in a river tangled up in razor wire on account of states rights. Christ Jesus was a big federalist. |
Anonymous
These are perilous trips whether there is razor wire or not. The right thing to do is disincentivize families from taking the trip. Right now, cartels are taking infants and toddlers and dumping them on the side of the road so that CBP has to respond to the abandoned baby and the cartels can get through as "getaways." This is okay with you? |
Anonymous
Serious question. Why does the border issue consistently ramp up in intensity in the lead-up to presidential elections? Serious question. If the border is such a big emergency, why is the GOP-majority House trying to scuttle the bipartisan efforts of the Senate to address the problem? Serious question. Why does the GOP take its marching orders from an ex-president? (Even the conservative WSJ editorial board has called Trump out for meddling in the legislative process.) |
Anonymous
You answered my questions with questions. I want to know if you want open borders just to spite people bc you think they are motivated by racism. Or, if you think our current border situation is a big improvement over the past. |
Anonymous
The GOP is unserious about immigration and every word of your post proves it. |
Anonymous
What I think is that "open border" is a trigger term used to rile up the right (works like a charm every time) and that deep down the border panic is caused by fear of the other. I also think that the current border situation is less than ideal and has been less than ideal for decades under different administrations. Further, I think that the solutions to the problem will have to be bipartisan, will have to involve significant legislative change, will require more than what one individual president can accomplish, and will not be quick or easy. |
Anonymous
This is actually encouraging. To hear some acknowledgment that we should do something about the border. It seems most of the discussion isn't productive because people on the right present their concerns and then people on the left call them racist. I'm fine if you guys want to keep calling us racist as long as we can take some action toward better security. |
Anonymous
Jesus VERY CLEARLY taught that we, as a people, should give refuge to those who need it. That we should feed and clothe the needy. That we should tend to the sick and the elderly. And that is attested to repeatedly via the four direct testimonials given in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John which are the core teachings of Christ in the New Testament. That is absolutely undeniable, and is not to be overridden by the Old Testament, nor what someone other than Jesus said. If you don't understand that then you are the one who fundamentally misunderstands Christianity. |
Anonymous
| Attempting to suggest Christianity requires open borders is absurd. The rule of law matters. |
Anonymous
No one is buying this. You can’t wash away the entire Biden presidency with an election-year pivot. |
Anonymous
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I’m a moderate that wants to see legislation passed to secure our border.
Republicans have shown they do not want to solve the crisis. VOTE THEM OUT |
Anonymous
LOL! The GOP is the one carrying out election- year shenanigans because the Orange One said to. No one except your MAGAs is buying this. |
Anonymous
I'm a Dem and the PP you're responding to, and I'm right there with you about the need to take some action toward better border security. But I fear that it's going to be very hard to get anything done with both sides being so entrenched in their positions. The last meaningful reform of our immigration system was in 1986 under Ronald Reagan. That's not to say that both both sides of the aisle haven't made attempts to reform immigration laws since then, but they haven't been able to pull it off. We're probably even more divided as a nation now than we were in 1986, so I'm not holding my breath that anything can be done. I also don't think there is a "perfect" immigration bill that we should all wait for as DJT has suggested (for obvious self-serving reasons). Change is going to come in stages and not everyone is going to be happy about the details. |
Anonymous
| Trump puts his interests over those of the American people every time. |
Anonymous
We are not dumb. If the details that have been released are correct, why in the hell is it ok to normalize 5000 illegal entries A DAY? This is pure insanity. Nobody needs to tell me that this is not a good deal. Even Jeh Johnson said that 1,000 entries a day constitutes a crisis. |