Biden didn't create this problem. We've been in need of immigration reform specific to migrants seeking to enter through our southern border for decades. Some policies that were put in place as short term fixes have been reversed or not extended in recent years and that has made the problem worse some of that blame may fall on the Biden Administration but we need to focus on long term solutions through comprehensive immigration reform. Per US Immigration Law, asylum seekers have to be present in the US in order to apply. This law needs to be changed to allow asylum seekers currently residing in North, Central, and South America (or anywhere in the world if feasible) to apply through US Embassies in their home countries. This would require a large investment in people and resources in those countries but no more of an investment than what the US taxpayer is currently facing with any solutions that involve speeding up the asylum application process and housing/supporting the migrants while they're here. Secure the border completely, stop allowing migrants seeking asylum into the country until their asylum claim is processed, and offset these measures with investment abroad to allow for a proper, speedy, and humane process of granting or denying asylum to those that apply. There is no legitimate and humane long term solution that involves hundreds of thousands of people making long and dangerous journeys through our southern border to take advantage of our flawed and slow asylum process. |
Perhaps Abbott could have thought this through first. |
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Read the entire posting instead of being a snarky witch. Click on the button that says "Click to show earlier quotes" and you will understand the pertinence of posting KJP's statement. |
What a BS statement. It has NEVER - in the history of our country - been this bad, Never. This is Joe Biden's doing. |
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If Texas wants to assume responsibility for the border in Texas why hasn’t Biden pulled 90% of the feds(CBP, etc) from the state? The man power and resources could be used in other states.
Also Biden needs to close all legal entry points on the Texas border. Just shut it down and route everything through a normal state. It’s 280 billion in trade that could go to another state. Biden needs to wake up. |
San Diego is completely overwhelmed right now. That other poster is right about asylum policies needing to change. |
Biden doesn't have the power to close anything down like that. Trump abused a law so the courts overturned it. Thus the need for new legislation. |
Why do immigrants think their voice matters more than anyone else and include that as some qualification to speak on immigration policy? My family is a family of immigrants too. But so what? |
NP. Doesn't matter. What matters is the decision they made that favors open borders |
But California wants and needs them! |
No, our voice doesn’t matter more, I mentioned it for context and we have as much qualification as any reasonably informed American citizen.. A lot of time it is assumed that immigrants are against enforcing the rules at the border, I wanted to clarify where I stand. YMMV. Also, in life it helps to be pleasant, trust me it goes a long way. Cheers! |
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We do have a border. The problem is that our system cannot process the asylum claims quickly enough. Hence another reason legislation is needed, to authorize and fund more adjudicators to hear cases expeditiously so people can be legally deported out of the country more quickly.
The GOP is opposed to this. |
| Good. If the Biden regime won’t deport criminal aliens the states should be able to drive them back to the border. |