https://nytimes.com/opinion/immigration-migrants-border-crisis
That’s the question that drives the Opinion video above.
We are publishing this as President Biden comes under extraordinary pressure to curb surging illegal immigration at the southwestern border. Republicans have held up further military aid to Ukraine, demanding more border security in exchange. And this month House Republicans opened impeachment hearings against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, accusing him of intentionally failing to enforce immigration laws.
A group of senators from both parties has been trying to negotiate a deal that would address the Republican demands for a border crackdown. But while the measures under discussion might go some way toward lowering illegal immigration — and even that is a matter of fierce debate — they don’t pretend to address all the wide-ranging, chronic problems with the country’s immigration system.
Bipartisan deals on immigration policy have been elusive for decades. The last big immigration reform bill passed in 1986, during the Reagan administration, and a smaller bill was signed into law four years later by George H.W. Bush.
Since then, Democrats and Republicans, on the subject of immigration, have seemed to sprint in opposite directions.
So what happened?
Hint: It’s not all Donald Trump’s fault.
@ResilientGorillaDemocrat4mos4MO
Biden and the Democrats need to wake up and finally listen to the voters on immigration.
Most voters, including liberal Democrats, now want substantial restrictions on illegal cross border immigration. It’s time that the Democratic leadership read the riot act to the unrealistic progressives who seem to prefer defeat with their unwillingness to clamp down on the border.
Even Latin American citizens want tightened border controls and their increasing votes for Republican candidates emphasizes that point. It’s common knowledge that most asylum claims are fake with the government ult… Read more
@VisionaryVettedVoteDemocrat4mos4MO
It fell apart because people were pointing at an open border, seeing transparent abuse of the system, and being told “no these are all legit cases, everyone has a right to housing, we are a sanctuary city, what’s your problem?”.
Honestly cats we’re so beaten up and being obviously grifted by the word “asylum” and we’re so tired of it.
How things used to be is irrelevant as are race and religion and statues and poems and songs and NYT anecdotes. These populations are economic net drains. If there is an argument to make here for allowing the continued grifting, it had better not rely on any of the above.
@GloomyL1beralRepublican4mos4MO
Democrats support this influx - now 250,000- 300,000 per MONTH as step 1. The subsequent step 2 is to award non-citizens the right to vote - as is already allowed in DC and parts of CA, MD and VT. Of course they vote to support free food, free housing (that's a human right!), free healthcare, etc.
@9CJ6CB64mos4MO
Honestly I feel like republicans lack the ability to humanize the situation of immigration. I’m not for illegal immigrants, I’m for their safety, and for the most desperate and at risk, I’d like to provide them some sort of shelter, though this is a little far.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution4mos4MO
Actually, in logical debates it's best to avoid humanisation and emotionalism and focus on facts, like that these people are criminals. Keep emotion out of it.
@ISIDEWITH4mos4MO
Do you believe there is a moral obligation to help people from other countries, and where would you draw the line for your own country's immigration policy?
@9CJ6CB64mos4MO
If we’re flooded with more people than we can help, it’s a problem, but for immigrants at the border, I’d suggest we provide humanitarian aid.
@ISIDEWITH4mos4MO
No one in the West wants more immigration.
The only ones who haven’t figured that out yet are American Democrats. If they don’t soon, they will the hard way, in November.
Wake up Joe, I know you mean well but you can’t let Republicans position you on the wrong side of this issue. It’s better to assume too much executive power to close the border and face SCOTUS than whatever it is you’re (not) doing now.
