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Trumpers in the House don't want to solve immigration.

In case you haven't been paying attention, we have a crisis in Congress.

Back in October, President Biden requested $13.6 billion in emergency funding for border protection, including hiring 1,300 additional Border Patrol agents and 1,600 asylum officers and more funds to counter fentanyl smuggling.¹ Congressional Republicans refused his request.

Additionally, immigration judges face caseloads of more than 4,500 apiece, and Congress refuses to fund the increase for the necessary number of judges to clear cases.²

Biden says he would "shut down the border right now" if given the authorities in the proposal.³ MAGA Republicans are still refusing his request.

Republican House Leader Mike Johnson has accused Biden and Democrats of trying "to turn all the illegals into voters. ... That's why the border's open."⁴ This is a bold face lie, but Johnson and fellow Republicans are refusing to legislate impactful immigration reform bills. Leader Johnson threatened to withhold support to Ukraine unless border security was a part of the deal. However, months later, Johnson is actively stopping bills from being heard.

Republican James Lankford of Oklahoma was charged with negotiating a border security bill⁵ with Democrats and the White House and succeeded in moving it forward, only to be stonewalled by Republican House Leader Mike Johnson. Being a sycophant to Trump, Leader Johnson caved when Trump intervened. Apparently, according to their cult leader, Trump, America does not have a problem at the border that needs addressing at this time:

Though he (former President Trump) had long demanded that Congress "change our old, broken, ridiculous, weak immigration laws," the former president now panned the very idea, saying "a border deal now would be another gift to the radical left Democrats."⁶

Johnson now contends that President Biden must use his executive power to close the border. That can not happen, and speaker Johnson knows this. Otherwise, President Trump, during his four years in office, would have made that happen. An executive order would be challenged as it should be in the courts.

Republican James Lankford of Oklahoma was charged with negotiating a border security bill⁵ with Democrats and the White House and succeeded in moving it forward, only to be stonewalled by Republican House Leader Mike Johnson. Being a sycophant to Trump, Leader Johnson caved when Trump intervened. Apparently, according to their cult leader, Trump, America does not have a problem at the border that needs addressing at this time:

Though he (former President Trump) had long demanded that Congress "change our old, broken, ridiculous, weak immigration laws," the former president now panned the very idea, saying "a border deal now would be another gift to the radical left Democrats."⁶

Johnson now contends that President Biden must use his executive power to close the border. That can not happen, and speaker Johnson knows this. Otherwise, President Trump, during his four years in office, would have made that happen. An executive order would be challenged as it should be in the courts.

(Source: People Power United/Feb 2, 2024).
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DDaverde · 61-69, M
The country is a mess because of bydone
And his Buffons
President Trump will round up
The illegal alien invaders and send them
Back to where t they came from.
Can’t you liberals see how bad of shape
This country really is never mind the
Billions of dollars we cannot afford
Wasted ..and 4 the Middle East countries
Made a pact with our enemies.
Because the saw how stupid and a mess this place is they told bydone go away don’t
Come here we don’t want you..
SW-User
@DDaverde I read this comment in its original Russian
Ynotisay · M
@DDaverde I had to stop at "Bydone" to check your age. Damn dude. Isn't there even the slightest bit of embarrassment? Or self-respect? Again, damn dude.
Renaci · 36-40
@DDaverde Oh we want the immigrants. What we don't want is magats like you.
Ynotisay · M
@Renaci You summed up my thinking. I'd take one hard working, kind immigrant trying to better their or their families life, usually due to escaping violence and poverty, than I would 10 whiny, blaming, cowardly, fear-driven MAGA's. For sure.
@DDaverde Biden says he would "shut down the border right now" if given the authorities in the proposal.³ MAGA Republicans are still refusing his request.
JSul3 · 70-79
@DDaverde English grammar is not your strong point, is it?
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@SatyrService he can shut the border down in the next 5 minutes if he was serious about doing it.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@JSul3 Nor is the English language itself. lol
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@sunsporter1649 yep. That’s all it takes
@JesseInTX @sunsporter1649 @DDaverde
Biden reversed Trump's border policies with a pen...he can resolve the border issue with a pen.

JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@BizSuitStacy that’s been my point. He can end this nightmare in 5 minutes. It doesn’t take him screaming at the American people about a bill. It takes a printer and a pen
@JesseInTX 💯
@DDaverde Does tRump or his followers ever get anything right?
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@FlowersNButterflies he got it right on the border, the economy, energy, national security. Tout what Biden has done
@JesseInTX So confused you are but I see you are tainted by your environment. Sad thing is that the mentally ill rarely know they are!

https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/StateFactSheets/TexasStateFactSheet.pdf
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@FlowersNButterflies Confused and tainted by my environment? Please explain. Also I asked you to tout one accomplishment of Biden and all you could say is I am confused and mentally ill. No factual debate at all. Typical of you libs though.
JSul3 · 70-79
@JesseInTX Visit WH.gov for the list.
JesseInTX · 51-55, M
@JSul3 lol ok that seems reliably.
“The border is secure”
“Bidenmics is working”
You’re a damn fool if you believe any of that.
JSul3 · 70-79
@JesseInTX
1. President Biden fought for and signed the American Rescue Plan which protected workers’ pensions, provided funding to communities and businesses devastated by COVID-19, lowered or eliminated insurance premiums for millions of lower- and middle-income families, provided funds for affordable housing, provided money for public safety and crime reduction, provided support to small business, expanded food assistance programs in homes and schools, expanded child care programs, invested in mental health and health care centers, added $40 billion for investing in American workers, provided funding to the economies of tribal nations, and supported families with children. Child poverty has already been cut in half as a result of his efforts.

2. He signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to repair our roads, waterways, bridges and railroads, and bring high-speed internet to rural communities. Also included is money for public transit and airports, electric vehicles and low emission public transportation, power infrastructure, and clean water.

3. Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This law provides incentives for states to pass red flag laws, expands the law that prevents people convicted of domestic abuse from gun ownership, expands background checks on young people between 18 and 21 who want to buy a gun, and allocates funds for the mental health of young people.

4. He instituted an executive order raising standards for law enforcement agencies, with particular emphasis on use-of-force policies, availability of body cameras, and recruitment and retention of officers.

5. He brought the unemployment rate down to a low of 3.5%, matching the lowest rate before the pandemic. It has now climbed a bit to 3.8%, but this compares very favorably to the rates of other countries throughout the world. Biden’s administration has added 13.2 million jobs since he came into office, replacing all of the jobs that were lost at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Today there are more people in America working today than ever before.

6. He signed a bill to help veterans who have long been suffering from the effects of burn pits.

7. Biden ended the war in Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. history. Over 120,000 people were safely evacuated, double the number calculated by the most optimistic experts.

8. He has steadfastly supported Ukraine after this democratic country was unjustly invaded by Putin and Russia, and has successfully led the free world by lobbying NATO and other allies to add their financial and military support.

9. He signed the Inflation Reduction Act, making health insurance plans more affordable, lowering drug costs, preventing millions of Americans from losing their Affordable Care Act insurance, and requiring Medicare to negotiate the cost of 10 high-cost prescription drugs.

10. Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, providing funding to produce semiconductor chips for automobiles, cellphones, laptops, gaming consoles, washing machines, etc. here in the Unites States rather than continuing to rely on China.

11. His administration has provided over $369 million to reduce greenhouse emissions by 40% in the next seven years and promote clean energy technologies, moving our country to greater self-sufficiency in energy production.

12. He signed the Postal Service Reform Act to modernize and stabilize the U.S. Post Office and also to help it continue to deliver mail six days every week, focusing on on-time delivery.

Other accomplishments include the reestablishment of respect among our allies on the world stage, the Violence Against Women Act, the Respect for Marriage Act, pardoning those convicted of simple marijuana possession, appointing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (the first Black woman on the Supreme Court), forgiving certain student loans, and electoral reforms to ensure that election results are not undermined.

These significant accomplishments in substantially less than three years reveal the Biden administration as an extremely progressive, productive administration — one that has already had a dramatic and very positive impact on all Americans.
Mitchell R. Grosky/Greenfield Recorder
JSul3 · 70-79
@JesseInTX You can post comments here....you can do a web search.
For example: Biden's accomplishments

Many sources to choose from. The sad part is, if the Party of Trump (formerly known as the GOP) wanted to govern, and pass bills that the American people want to see become law, things would be much better....but they refuse to govern and simply obstruct, because hey, we wouldn't want to do anything good for America while a Democrat sits in the Oval Office.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@JSul3 And you buy into that bullschiff....amazing
JSul3 · 70-79
@sunsporter1649 LOL! Even your pals at Fox News say the economy is strong.

Why does your side refuse to pass any legislation that Americans support?
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@JSul3 Sean Hannity and Mark Levin say the economy is strong? When did that happen?