Quote (Crunkt @ 5 Jun 2024 20:01)
Biden: *rips the door wide open on day 1 of his presidency*
*2 million illegals later*
Biden: "I can't do anything about it"
*4 million illegals later*
Biden: "I really don't have the authority to do anything about it"
*8 million illegals later*
Biden: "I actually had the authority all along, look how hard I'm cracking down on the messy border which was totally not my fault*
Also, he doesn't actually shut down the border, he'll still let in around 1.8m asylum seekers per year under the new rules. (2.5k per day by default, plus another 1.5k per day if they are using the CBP One app.)
Plus wide-open exceptions for unaccompanied "minors", victims of a "severe form" of trafficking, as well as those who face "an acute medical emergency or an imminent threat to life or safety". Yeah, I'm sure those exceptions will totally not be abused to the high heavens...
So in reality, this is barely a crack down at all and enshrines the levels for this type of immigration at a number which is still magnitudes too high. This is not an actual pivot on policy, it's a PR stunt whose only real purpose is to generate misleading and favorable headlines for Biden.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jun 5 2024 01:14pm