Abbott asserts Texas's right to self-defense amid border surge

[BPPLEE]

Then why spend so long arguing over the phones? Stop moving the goalposts.

Who’s arguing?

 

[BPPLEE]

Unless they have the political connections to get visas and passports and can afford to fly, they have to pay the cartels anyway. Some of these people are so far off the grid that they don't even speak Spanish. You're going to have to find a way to explain to them how to get themselves and their families to safety without committing a misdemeanor.

I have met some who speak a dialect and translating English into Spanish doesn’t work for them. They don’t speak standard Spanish.

 

[BPPLEE]

Beats me. I don't swim in those waters. You want to speculate about the source of meaningless migrant accoutrements that is up to you. I would rather focus on the ongoing issues that we could solve if there was a willingness to compromise and seek solutions.

I think the cartels are an issue

 

[wing2000]

I think the cartels are an issue

...and have been going back to the 1980's. The only change is where they operate from and adding humans to their illegal movement of drugs. The "Coyotes" have largely been replaced by an enterprise with much larger capabilities.

 

[BCP1928]

I have met some who speak a dialect and translating English into Spanish doesn’t work for them. They don’t speak standard Spanish.

And some don't speak Spanish at all, but only an indigenous language.

 

[Belk]

I think the cartels are an issue

They are an issue in many areas. Without a serious rethink of American drug policy I see no recourse that we can really implement that will be effective,

 

[FireDragon76]

These have cameras on them, they send selfies when they get in the US. You’re talking in the $1200 range

You can get cheap cellphones now that do all of that. Putting a digital camera in a cellphone is relatively cheap. Sometimes, old cellphones are recycled and sold to poorer countries, too.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Where do you get one migrant per day? That would be great.

Were you not referring to Speaker Johnson's "1 is too many" trigger for the "shut down". If not I misunderstood what was the "stabbing" in your metaphor.

 

[BPPLEE]

Were you not referring to Speaker Johnson's "1 is too many" trigger for the "shut down". If not I misunderstood what was the "stabbing" in your metaphor.

No. That’s the first I’ve heard of it. I was comparing 5,000 a day to the current situation.

 

[ralliann]

Wait, I thought the narrative was the President doesn't need the Congress to "secure the border"....now granting the President discretion to limit those seeking asylum is giving him too much power?

He does have the power, this would give him more to do his will.

 

[Valletta]

...and have been going back to the 1980's. The only change is where they operate from and adding humans to their illegal movement of drugs. The "Coyotes" have largely been replaced by an enterprise with much larger capabilities.

No. Biden removed all kinds of border policies when he first took office. Joe and Mayorkas are deliberately allowing our laws to be broken. For just one example, the stay in Mexico policy implemented by Trump, based on a statute which is about thirty years old.

 

[ralliann]

They are an issue in many areas. Without a serious rethink of American drug policy I see no recourse that we can really implement that will be effective,

Keep them out and do as Trump did. Deal with the Mexican government financially to enforce their own borders as well.

 

[wing2000]

No. Biden removed all kinds of border policies when he first took office. Joe and Mayorkas are deliberately allowing our laws to be broken. For just one example, the stay in Mexico policy implemented by Trump, based on a statute which is about thirty years old.

Title 42 was ended by the courts (as you well know).

Now, name specifically which laws has "joe and Mayorkas" broken?

 

[ralliann]

Title 42 was ended by the courts (as you well know).

Now, name specifically which laws has "joe and Mayorkas" broken?

how about deporting those who enter illegally. If they do not go through a port of entry, deport.

 

[Arcangl86]

how about deporting those who enter illegally.

That is happening, but people claiming asylum are entitled to argue their case in an immigration court. The backlog in the courts is so bad that people are being assigned dates in 2035. And no, that was not a typo.

If they do not go through a port of entry, deport.

That would be in conflict with the current law.

 

[ralliann]

That is happening, but people claiming asylum are entitled to argue their case in an immigration court. The backlog in the courts is so bad that people are being assigned dates in 2035. And no, that was not a typo.

That would be in conflict with the current law.

what current law?

 

[Arcangl86]

what current law?

8 USC 1158 and the regulations made pursuant to it which are found in 8 CFR § 208.

 

[Danthemailman]

how about deporting those who enter illegally. If they do not go through a port of entry, deport.

By Tom Homan, former Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

This administration, particularly DHS Secretary Mayorkas, continues to dismantle the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law.

Since the Mayorkas memorandum came into force, ICE has reported the lowest numbers of arrests and deportations in the history of the agency.

It truly is a broken system, and that’s because it is broken by design.

With all the focus on the historic immigration crisis brought on by the Biden’s mismanagement of our southern border, little attention has been given to immigration enforcement in the interior of our country. Finding, detaining, and removing people who have snuck across the border, evaded Border Patrol, overstayed a visa, ignored a final order of removal, committed additional crimes, or represent active security threats are all the critical functions of interior enforcement.

Yet, this administration, particularly Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas, continues to dismantle the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law. More specifically, Mayorkas has almost completely decimated the country’s premier cross-border law enforcement agency: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

I would know, after spending almost my entire career working for ICE or its predecessor agency the Immigration and Naturalization Service, I served as the agency’s first director. Today, I hardly recognize the institution. For starters, Mayorkas issued a shocking priorities memorandum in September 2021 that severely limited who ICE was allowed to arrest.

And when I say criminal illegal aliens, I don’t simply mean people that crossed the border illegally—though that certainly is a crime in and of itself. See Title 8, USC 1325. No, I am referring to people who have entered the country illegally and have been convicted of a crime or are subject to pending charges.

>>> The Case for Impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security

That’s because for Biden and his officials, it isn’t enough that these people have entered the country illegally—or in some cases reentered after being formally deported. In many cases, the Democrats don’t even care if these same people go on to commit serious crimes in the United States. No, only after they have been convicted of the worst crimes—when it is already too late to act—can these criminals be targeted by ICE. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Many of these crimes could easily be prevented if ICE was simply allowed to do its job and enforce the immigration law as written.

Secretary Mayorkas doesn’t see it this way. As he recently put it: "Being in the country illegally, on its own, [is] not enough reason for ICE to arrest them." In other words, the unelected and unaccountable Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security made a unilateral decision to overrule the laws written and enacted by the people’s representatives in Congress and signed by their president. Today, this truly lawless move has led to immigration officers simply not enforcing our laws.

I testified against Mayorkas’s move to undermine ICE last year as an expert witness for the State of Texas. Over the course of a few hours, I explained to District Court Judge Tipton how this new instruction did not allow ICE agents to do their job, and fortunately, we won that case. Since then, however, the administration has appealed the decision to a higher court. This won’t change the ruling, of course—the U.S. code is clear on who should be arrested and detained, and Mayorkas wrongfully instructed ICE officers to ignore the law—but it has bought the Biden administration more time.

This is bad news for the American people. Since the Mayorkas memorandum came into force, ICE has reported the lowest numbers of arrests and deportations in the history of the agency. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but in that same time period, America has witnessed historic illegal immigration on the southern border.

This alone demonstrates that ICE is essential, and yet Biden dropped the Trump administration’s suit against sanctuary jurisdictions shortly after he came into office. Even though Mayorkas has said that arresting serious criminals is a national public safety priority, he and Biden have stood silent while hundreds of jurisdictions across the country have become sanctuary states, counties, and cities, where laws and policies have been put in place that prevent ICE officers from bringing criminals to justice. Many of these jurisdictions will not even give ICE officers access to taxpayer funded jails that harbor known illegal aliens within their facilities. Instead, corrupt Soros-funded prosecutors simply release these criminals back on to the streets to reoffend.

>>> Lessons for Biden, Mayorkas: “Massive Immigration and Poor Integration Simply Do Not Work”

At the time of this writing, there are a total of 12 states that have declared themselves sanctuary states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. One hundred forty-six counties have done the same. Additionally, several states have recently passed laws that prohibit ICE from detaining criminal illegals waiting for an immigration hearing within their borders. All of this with the tacit consent of the DHS, of course.

The truth is, as long as Biden and Mayorkas remain in power, the border surge will continue. Every day, thousands of immigrants will cross the border illegally, and thousands more inadmissible aliens will be directed through ports of entry despite the fact that they obviously don’t qualify for asylum. Worse still, even if these illegal aliens go on to commit serious crimes, ICE will not be able to arrest and deport them, thus leading to even more new arrivals.

It truly is a broken system, and that’s because it is broken by design. People that say this administration has failed on immigration don’t understand. Biden and Mayorkas haven’t failed at all. Quite the opposite, their plan is succeeding.

How Biden, Mayorkas Broke Our Immigration System From the Inside Out

With all the focus on the historic immigration crisis brought on by the Biden’s mismanagement of our southern border, little attention has been given to immigration enforcement in the interior of our country. Finding, detaining, and removing people who have snuck across the border, evaded Border...

www.heritage.org

 

[ralliann]

By Tom Homan, former Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

This administration, particularly DHS Secretary Mayorkas, continues to dismantle the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law.

Since the Mayorkas memorandum came into force, ICE has reported the lowest numbers of arrests and deportations in the history of the agency.

It truly is a broken system, and that’s because it is broken by design.

With all the focus on the historic immigration crisis brought on by the Biden’s mismanagement of our southern border, little attention has been given to immigration enforcement in the interior of our country. Finding, detaining, and removing people who have snuck across the border, evaded Border Patrol, overstayed a visa, ignored a final order of removal, committed additional crimes, or represent active security threats are all the critical functions of interior enforcement.

Yet, this administration, particularly Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas, continues to dismantle the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law. More specifically, Mayorkas has almost completely decimated the country’s premier cross-border law enforcement agency: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

I would know, after spending almost my entire career working for ICE or its predecessor agency the Immigration and Naturalization Service, I served as the agency’s first director. Today, I hardly recognize the institution. For starters, Mayorkas issued a shocking priorities memorandum in September 2021 that severely limited who ICE was allowed to arrest.

And when I say criminal illegal aliens, I don’t simply mean people that crossed the border illegally—though that certainly is a crime in and of itself. See Title 8, USC 1325. No, I am referring to people who have entered the country illegally and have been convicted of a crime or are subject to pending charges.

>>> The Case for Impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security

That’s because for Biden and his officials, it isn’t enough that these people have entered the country illegally—or in some cases reentered after being formally deported. In many cases, the Democrats don’t even care if these same people go on to commit serious crimes in the United States. No, only after they have been convicted of the worst crimes—when it is already too late to act—can these criminals be targeted by ICE. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Many of these crimes could easily be prevented if ICE was simply allowed to do its job and enforce the immigration law as written.

Secretary Mayorkas doesn’t see it this way. As he recently put it: "Being in the country illegally, on its own, [is] not enough reason for ICE to arrest them." In other words, the unelected and unaccountable Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security made a unilateral decision to overrule the laws written and enacted by the people’s representatives in Congress and signed by their president. Today, this truly lawless move has led to immigration officers simply not enforcing our laws.

I testified against Mayorkas’s move to undermine ICE last year as an expert witness for the State of Texas. Over the course of a few hours, I explained to District Court Judge Tipton how this new instruction did not allow ICE agents to do their job, and fortunately, we won that case. Since then, however, the administration has appealed the decision to a higher court. This won’t change the ruling, of course—the U.S. code is clear on who should be arrested and detained, and Mayorkas wrongfully instructed ICE officers to ignore the law—but it has bought the Biden administration more time.

This is bad news for the American people. Since the Mayorkas memorandum came into force, ICE has reported the lowest numbers of arrests and deportations in the history of the agency. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but in that same time period, America has witnessed historic illegal immigration on the southern border.

This alone demonstrates that ICE is essential, and yet Biden dropped the Trump administration’s suit against sanctuary jurisdictions shortly after he came into office. Even though Mayorkas has said that arresting serious criminals is a national public safety priority, he and Biden have stood silent while hundreds of jurisdictions across the country have become sanctuary states, counties, and cities, where laws and policies have been put in place that prevent ICE officers from bringing criminals to justice. Many of these jurisdictions will not even give ICE officers access to taxpayer funded jails that harbor known illegal aliens within their facilities. Instead, corrupt Soros-funded prosecutors simply release these criminals back on to the streets to reoffend.

>>> Lessons for Biden, Mayorkas: “Massive Immigration and Poor Integration Simply Do Not Work”

At the time of this writing, there are a total of 12 states that have declared themselves sanctuary states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. One hundred forty-six counties have done the same. Additionally, several states have recently passed laws that prohibit ICE from detaining criminal illegals waiting for an immigration hearing within their borders. All of this with the tacit consent of the DHS, of course.

The truth is, as long as Biden and Mayorkas remain in power, the border surge will continue. Every day, thousands of immigrants will cross the border illegally, and thousands more inadmissible aliens will be directed through ports of entry despite the fact that they obviously don’t qualify for asylum. Worse still, even if these illegal aliens go on to commit serious crimes, ICE will not be able to arrest and deport them, thus leading to even more new arrivals.

It truly is a broken system, and that’s because it is broken by design. People that say this administration has failed on immigration don’t understand. Biden and Mayorkas haven’t failed at all. Quite the opposite, their plan is succeeding.

How Biden, Mayorkas Broke Our Immigration System From the Inside Out

With all the focus on the historic immigration crisis brought on by the Biden’s mismanagement of our southern border, little attention has been given to immigration enforcement in the interior of our country. Finding, detaining, and removing people who have snuck across the border, evaded Border...

www.heritage.org

My state is on the list. Just last night I went grocery shopping and chatted with the cshier. A town near me has hired armed guards in their stores theft has gotten so bad. I stopped for gas on my way home, noticed the glass doors were gone in the front. Instead a regular residential door was boarded in. I asked the clerk what happened, it was a smash and grab that happened last month.

 

[groll2000]

Why would the Biden administration desire to cut the wire down? Makes no sense why this issue is such concern to the White House. Seems Texas helping out the Federal Government do its job.