The Immigration Crisis...

[Neogaia777]

We can agree!
All we need now is for the House, Senate and President to agree and do their jobs, by passing the appropriate legislation.

Yeah, good luck with that last part, lol...

God Bless!

 

[mark46]

I hear different differing things about it...?

So?

 

[mark46]

We can agree!
All we need now is for the House, Senate and President to agree and do their jobs, by passing the appropriate legislation.

not until after the 2024 elections

Immigration is the #1 issue for Republicans, especially House Republicans.

Very obviously, there is room for compromise on parts of the huge set issues we call "immigration"

For example, one would think that trading DACA citizenship for greatly increased spending on border security and immigration courts should be easy, but it isn't.
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If current control of the House changes, then we can discuss legislation, but not until there are those in power that actually believe in governments and the rule of law.

Personally, I suspect that the House will turn to Democratic and the Senate to Republican in 2024. This would make compromise possible, presuming the president is anyone but Trump.

 

[essentialsaltes]

We can agree!
All we need now is for the House, Senate and President to agree and do their jobs, by passing the appropriate legislation.

Maybe 'we' can agree, but the House GOP is having trouble finding agreement within their slim majority.

House Republicans may not have the votes to pass border security bill​

Several House Republicans will vote against a border security package if it includes legislation the Judiciary Committee is set to take up Wednesday, effectively killing the bill unless it gets significantly reworked.

As many as a dozen Republicans would vote against the bill in its current form if it makes it to the House floor, according to five people familiar with the dynamics.

The threat to scuttle the legislation is an escalation in a months-long debate among House Republicans over how to fulfill a campaign pledge to address border security. But with only four votes to spare, the margin for finding a solution all factions of the Republican conference can agree on is vanishingly slim.

The dispute remains centered on legislation proposed by Rep. Chip Roy (Tex.) that would temporarily halt migrants’ legal right to asylum if any port of entry becomes overwhelmed. Rep. Tony Gonzales (Tex.) has repeatedly chastised the proposal for infringing on legal immigration pathways.

Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and David G. Valadao (Calif.), both of whom represent rural [i.e. agricultural] districts, are continuing to negotiate with their staunchly conservative counterparts over the E-Verify portion of the bill. South Florida Republicans and several others representing Hispanic communities have concerns over language that would severely limit parole to certain noncitizens, such as some Venezuelans and Cubans who are allowed to temporarily reside or stay in the United States for certain reasons.

 

[Belk]

Maybe 'we' can agree, but the House GOP is having trouble finding agreement within their slim majority.

House Republicans may not have the votes to pass border security bill​

Several House Republicans will vote against a border security package if it includes legislation the Judiciary Committee is set to take up Wednesday, effectively killing the bill unless it gets significantly reworked.

As many as a dozen Republicans would vote against the bill in its current form if it makes it to the House floor, according to five people familiar with the dynamics.

The threat to scuttle the legislation is an escalation in a months-long debate among House Republicans over how to fulfill a campaign pledge to address border security. But with only four votes to spare, the margin for finding a solution all factions of the Republican conference can agree on is vanishingly slim.

The dispute remains centered on legislation proposed by Rep. Chip Roy (Tex.) that would temporarily halt migrants’ legal right to asylum if any port of entry becomes overwhelmed. Rep. Tony Gonzales (Tex.) has repeatedly chastised the proposal for infringing on legal immigration pathways.

Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and David G. Valadao (Calif.), both of whom represent rural [i.e. agricultural] districts, are continuing to negotiate with their staunchly conservative counterparts over the E-Verify portion of the bill. South Florida Republicans and several others representing Hispanic communities have concerns over language that would severely limit parole to certain noncitizens, such as some Venezuelans and Cubans who are allowed to temporarily reside or stay in the United States for certain reasons.

I'm not surprised Dan is opposed. The area he represents has a lot of fruit orchards and they rely on migrant laborers to help bring in the harvest.

 

[A2SG]

I'm not surprised Dan is opposed. The area he represents has a lot of fruit orchards and they rely on migrant laborers to help bring in the harvest.

And having ICE around to make sure the migrant laborers are scared of standing up and being deported makes it much easier to overwork them and not have to meet even basic, minimum standards of living in both pay and treatment.

-- A2SG, gotta love a workforce that can't complain......