Immigration, like many other major national problems, is much more valuable as a political yelling point. When a person not-in-office can tell Congressmen to not vote for a bill [which was very much what they had proposed in the first place] and they do it lock-step, it is obvious we don’t have leaders or even representatives in Congress. we have sheep. There is no concern for the people trying to find a safe life or for the people who are trying to follow the laws. Their only concern is to stay in the good graces of a now convicted felon. Is that what we elect people to do? Is that what they swore to do when they took office? It is really embarrassing.
Republicans have been crying for Biden to use executive orders to close the border for years just like trump did but now after he gives them their wish republicans are saying that’s not enough and need congress to pass a bill to close it even though they refused to pass a bill that both parties had agreed on because trump told them that he needed it open so he could blame Biden for it and trump’s sheep complied. Don’t blame democrats for republicans’ failures.
In 1990, Castro made an effort to reduce domestic discontent by allowing a large number of refugees to flee Cuba. The U.S. accepted those refugees, and doing so did cause major logistic problems in South Florida. However, even though the size of Miami’s workforce swelled by 7 to 8% in a 6-month period, the sudden influx had almost no impact on wages or unemployment rates (non-Hispanic men w/o high school degrees and between the ages of 25 & 59 did see their wages drop, but that group was comprised of only 17 people). One of U.S. history’s most massive and sudden influxes of immigrants into a single city did not harm workers in that city.
When numbers of undocumented immigrants go down, it does not increase job opportunities for citizens – much of the work that they would have undertaken is either done by machines (chiefly in the case of agriculture) or simply isn’t done at all – fruit and vegetables are left to rot, domestic work is handled by a home’s residents themselves, small businesses simply do not get established, etc.
Every time we’ve boosted immigration numbers, our economy has benefited. Most of the greatest advances in human history have taken place when there has been a melding of cultures.
40% of U.S. counties lost population in 2023, and this is a decrease from 2022, when almost half (48%) of U.S. counties lost population. Granted, most such counties are suffering from rural flight, but many “Rust Belt” cities are in dire need of an influx of population.
We do have genuine immigration problems. One is that we have not devoted enough resources to properly and systematically handling immigration. Another is that we have devoted significant resources to demonizing immigrants and hunting down undocumented people who have been having zero adverse impact. But as far as the question of quantity, the problem is that we are accepting too few, not that too many are coming in.
The only group that has been screaming “Open borders, come on in” has been the MAGA GOP. On TV, on social media, in print, the MAGA group has been telling the world to come to American for the last three years plus.
Radish the wordsmith 26 days ago
The Republican House left the border wide open at the order of felon Trump the anti democracy Putin loving traitor and would be dictator.
walkingmancomics 26 days ago
Remember who proposed a plan to close the border? Remember who scuttled that plan? Dems proposed, Repubs shut it down. Republicans shut it down.
Retrac Premium Member 26 days ago
Biden is doing the exact same thing using Executive Orders as Trump did.
How did that work out for Trump?
How will it work out for Biden?
willie_mctell 26 days ago
Obviously what we need is legislation. Good luck on that.
MFRXIM Premium Member 26 days ago
It’s “please wait “, not STOP
Just A Guy 26 days ago
Didn’t we have to listen to people saying for months that President Biden could take executive action to address the border?
And, now that he has, they attack that? I’m so shocked! s/
Jack7528 26 days ago
Looks like Biden’s work.
GreenT267 26 days ago
Immigration, like many other major national problems, is much more valuable as a political yelling point. When a person not-in-office can tell Congressmen to not vote for a bill [which was very much what they had proposed in the first place] and they do it lock-step, it is obvious we don’t have leaders or even representatives in Congress. we have sheep. There is no concern for the people trying to find a safe life or for the people who are trying to follow the laws. Their only concern is to stay in the good graces of a now convicted felon. Is that what we elect people to do? Is that what they swore to do when they took office? It is really embarrassing.
think it through 26 days ago
Republicans have been crying for Biden to use executive orders to close the border for years just like trump did but now after he gives them their wish republicans are saying that’s not enough and need congress to pass a bill to close it even though they refused to pass a bill that both parties had agreed on because trump told them that he needed it open so he could blame Biden for it and trump’s sheep complied. Don’t blame democrats for republicans’ failures.
tpcox928 25 days ago
The MAGA GOP congress blocked a border security and immigration bill to help Orange Jesus. The border problem resides with one party only.
rossevrymn 25 days ago
Looks like my prep before a hurricane.
thomasdadisman 25 days ago
It will stop the influx at the port of entries. All the illegal crossings will go through the roof.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 25 days ago
3 and a half years late…oh yes, election coming up!
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 25 days ago
Appears about right. Moron blows a hole in the border miles wide when elected, then does cosmetic patch to try to stay in power.
fishbulb239 25 days ago
In 1990, Castro made an effort to reduce domestic discontent by allowing a large number of refugees to flee Cuba. The U.S. accepted those refugees, and doing so did cause major logistic problems in South Florida. However, even though the size of Miami’s workforce swelled by 7 to 8% in a 6-month period, the sudden influx had almost no impact on wages or unemployment rates (non-Hispanic men w/o high school degrees and between the ages of 25 & 59 did see their wages drop, but that group was comprised of only 17 people). One of U.S. history’s most massive and sudden influxes of immigrants into a single city did not harm workers in that city.
When numbers of undocumented immigrants go down, it does not increase job opportunities for citizens – much of the work that they would have undertaken is either done by machines (chiefly in the case of agriculture) or simply isn’t done at all – fruit and vegetables are left to rot, domestic work is handled by a home’s residents themselves, small businesses simply do not get established, etc.
Every time we’ve boosted immigration numbers, our economy has benefited. Most of the greatest advances in human history have taken place when there has been a melding of cultures.
40% of U.S. counties lost population in 2023, and this is a decrease from 2022, when almost half (48%) of U.S. counties lost population. Granted, most such counties are suffering from rural flight, but many “Rust Belt” cities are in dire need of an influx of population.
We do have genuine immigration problems. One is that we have not devoted enough resources to properly and systematically handling immigration. Another is that we have devoted significant resources to demonizing immigrants and hunting down undocumented people who have been having zero adverse impact. But as far as the question of quantity, the problem is that we are accepting too few, not that too many are coming in.
tpcox928 24 days ago
The only group that has been screaming “Open borders, come on in” has been the MAGA GOP. On TV, on social media, in print, the MAGA group has been telling the world to come to American for the last three years plus.