Subject: Re: Why the border bill will fail
Dope1: The bill will fail because this is what it essentially locks in as a matter of law. 5,000 illegals per day = 150,000 a month before any triggers take place.

Read the bill, buddy, not some nitwit's musings on Twitter (X):

"(B) MANDATORY ACTIVATION. — The Secretary shall activate the border emergency authority if

"(i) during a period of 7 consecutive calendar days, there is an average of 5,000 8 or more aliens who are encountered each day; or

"(ii) on any 1 calendar day, a combined total of 8,500 or more aliens are encountered.

(C) CALCULATION OF ACTIVATION.

"(i) IN GENERAL. — For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), the average for the applicable 7-day period shall be calculated using—

"the sum of "aa) the number of encounters that occur between the southwest land border ports of entry of the United States;

"(bb) the number of encounters that occur between the ports of entry along the southern coastal borders; and

"(cc) the number of inadmissible aliens encountered at a southwest land border port of entry as described in subsection (a)(2)(F)(iv); divided by 7 "(II) 7.

The trigger is encounters, not crossings. There are no 5,000 crossers per day, every day.

And there's this, too:

"(III) SUMMARY REMOVAL.—If an alien does not seek such a secondary review, or if the supervisory asylum officer finds that such alien is not eligible for such protection, the supervisory asylum officer shall order the alien summarily removed without further review.

Asylum officers can immediately remove ineligible individuals. IMMEDIATELY, no review.

This should be your dream come true.

No wonder the border patrol officers union loves this bill.

I mean, fercryinoutloud, this should be like Christmas for you guys.