Subject: Re: Trump NFT's
LurkerMom asks...

Which Party has been in control the past two years?

Democrats. Slim margins, though. As I explained upthread, the Democratically-controlled House had hoped to attach immigration reforms to a $1.7-trillion package to fund the government that passed the Senate, but were blocked by a rules decision that said it could not be in a spending package. Other proposals were offered, like the Tillis and Sinema framework which was nixed by Chip Roy of Texas who said securing the border should not be coupled with any pathway to citizenship.


How is it the republicans fault for the Biden border crisis?

Nobody, but as long as you mentioned it, when Trump made border security and immigration enforcement a rallying cry of his campaign and then his presidency, his misguided policies, political stunts and failure of leadership created the conditions that allowed the asylum problem at the border to explode into a crisis. A wall was always a stupid idea and a non-starter.

BTW, when Obama and Biden left office, 303,916 migrants were arrested by the Border Patrol, the lowest level in more than three decades.


Why were El Paso streets cleaned up and camping migrants chased away before Biden's visit?

Non-Fox News/OAN, Newsmax link, please.


Why did border control begin its collapse two years ago?

You mean what changed back when Trump fumbled the pandemic response and America lost 20 million jobs and during Biden first year in office when the job market roared back to life?


Who stopped the building of the border wall?

Mexico. Weren't we promised that they were going to pay for it?


Who initiated the open border policy upon becoming president?

There is no 'open border policy'. In fact, Title 42 is still in place.


Who signed executive orders reversing Trump's effective immigration policies?

You mean the racist travel bans preventing nationals of Muslim-majority and select African countries from entering the United States? Or reversing the withdrawal of federal funding from so-called sanctuary states? Or reversing Trump's actions to dismantle the DACA program? Be specific, because those were the right decisions and actions.


Why did reversing the Trump policies lead to chaos and lawlessness at the southern border?

Those policies were not significantly related to the recent rise in migration. One significant reason for the uptick in migration is the COVID-19 pandemic, which initially caused a brief lull in migration in 2020. Economic aftershocks post-pandemic worsened already-fragile living conditions for many people in the Americas, pushing them to migrate in greater numbers. Biden was creating millions of new jobs in a recovering economy, making migration even more appealing. Plus, the countries of origin of migrants entering the U.S. have changed over the past decade to now include large numbers of migrants from other countries like Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and even Ukraine. So, more migrants.


Why did it take five decades for Biden to visit the southern border?

Unlike Trump, Biden is much less a photo-op president.


Why are Texas ranchers calling 'Biden's obligatory border visit a little too late'?

Is that a serious question? Or is that one of today's GOP talking points?


Why did CNN finally admit Biden hasn't taken immigration seriously?

Couple of reasons: first, conservative media mogul John Malone purchased CNN's parent company, Warner Media, last year; second, Chris Licht took over this year as president of CNN to drive the network's rightwing-leaning vision. In short, CNN's new leadership wants the network to appeal to Fox viewers. Of course, that's never going to happen. Fox News has that sewn up. As Republicans move further down the rabbit hole of authoritarianism, CNN will never be able to satisfy their craving for conspiracy theories and lies.

Facts, data and logic are no longer relevant to the Republican base.