So, no - the U.S. going out onto the world stage and telling them to KMA because we'd rather violate our treaty obligations than properly provide the minimal amount of due process for these folks in perpetuity is probably be very bad for our foreign policy efforts, on human rights and a host of other goals. Which is why there's a sunset provision in there.

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If we can abrogate these sacred obligations for any period at all means they are not sacrosanct. SO all we are talking about now are plausible excuses.

Temporary is one potential excuse.

Acck. I hate the concept of having to provide an excuse to some third party who has a narrow interest in the problem and does not have to deal with the consequences. That is reminiscent of there was no problem at the border until Abbott started sharing. Anyway, back to the point of defending a decision to control our border.

Another excuse, perhaps more persuasive, is that this policy is necessary for our own protection as well as the safety of the immigrants. We must match incoming flow rate to our capacity to process and assimilate them safely and humanely.

Better than conceding what we are doing is wrong, but it's only temporary.