I was mistaken in that original answer, as DHS would have had that authority under the bill. See that article above. The president can't shut down the border himself, Trump hasn't now and will not be able to do so (at least not legally). Much of Trump's actions will be challenged in court, and there is a chance the results will go agains…
I was mistaken in that original answer, as DHS would have had that authority under the bill. See that article above. The president can't shut down the border himself, Trump hasn't now and will not be able to do so (at least not legally). Much of Trump's actions will be challenged in court, and there is a chance the results will go against him. Hence, the need for Congress.
I think it was worth supporting, but reasonable people can disagree. Like I said, I don't think it codified into the law the status quo. Texas certainly has more pressure on them in managing immigration given their proximity to the border. I am sympathetic to that, but I am not sympathetic to Greg Abbot's politics on this issue and his demonizing of immigrants.
What is clear is when Biden loosened immigration restrictions in the executive, tons more people came. When he tightened them, less people did. That was totally in his control, and there is no excuse for his utter failure there. Trump's behavior and cynical calculation, however, still angers me.
I was mistaken in that original answer, as DHS would have had that authority under the bill. See that article above. The president can't shut down the border himself, Trump hasn't now and will not be able to do so (at least not legally). Much of Trump's actions will be challenged in court, and there is a chance the results will go against him. Hence, the need for Congress.
I think it was worth supporting, but reasonable people can disagree. Like I said, I don't think it codified into the law the status quo. Texas certainly has more pressure on them in managing immigration given their proximity to the border. I am sympathetic to that, but I am not sympathetic to Greg Abbot's politics on this issue and his demonizing of immigrants.
What is clear is when Biden loosened immigration restrictions in the executive, tons more people came. When he tightened them, less people did. That was totally in his control, and there is no excuse for his utter failure there. Trump's behavior and cynical calculation, however, still angers me.