Many on the right claim the U.S. is being “invaded” by migrants but also want to wait until Donald Trump is elected president again to stop it.
For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe Biden needs to act to address it, insisting the flow of migrants is an urgent national security threat.
Now many on the right are urging their party to reject the very same things they said were needed to fix the problem, including tougher enforcement measures and a proposal to automatically shut down border crossings when it is overwhelmed. Instead, they appear set on impeaching the top Cabinet official in charge of the border, even though there is no evidence of a crime.
The GOP’s contortions aren’t just grating for Democrats but also on some conservative Republicans who have been deeply involved in crafting bipartisan legislation, which is expected to be unveiled soon, that would overhaul how migrants are processed at the border.
“It is interesting. Republicans four months ago… locked arms together and said, ‘We’re not going to give you money for this. We want a change in law,’” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), the GOP’s lead negotiator on a deal pairing immigration changes with assistance to Ukraine and other allies, said on “Fox News Sunday.”
“A few months later, when we’re finally getting to the end, they’re like, ‘Oh, just kidding. I actually don’t want a change in law because it’s a presidential election year,’” he added.
The GOP doesn’t have a platform, they just have a pair of goalposts on wheels.
Republican goalposts are red due to redshift from them moving away.
Democratic goalposts are blue because they move closer/easier. (Campaign for full healthcare, barely get out mandated healthcare markets)
I get that politics are politics, and the right did all they could to kill/maim the ACA, but I needed to complete my light spectrum.
Democrats, despite championing policies that seem to be supported by big chunks of the population are always just one or two votes short of what they need, so then they throw up their hands, “We tried, sorry… Ok, moving on to other business…” Meanwhile, Republicans will have priorities like forced child labor, killing puppies, and adding lead to drinking water that seem to consistently sail through no matter how small their majority. Democrats seem like they’re really ineffective either by just bad luck or on purpose, I’ve never been quite sure.
This should be expected from conservatives. There are never qny issues or principles, just talking points and scapegoats. Conservativism is the protection and advancement of the self, the in-group that the law protects but does not bind. The “platform,” the issues they choose to care about, are the ones most likely to benefit themselves, either directly or as wedge issues to incite their base of voters and donors.
Hence it is not a ‘crisis’
There seems to be a ‘crisis’ at the border every election year and then the ‘crisis’ suddenly ends if Republicans get into power.
I’m still waiting for the next dangerous migrant caravan saga to come along. I expect we’ll see it in the next couple months.
6 hours.
Migrant Caravans Are Challenging an Oppressive Border Regime
(Edit: this is not on the American border, but it’s still suddenly caravans)
There seems to be a ‘crisis’ at the border every election year…
How can you look at this graph and not see a problem? Border interactions rose by a factor of five between 2020 and 2022 and while they 2023 numbers aren’t out yet it’s clear that they went up even more.
…and then the ‘crisis’ suddenly ends if Republicans get into power.
Which is why Trump famously shut up about the border wall after he was elected. Oh…wait.
I mean fuck Trump (and most Republicans) but your comment is ridiculous.
So you’re saying that border agents under Biden are catching 5 times more illegal immigrants than they were under Trump? Sounds like Trump was soft on immigration.
I’ve never hated a group more than conservatives. I feel like I would be a different person if I didn’t constantly hate Republican politicians and voters. I feel like I might have been a more “live love laugh” kind of person. It’s just depressing at this point.
Is your hatred actually achieving anything positive? If not, consciously work to put it aside. Stay angry if you must, anger can be a good motivator, but so much of what the conservative side do can be explained by hatred, and we can see how that goes. Stop hating and focus on reducing their influence everywhere you can, including on yourself. That’s how we overcome them, not by falling to the same plauge of hatred as them.
And take breaks from the political circus. I’m guessing most of us know how we’re planning to vote already, and we all know that Republicans have no shred of decency or shame anymore, so hearing about every latest act of cruelty is just punishing yourself; don’t do their dirty work for them.
This just proves that the “border crisis” is nothing more than a political carrot on a stick for Republican leaders to manipulate their base with.
I for one love how Democrats called their bluff.
This completely undermines literally their only talking-point going into election season.
