Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) have reportedly put the finishing touches on their “bipartisan border deal” that will be tied together with other Senate priorities to permit billions more in funding for Ukraine.
Keep in mind the billions for Ukraine is the goal here; the “border security deal” is the mechanism to deflect attention and give the customary UniParty illusion of justification.
There’s no reason to pretend this is anything of substance; even a cursory review of the media narrative shows just how insufferable this nonsense really is.
First, the motive….
WASHINGTON – […] Linking money for Ukraine to the border, one of the most politically charged issues in Congress, was viewed as a gamble by Senate leadership but necessary to satisfy conservatives in the Republican-led House.
Next up… just how stupid they think we are…
[…] The expulsion powers granted to the president are similar to Title 42, the authority former President Donald Trump relied upon to turn away immigrants during the COVID-19 health crisis and that President Joe Biden ended last year. The new powers come with a penalty for repeat offenders, barring immigrants caught attempting to cross the border twice from entering for a year.
The expulsion powers in the new legislation are the same as the currently existing expulsion powers that are not enforced. And, if the illegal alien gets caught twice coming across, they have to wait a year for their third or next attempt.
But wait, it gets better.
The entire effort to “secure” the border, an exercise in actually just doing what they can already do but pretend they cannot, is only triggered if the total number of border crossers exceeds a certain threshold.
[…] If crossings exceed 5,000 daily per week or 8,500 in a single day, the authority would be triggered automatically, with the Department of Homeland Security forced to turn away immigrants with limited exceptions. (MORE)
Even in the expressed justification they admit DHS would be “forced to turn away immigrants.” Or, put in non-pretending terms, they would be forced to do something they can already do – but choose not to. And they swear to do the thing then, that they can do now, but pretend they cannot do – or something.
We The People are in an abusive relationship with our government, and at this point the gaslighting is ridiculous.