JUST IN: President Biden urges Congress to pass the bipartisan border bill, which he says contains the "toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we've ever had in our country." https://t.co/tY61d3fc0F
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) January 27, 2024
The agreement would give the president the authority to completely shut down the border if crossings reach certain levels, and President Biden's statement said that he would exercise that authority immediately. The asylum process would also be sped up so that cases could be processed more quickly, which would also speed up deportations for migrants who fail to qualify.That steals Trump’s thunder and takes away his issue. A triple-whammy because how does the House justify not giving Biden what Trump says he must have? To-may-to, to-mah-to, right? It wouldn’t take many GOP representatives voting with the Democrats to get this into law. MAGA can’t stand that, But how much clout does MAGA still have?
Trump may win the nomination; in fact, he certainly will. But will he control this Congress? There’ll be another one in 2025, most likely not a MAGA Congress. And Trump isn’t likely to be President again.
So why delay the power to close the border (it will take a law Trump doesn’t have on Day One of his second term), and the authority to speed the asylum process (Trump is never going to round up and deport anyone. And even if he could, why wait? Is this a national problem, or a personal one?)? House MAGA may want to, but the problem of the border (and Ukraine) is pressing now.
Besides, I was reading this morning that McConnell didn’t have the votes, so I’m sure there aren’t the votes in the House, either. Well, until there are.
I’m beginning to think Biden knows what he’s doing.
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