03-12-2024, 04:58 PM
(03-12-2024, 04:45 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I'd have to do some research to be on par with your knowledge of it, but wouldn't keeping remain in Mexico be an option? Wouldn't negotiating with Mexico to staunch the flow of immigrants be an option? What I don't need to research and I don't think you can deny, is that this wasn't a public issue for his administration until this year, when it became a hot button issue for the electorate. As I said, this is politics, but it doesn't mean he's exempt from criticism for it.
Do you honestly think our government isn't constantly working with Mexico on this issue? The "Remain in Mexico" policy was not likely to stand against statutory challenges. It ran counter to 8 U.S. Code § 1158 ©. It also required cooperation of Mexico to make it work and they were not keen on the policy. It was negotiations with them that precluded the announcement of an end to the program.
I guess the way I view it is that I have seen the efforts being done the entire time. I know that political stunts have caused it to become more at the forefront for folks and as a result the administration has had to become more up front about their efforts, but things really haven't changed much.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
