• cosmic_slate@dmv.social
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    7 months ago

    No, people jumping to conclusions like this will depress turnout.

    The system is absolutely broken and the federal government has to do something. The executive branch is pretty stuck right now and continuing to ignore this while making local/city governments figure this out is going to flip people to the Republicans faster than anything.

    I’d love to see more care and aid put into helping asylum seekers but there’s going to be a lot of annoyed people if things like local taxes start to creep up.

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      7 months ago

      jumping to conclusions like this will depress turnout. The system is absolutely broken and the federal government has to do something.

      Ok, so the executive action is going to massively increase the amount of money and staff available to process migrants, provide transitional services and offer a path to citizenship? Or are they instead going to continue with this farce that brutalizing migrants somehow changes the reality of global poverty that fuels migration?

      We have a massive and growing need for more working age people, but rather than embracing an obvious solution to a pressing problem, democrats are going to cave to xenophobic lies.

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        I would strongly prefer if the federal government stepped in with resources. The current hodge-podge system of letting Texas bus people (among other things) to cities lets the federal government ignore the problem more.

        On a humanitarian level, I am disappointed in the Democrats on this and it’s disgusting that Republicans aren’t even trying to help. Wait a few months until they start campaigning on “city services are cut and your paycheck is lower because of the Dems and immigration!”

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      7 months ago

      I forgot, the only time Biden has the power to do anything, is when it disagrees with the party platform…

      Fucking weird how that works, huh?

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        7 months ago

        You need to separate your emotions from what’s going on here if you want to participate in a discussion.

        Fact of the matter is, there are limited strings to pull without getting ensnarled in the courts. The courts have a significant number of judges who are eager to block the Biden admin when it does try to do anything useful. Congress has the ability to fix this but they won’t. Technically, Schumer could call a vote and repeal the 60-vote requirement if the Dems wanted to, but then it’ll get trapped in the House.

        I do not think it is fair to neglect asylum seekers the way we have been. If you’re aware of some law or statute that gives him a few options to expand the programs, I’ll happily read them to be informed.

        Fact of the matter is, most people are not going to care about this as an election issue.

        https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/19/most-americans-express-support-for-taking-in-refugees-but-opinions-vary-by-party-and-other-factors/