Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said during an interview on Thursday that he hopes members of his party know it is not "xenophobic" to be worried about the southern border.
The main problem with the previous conservative attempts is that is that the draconian approach just doesn’t work. Not to mention the cost to the taxpayer. I don’t claim to have the answer but more prisons and walls won’t stop people from trying.
The problem with the conservative position is that it is idiotic. During the Obama years our efforts to reduce illegal immigration were hugely successful. We attacked the problem in the countries where people were coming from, dramatically reducing the number of people that felt they needed to leave their homes. The Trump years and the inept policies of the fools in that administration cut off the funding for those programs very early, completely derailing years of work because they were too ignorant to understand it was the best way to reduce people hitting our border. Sadly those programs haven’t been renewed yet. I’m 1000% for a strong border, but also 1000% against the “wall” nonsense and all the other garbage that politicians push which won’t work. Just the other day the GOP held hearings in the House where Democrats were trying to push an amendment to a bill to prevent firearms from getting in the hands of the cartels south of the border - and it got ZERO GOP support - literally zero. That’s because the gun lobby wants the cartel money, so… GOP won’t do anything.
I Don’t know how you got that out of what I posted. I was bashing Congress because they were refusing to do anything to reduce the flow of firearms across the southern border. Yes, I absolutely think they need to do their job. I want them to reinstate funding for the programs that were actually working spectacularly to reduce people hitting our borders, but the GOP won’t do that.
I just want people to come here legally. If it’s too hard, then Congress needs to fix it. I have zero tolerance for illegally crossing the border.
The main problem with the previous conservative attempts is that is that the draconian approach just doesn’t work. Not to mention the cost to the taxpayer. I don’t claim to have the answer but more prisons and walls won’t stop people from trying.
The answer is Congress gets off their ass and does their job. Obviously people want immigrants here. Change the laws to allow them to come legally.
Walls are stupid as the border is large and they are expensive. They’ll slow people but won’t stop them.
And people still downvote this most reasonable position.
People see conservative and mostly downvote. They can’t think for themselves. They have to be told how to think. It’s sad
The problem with the conservative position is that it is idiotic. During the Obama years our efforts to reduce illegal immigration were hugely successful. We attacked the problem in the countries where people were coming from, dramatically reducing the number of people that felt they needed to leave their homes. The Trump years and the inept policies of the fools in that administration cut off the funding for those programs very early, completely derailing years of work because they were too ignorant to understand it was the best way to reduce people hitting our border. Sadly those programs haven’t been renewed yet. I’m 1000% for a strong border, but also 1000% against the “wall” nonsense and all the other garbage that politicians push which won’t work. Just the other day the GOP held hearings in the House where Democrats were trying to push an amendment to a bill to prevent firearms from getting in the hands of the cartels south of the border - and it got ZERO GOP support - literally zero. That’s because the gun lobby wants the cartel money, so… GOP won’t do anything.
Well, start with not conflating conservative with Republicans.
Some/many republican politicians have as much guilt as any other politician.
In our modern politics, the two are relatively synonymous, just like criminals and democrats.
You think it’s idiotic to ask congress to do their job?
I Don’t know how you got that out of what I posted. I was bashing Congress because they were refusing to do anything to reduce the flow of firearms across the southern border. Yes, I absolutely think they need to do their job. I want them to reinstate funding for the programs that were actually working spectacularly to reduce people hitting our borders, but the GOP won’t do that.
The democrats have majority.
They have a razer thin majority, and only in the senate. Republicans control the house.