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And what else? I seem to remember there was something else that Reagan agreed to...timschochet said:
Yeah, lots of liberals in here playing fast and loose with the facts about Reagan.
You ignore the solution because it would go against your new king.The Commish said:
Right, which is why the outrage from the side currently not in power does not matter. Set up basic infrastructure then focus time & energy on priorities that may actually be executed. This is a worthwhile subject should solving the problem actually become a priority, but until then the cries are white noise.
No...I ignore the solution because it doesn't fix anything. We have 30+ years of evidence to show you that
. Our backlog continues to grow and grow and grow and grow.
To be fair, you guys only give me so much to work with
I tend to meet you guys where you're at. I'm certainly not perfect and definitely not a miracle worker 
ETA: I want to revise this answer. Initially I said probably. I think it's more accurate to say potentially. For those looking to make a living, it COULD help them. For those who are looking to escape governments or people trying to kill them, no it's not going to help. I say it COULD help some because of the local government factor that isn't a guarantee. The NGOs that our government gives money too or that you and I donate to are far more effective in this area of "incentivizing to stay put"
A total solution? No, probably not.
Yes we can. Not pure open borders. Never advocated that. But we have plenty of room for far more immigration. It’s not even close to full. And doing so will ensure our republic is more stable not less.
Oh no, Reason still feels that way. Still very pro-immigrant and with little respect for secure borders. But there's a root cause there in their reporting/writing. They don't like nation-states. The Randians like Machan never liked borders because their ideal governance is based on a universal theory that guys like Machan think everyone should adopt, namely, Objectivism or some permutation of Randian or anarcho-capitalist Rothbardian thought. I'm reasonably (heh) familiar with Reason's history, though I'm not as good with it as NR's.
She is calling blue state governors asking them to take kids. Our governor, Lamont, got caught flat footed in his Thursday press conference as a reporter asked him how many migrant kids were in state already and how many more coming as it was not previously disclosed. He admitted to receiving a call from Harris asking us to house them. One of the sites is a vacant/closed juvenile detention center (prison) in Middletown, ct
I missed the period in time when the border was secure and we still had this problem. When was that again?No...I ignore the solution because it doesn't fix anything. We have 30+ years of evidence to show you that
And for the billionth time, Biden is another President failing miserably on his border test. Maybe try your talking points on someone else.
It’s step 1. There is no step 2 until we complete step 1. That is how procedure works. The border problem isn’t new and it’s not a D or R thing. It is a problem for the US and we need our government to serve its people and address the problem.
Jesus. We know why there's a vacant/closed juvy detention center in Middletown, don't we? The uber liberals that live there want nothing to do with the results and attendant problems that go along with the crime that their jurisdiction so permits on a daily basis. Absolute head in the sand, the Middletown people. That's why you have the state's massive homeless problem in Middletown, of all places. They won't arrest them for crimes to property, which they commit on a daily basis. Heavy drug trade in Middletown, too. All quiet. But starting to get worse.
I’ll add to the fun. The state proposed using it for the homeless during covid but it was deemed uninhabitable.
Ouch. Or that, too. Uninhabitable? Nothing a spruced goose won't fix up in a jiffy for the immigrants, huh?
How is it a step? Do you think the reasons they try coming here are going away? Does leaving unaccompanied kids being carted here in Mexico solve a problem?
How is it a step? It is because if we make it known that we are welcoming illegal immigrants as we have in the Biden administration, then a lot more illegal immigrants will flood the borders.
I have a liberal friend who lives in CT too. I called her, she said yes they still have jails there. I was relieved.
Here's an article about Middletown's declining homelessness.
That's a nice link about declining homelessness. It does not address that Middletown has long been notorious for lax laws about homelessness, vagrancy, loitering, drinking in public, and drugging in public. A quick search found that the I-91 corridor towns of Enfield, New Britain, Hartford, and Manchester and others had strict "anti-homeless" laws that forced migration to other more friendly areas, such as Middletown. That they've addressed it is a positive.
I lived in CT until I was an adult and then from the ages of 28-43, which means besides the last four years. They indeed have jails in CT.
Our backlog has been increasing for decades...pick a year...posted the necessary/relevant links a few pages back
I have stated Biden has screwed this ip.
After listening to Harris the last couple of weeks I pray nothing happens to Biden and he is able to complete his term.
Is there a quote or context? Was this a nod to Honduras being completely annihilated by two major hurricanes in a two week period last year? That was brutal for them.
That's what I thought and it's been posted a couple times that this + COVID are reasons we should have expected a surge at the border.
Me and a few people I know from this area were down there in Dec/Jan as part of a literacy program which turned into a humanitarian effort once we got there. It was absolutely brutal.
Her point - not that you care - is drought has destroyed farming and food availability causing people to flee.
But she is blaming it on a present effect of anthropomorphic global climate change. This is completely blowing past the rain/drought history in the region. There have been severe droughts there (Figure 4) over time and there is evidence of devastative droughts that helped bring down the Mayans, etc. Blithely blaming this on current climate is incredibly disingenuous.
I don't think blaming it on drought is disingenuous. How it ties to climate change is different - I appreciate you linked some data - but it could be far beyond the number of droughts - could be the duration or compounded impact or recent frequency.
I think the point is that everything is attributed to climate change and that "action is needed". Rain - climate change. Drought - climate change. Hurricanes - climate change. Volcanoes - climate change. A hysterical list. Harris, let's face it, is a willow tree - she has no need or desire of intellectual honesty; she'll blow in whatever direction the winds are going. Her blaming a drought in Central America on climate change is par for the course. The data shows that there were much more severe droughts in the 1700s and that droughts are actually nothing unusual in that area.
Everything I've read seems to point to the two major hurricanes that hit back to back in a two week period, but it's true that the drought down there is brutal. You name it, they are struggling at the moment.
Everything I read was people were fleeing the triangle due to drug gangs and better economic opportunities.. Are there polls or links you can provide the support the above?
You'd have to interview them to find out the why....it's a pretty strong coincidence that the numbers increased after those events, but unless there's interviews, I see the causation/correlation problem. And it's not either/or...it's both because the drug and economic issues are legit too...that is apparent the moment you step foot on the ground down there.
Doesn’t border patrol perform interviews with the immigrants asking them why they are coming here? Believe the data is there but could be wrong. I think it’s may play a part but honestly believe it’s the administration deflecting blame for an ill time policy change (covid) with no plans or preparation for an expected increase.
They already trot him around like Weekend at Bernie's.