President Joe Biden is bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine.
  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
    49·
    8 months ago

    If request for asylum is not heard and immigration are simply deported, it would be shutting down the border.

    • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 months ago

      I mean the article explains exactly what he meant:

      "A bipartisan bill would be good for America and help fix our broken immigration system and allow speedy access for those who deserve to be here, and Congress needs to get it done,” Biden said. “It’ll also give me as president, the emergency authority to shut down the border until it could get back under control. If that bill were the law today, I’d shut down the border right now and fix it quickly.”

      The deal being negotiated in Congress would require the U.S. to shutter the border if roughly 5,000 migrants cross illegally on any given day.

      • Diotima@kbin.social
        1·
        8 months ago

        Questions that beg answers:

        • Who “deserves” to be here? What criteria are we using?
        • What constitutes “under control?” This feels like a 9/11-ish Patriot Act sort of open-ended law.
        • How does one “shut down” a 2000 mile long border without meaningful defenses?
        • What constitutes a fix?
        • How are we tracking migrants, given that plenty of people slip through unnoticed, or cross legally and remain illegally?