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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Matter of fact, I'll do some reading for you. You tell me if these things are bad.

For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Immigration and19 Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’,$7,600,833,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, $3,230,648,000 shall be for increased custodial detention capacity, $2,548,401,000 shall be for increased removal flights and related activities, including short-term staging facilities, $534,682,000 shall be for hiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, and $1,287,102,000 shall be for increased enrollment capabilities and related activities within the Alternatives to Detention program...

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out section 235(c)(5)(B) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $25,000,000, to re main available until September 30, 2025, to counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the United States...

SEC. 3203. INTERNAL RELOCATION. (a) IN GENERAL .—Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Im migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)) is amended—

  • (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end;
  • (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
  • (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(vii) there are reasonable grounds for concluding that the alien could avoid persecution by relocating to—‘‘(I) another location in the alien’s country of nationality; or‘‘(II) in the case of an alien having no nationality, another location in the alien’s country of last habitual residence.’’.

‘(b) BORDER EMERGENCY AUTHORITY DESCRIBED .—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL .—Whenever the border emergency authority is activated, the Secretary shall have the authority, in the Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion, to summarily remove from and prohibit, in whole or in part, entry into the United States of any alien identified in subsection (a)(3) who is subject to such authority in accordance with this subsection.

All of those sections can be found in the link of my other comment. So, this isn't even interpretation, just what is exactly in the bill.

What is here that's worth opposing exactly?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thats not nearly all of it, thats a tiny snippet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, which means there's more stuff that you'd probably find appealing in it!

Because if you read Republican criticisms of the bill, there's no policy discussion. It's not bad because tens of millions isn't enough, or because ICE wasn't given enough power to deport immigrants in the country with authorization, or anything else. It's just bad, just dead on arrival, just a crap sandwich. No reasoning given for why, just that it is.

They're abusing your trust in them to lie to you. The bill has what you want in it. It has what they want in it. So why isn't it being passed?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, which means there's more stuff that you'd probably find appealing in it

Why do you automatically assume that people are supposed to agree with it by default? It's seriously that unfathomable in your mind that someone could read it and decide it isn't a good bill?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

No. I hate the bill. But it also wasn't targeted at my political demographic.

For a group of folks that justify war and suffering of others for personal and national security, you must like it more than I do. It's just a matter of whether you actually like it or just think it's okay. From what I can tell, you should actually really like it.

But here's the thing: I didn't arrive at hating the bill because I heard from AOC that it's a bad bill. Most of you heard from freakin' Fox News and Co. that it was bad bill and believe it.

Republican politicians are lying to you. The bill is a relatively good one from your perspective. But, for whatever reason, you can't pull from the wool from over your eyes to see it for yourself.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's just a matter of whether you actually like it or just think it's okay. From what I can tell, you should actually really like it

Most of you heard from freakin' Fox News and Co. that it was bad bill and believe it.

But, for whatever reason, you can't pull from the wool from over your eyes to see it for yourself.

It just sounds like you have a very poor idea of what I want, in that case.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough. You seem to want what you're told to want, or to not want I suppose.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

It's wild how you think constantly pretending like everyone who disagrees is too stupid to think for themselves is remotely good faith

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

I'm genuinely curious how you look at threads like this where he does nothing except be a total fucking condescending jackass and think "yeah, it's reasonable to have this guy deciding who's in good faith"