Subject: Re: <i>But I don't think the Dems have the
Can’t help the retaliation making OldJoe simmer and bellyache till come November.

Oh, they know. They also know the only reason the democrats were at the bargaining table at all is because it's polling so, so badly for them. Hence the stampy foot and "You own this issue" from them.

A good post-mortem on the border bill is this one:

https://www.fusionaier.org/pos...

The border bill has provoked considerable controversy. Its proponents say that it is a major step toward border control that delivers on the long-term goals of many conservatives. Some in the press claim that Republican opposition to the bill is a sign that the party is not serious about governing at all. The bill’s critics, however, have argued that the mechanics of the bill actually undermine the stated goal of restoring an orderly asylum process.

Either in public or on this board, the left was entirely unwilling to address the bill's shortcomings. They in essence played a game of chicken where they forgot that the goal of it is to know when the flinch. They wouldn't compromise and the Republicans called their bluff. Now they're right back where they are.

Instead, the larger points of contention are its most prominent components: the border emergency powers and changes to asylum law. These headline items are simultaneously the biggest selling points for proponents of the bill as well as the targets of the fiercest attacks from its critics. Supporters argue that these measures are major wins for border control. Critics instead find that these measures seem to have more teeth than they actually do.

And we discussed these at length here. left wing proponents of the bill were never really able to wrap their heads around the simple fact that emergency powers that lock in (what used to be) a record of daily encounters is not a good thing. At all. But, they persisted. They also refused to understand the incentives the bill created:

But some of the bill’s critics have argued that these changes could actually provide more incentives for unauthorized migration. Yes, asylum standards would be technically tightened. But DHS officials would also have more authority in applying those standards. Under the bill, a migrant who passed a screening by an asylum officer would immediately be granted a work permit. In fact, one of the architects of the bill, Chris Murphy, highlights this provision. Many critics of the bill fear this reform would mean that the Biden administration’s DHS could simply wave most migrants through the system.

Such fears might be less credible under an administration that had demonstrated a serious intention to control that border. That has not been President Biden’s approach. Upon entering office, Biden deconstructed the immigration policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump, with great fanfare. He terminated the “Remain in Mexico” protocol, which required some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while petitioning for asylum. He first weakened and then ended the use of Title 42—which had been implemented during the pandemic—to expel immediately some migrants crossing the border.


Oh, and whenever someone asks - usually facetiously, "What's your plan, then?":
Many commentators have suggested that opponents of the bill don’t offer alternatives. But Congressional Republicans have given clear signals of what they are looking for.

The facts of the matter are very simple. Joe Biden campaigned on Trump being an inhumane monster in terms of border policies and vowed to reverse each and every one of them. Well, he did it, and now We the People are paying for his bad governance.

How's it working out for us so far?