Subject: Re: Our worst enemy
It wasn't. That's the point. He's objecting to the idea of a border deal generally, not any specific term or provision.

Because he's well aware of the propensity for lawfare and poison pills. Plus why should he root for a bill that ties his hands as President?

They're not "gaming the system." As noted above between a third and forty percent of asylum applications are granted.

They're gaming the system. There's no mass upheaval in any country in Central or South America right now. Just a bunch of folks looking for an economic upgrade. That's the majority of our southern border crossings.

And they've been instructed to say the magic words to get the nice CBP officer to hand them a phone and a court date sometime in the next decade.

We're being played. Why can't you see that?