Subject: Re: Senate Border Bill Details...
At 7 day rolling average of 5,000 encounters per day, or 8,500 encounters in a single day, DHS is *required* to shut the border down, and turn away anyone who crosses.

"Required" is a word that only has meaning when there is an entity who will, automatically and without fail, enforce it. What happens if Mayorkas doesn't dive into this with the gusto we are supposed to assume will be there?

"Shut the Border Down". If 5,000 migrants a day are flowing at us in a steady stream, what does shutting the border look like? Trigger hit, Slam the door is shut! Day 1 you have 5,000 piled against the Mexican side, next day add another 5,000 to the pile, by the end of seven days, 35,000 and still coming, and so on? Who tells the advancing caravans to halt for seven days and will they comply?

DHS will have 90 days to set this new system up before it takes effect.

Ha, it will take years to hire, train, and equip the new agents and support employees. All we can hope for is serious dedicated effort for as long as it takes. That gets back to first point, who is going to make them do it.