Subject: Re: Trump: I Would Encourage Russia...
Dope1: I outlined other reasons, but those should have been things teh democrats could have negotiated on. Things like

*US taxpayers' paying for lawyers for migrants...


Sorry, your 'facts' are wrong.

The only migrants who would receive government funded legal counsel under HR 816 are unaccompanied minors, age 13 and under:

IN GENERAL. — An unaccompanied alien child who is 13 years of age or younger, and who is placed in or referred to removal proceedings pursuant to section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), shall be represented by counsel subject to clause <v>.

Or do you think an unaccompanied 11-year-old should be forced to represent himself/herself in an immigration court?

Well, sure, you probably do.

Dope1: ...All families must be released from custody; only single individuals can be sent back.

Also false.

(j) FAMILY UNITY. — In the case of an alien with a minor child in the United States who has been ordered removed pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall ensure that such alien is removed with the minor child, if the alien elects.

Dope1: Illegals entering the US after July 2021 automatically get "conditional permanent resident" status.

Yep, also false. Conditional permanent resident status only applies to Afghans.

SEC. 3333. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
a) DEFINITIONS. — In this section: (1) CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS. — The term "conditional permanent resident status" means conditional permanent resident status under section 216 and 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a, 1186b), subject to the provisions of this section.(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL. — The term "‘eligible individual" means an alien who — (A) is present in the United States; (B) is a citizen or national of Afghanistan or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, is a person who last habitually resided in Afghanistan;

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