Subject: Re: We Don't Know Who We're Deporting
And those were all part of the border bill that the GOP rejected. Which is why folks keep pointing out that it was self-defeating for the GOP to torpedo it, when it would have increased those resources.

Exactly. I would've looked at it as half a loaf is better than none. And it put administrators in some of the process so we didn't have to gear up for judges everywhere. Take that and when you have the votes - get 5,000 reduced to 2,000. Keep the "apply in the right way" (that seemed to have an effect) - use expedited removal on anyone coming in the wrong way.

Speeding up the removal is daunting and it costs a lot of money.

BMH: You've already shown that the 5,000 threshold wouldn't stop you. And you passed up the money to use immigration as a wedge issue and it worked. But we were fielding a new candidate with 2 months left in the election. She had a pretty good showing for only having two months.

I have no idea what the protocols are for review of an application for asylum, but I think we can get the Euros to make changes to allow for reduced immigration as they aren't happy with it as it is now.