Subject: Re: Trump: I Would Encourage Russia...
Is a change that disappears all by itself really a change?

Yes! Not everything in the bill is subject to sunset, and the conservative theory of asylum has been that it is the delay in getting your case heard that is a big attractor to people coming and claiming asylum. If you can eliminate the backlog, expedite the asylum processing claims, up the detention facilities so a larger proportion of folks stay in detention rather than released, then even if the "no, you can't even get a hearing" provisions sunset you'll still have made a significant change to border policy.