I’d support the bill if there was no trigger part. Would you?

No. Again, without some sort of limiting factor, it would violate international law. It's illegal to expel refugees from your country if they meet the requirements of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (which criteria the U.S. immigration law tracks).

The Convention provides some flexibility in the processes by which signatory nations determine whether someone meets those criteria - so the U.S. might be able to position the "triggers" as merely regulating the timing of how those persons are given the opportunity to present their case. But we can't permanently give the federal government the power to expel migrants without hearing (expedited removal) and be in compliance with international law.

Plus, there's no reason to. If the flow isn't exceeding our capacity to process it, you don't need to shut it down. This is a problem of "too many, all at once" - so if the flow isn't at that "too many, all at once" level, the really restrictive measures need not and should not apply.

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