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No, I didn't look at the link. I will not click on a "twitter" link. Or a FB link. I have stated that in the past. Link me to an actual article, not a social media post, and I'll look at it. Or, better still, link to the page of the bill that says what you're claiming.
But I will give you ONE thing. The authority (NOT the bill) sunsets in 3 years. I had missed that point.
It does not appear to grant "auto work permits", but rather states that asylum-seekers are eligible to apply while awaiting their hearings.
And no one has said (that I'm aware of) that anyone is required to lock anything down. But the option exists in the bill, which under current law it DOES NOT. As BHM has said, it gives the executive another lever to pull. It also tightens requirements, gives more funding to BP, and to immigration courts, and some other stuff.
So, yes, I WILL tell you it has a lot of things Republicans want. A lot. It may not have things YOU want. But a lot of Republicans are supportive of it, and a lot of Republicans were in the room hammering out the details when it was being created. So, yes, it was stuff Republicans want (and have wanted for years). It just doesn't give everything they want.
Again, I can live with the status quo better than you can. I hardly think about it unless it comes up in conversation. It's doesn't break into my top 5 concerns. But it (i.e. status quo) clearly pisses you off to no end. And you'll have to live with it for another generation or more. Even skeptical BHM concedes that it's a start from a Republican perspective.
I'll continue to loosely follow it. But MAGA is almost certain to kill it, so it's likely academic, plus I have other things to worry about.
