No. of Recommendations: 2
The imaginary open border can be averted by the very real Senate Bill in the offing. We need a good analysis of it, then we hold our noses and pass it. Don't hold out for a mythical 95 or 100% of what you want - that's a recipe for keeping the current failed system. I want Ukraine aid so I'm willing to compromise as I'm a stout supporter of democracy. I like some progressive ideas, but I'm not progressive. - Lapsody
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Here are a few elements in the loathsome HR2 bill. These all make sense to me. I wonder if these or similar will show up in the secretive Senate Bill.
Do you see any of these items as being inhumane?
- Require the DHS secretary to incorporate physical barriers, infrastructures, and technologies to “achieve situational awareness and operational control” at the U.S.-Mexico border;
- Increase the number of full-time Border Patrol agents to at least 22,000;
- Ban the vast majority of asylum seekers from requesting protection at a U.S. border if they traveled through a third country en route to the U.S. and had not already been denied asylum there;
- Generally restrict asylum claims to only those migrants who arrive in the U.S. at an official port of entry;
- Establish criminal penalties for individuals who overstay a visa in the U.S. for ten or more days. In particular, it would: Punish a first offense with no more than six months in prison and a fine of up to $1,000; and Punish a subsequent offense with no more than two years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000.
- Mandate that U.S. employers use an electronic employment verification system to verify the employment status of their workforce. Under the bill, employers would be required to collect and retain verification that they are not hiring undocumented workers
