25 mph over the limit seems like a lot. https://t.co/tuwSaj5JII

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 11:49PM
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Aren’t you supposed to be detained until your asylum claim is decided (few win)? This seems to release migrants if they just pass their initial “reasonable fear” screening, which most do. How does this ‘end catch and release,’ as Sinema promises? https://t.co/VGbTbStFDP

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Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 11:28PM
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Will the new system be built faster than … the Bruckner Interchange in the Bronx? The Big Dig? Will it be ready in time for The Singularity? https://t.co/9DYjXpGFUF

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 10:41PM
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Also does this mean the average is really way MORE than 5,000 a day — it’s 5,000 a day in crossings on top of however many thousands are sluiced in through a new “efficient” asylum system in ports of entry? https://t.co/9DYjXpG857

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 10:33PM
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“All of this will be in effect before the emergency measure could be used–once crossings reach a weekly average of 4,000-5,000 a day.” So the fabled “shutdown authority” has to wait until they’ve finished building this entire new asylum system? https://t.co/uCLJnFmTbl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 10:32PM
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“The deal would end Border Patrol’s use of a mechanism known as parole and ‘notice to appear’ documents to quickly release people from custody when they are overwhelmed.”

So what *do* they do when they are overwhelmed?https://t.co/uCLJnFmTbl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 10:26PM
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“‘Some people said, “Well, I won’t vote for Ukraine if I don’t have a border bill.” But now some of those same people are saying, “I don’t like the border proposal,”‘ ” -Sen. Cornyn.
Not a contradiction. Depends how bad the bil is. https://t.co/4u5uxAeZbx #axiossneakpeek

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Feb 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 10:14PM
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It’s the same tack taken by the infamous Corker-Hoeven amendment in the Gang of 8 fight: ‘We’ll throw billions at the problem. That’ll impress ’em.’ Except Corker-Hoeven would only have failed. Here the resources may make the crisis worse–more, faster migration https://t.co/ChqBh96i63

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:51PM
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Here’s Sargent: https://t.co/ILeVcJ8Hbx “having more migrants come here successfully and efficiently.” That really the goal?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:40PM
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But by “works” I mean it curbs the influx. Democrats do not really want to curb the influx. So we throw resources into letting millions in more quickly and efficiently, with better optics. That seems to be animating philosophy of the secret deal, as trumpeted by Greg Sargent.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:17PM
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Alternative approach: Don’t let them in in the first place. Remain in Mexico until your case is heard. One virtue of this approach is we know it works.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:14PM
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The seem to be trying the throw-resources-into-hiring-judges-and-process-people-fast-enough-so-they-aren’t-released strategy. Seems doomed to failure, in part because if it’s getting people in faster then more will come. Any # of judges can be overwhelmed.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:13PM
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“Hopefully” https://t.co/UecAvDu2KI

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Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:06PM
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“Those who qualify for asylum, which would require meeting a higher standard if the legislation is enacted, would receive a work permit and potentially a path to citizenship,” 1) Sinema seems to treat passing a “credible fear” interview–which most do–as the same as eventually… https://t.co/g7JTN2i5aT https://t.co/ZNY9OD4ORK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:05PM
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“Those who qualify for asylum, which would require meeting a higher standard if the legislation is enacted, would receive a work permit and potentially a path to citizenship,” 1) Sinema seems to think passing a “credible fear” interview–which most do–is the same as eventually… https://t.co/X9yEBqugnZ https://t.co/ZNY9OD4ORK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 03:02PM
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Sinema makes a lot of promises about the secret deal: “Ends catch and release.” Hmm. One issue: Is release into “Alternatives to Detention” not a release? https://t.co/huc46ztdQz

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 02:56PM
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Nothing’s stopping Tillis from putting out a tentative summary. He obviously wants it secret because he DOESN’T want people to know about it until the last minute … https://t.co/0nmcu1xASV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 02:40PM
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Yes, some of the rumored provisions in the how-can-you-say-it’s-bad-it’s-secret! Lankford border deal seem designed not to stop the influx but to restrain Trump if he wins–eg limits on number of days each year he could “shut down” border https://t.co/DLYWDYjlmn https://t.co/7KLfu5vv4T

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 02:37PM
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Secret Lankford deal could ratify Biden’t arguably illegal abuse (1.1 million people) of “parole”–and short-circuit the ability of SCOTUS to rule on its legality. Huge win for Biden/Mayorkas let-everyone-in policy. https://t.co/5s3SL9c7KT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 01:24PM
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The obvious solution to the lookback controversy: Go back to the Hawley/Romney rule of 1 yr. income** = 1 yr. of CTC checks.

** Remember the CTC ‘work requirement’ is not an onerously high bar: $2,500 of income in a year. https://t.co/TjNJ4ZCweH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 01:21PM
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Also some good detail in here on business using “parole” to get cheap labor: “The world is your backyard for workforce solutions.” Also: “A new backdoor on immigration” “A revolution in immigration policy” https://t.co/G2zdBo2GCp

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 01:11PM
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Secret Lankford deal could ratify Biden’t arguably illegal abuse (1.1 million people) of “parole”–and short-circuity the ability of SCOTUS to rule on its legality. Huge win for Biden/Mayorkas let-everyone-in policy. https://t.co/5s3SL9c7KT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 01:06PM
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Dems: Don’t panic. You have Taylor Swift! https://t.co/A8MsnixPqC

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 12:39PM
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“But parents who know they must work to put food on the table one year will not quit the next year …” True. But parents who don’t know that–who don’t have a stabilizing, work-oriented outlook–might quit the next year. And there will be hundreds of thousands of them, given the… https://t.co/2ByvkZvGb2 https://t.co/l8hCCUwrft

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 12:36PM
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Of course the people who work sporadically (every other year) but still get the CTC *are* on the CTC (maybe plus food stamps, etc.) for the entire childhood. That’s the problem with the “lookback” provision, as written. What you describe as the ‘good culture’ boosted by this… https://t.co/neotdClKdp https://t.co/v5daaeXHxc

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 31, 2024

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January 31, 2024 at 12:32PM
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