Big talk https://t.co/qvy5fX6qcI

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 06:43PM
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But looks like they rose smartly under Trump, and not coming back from a pandemic either. Not saying Biden’s doing badly, but not hard to grok Trump nostalgia … https://t.co/Ht76l1Hi19

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 05:31PM
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Spellcheck putting up huge fight over “”Sinemess”

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 03:49PM
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Good for @SenJohnThune . Expanding the CTC wil still be a significant achievement for the left without their attempt to whittle away at the work requirement. https://t.co/3ox7kq288w https://t.co/tMgMYPvPKv

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 03:24PM
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Should do standalone bill quickly then, instead of wasting weeks on the border Sinemess… https://t.co/c2uFkHhNbH

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 03:12PM
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Well he could stop. Doesn’t need Congress. https://t.co/fTnl1n5sy3

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 03:05PM
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Yes, that would seem to be working in Biden’s favor at the moment. According to the Feiler thesis, https://t.co/Imc06ys71P will forget their economic anxiety more quickly than in previous decades. (Also their border anxiety, though it’s hard to believe Biden could pull that off.) https://t.co/Z0sGkUTivC

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 11:39AM
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“Democratic” not “democrat.” But yes https://t.co/KVDjFTbC8r

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 11:09AM
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Biden: “I’ve done all I can do” about border crisis.

Huh? He’s been letting in 100s of thousands of migrants by granting them “parole.” He can stop granting parole.

He does not need a law limiting parole. He doesn’t need Congress. It’s his decision.

Good Lowry point https://t.co/s9dT37dqXq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 2, 2024

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February 02, 2024 at 01:42AM
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That and pressuring Mexico to host them. But Trump succeeded at that, and Biden has been doing pretty well in cutting border deals with Mexico (presumably by threatening that otherwise Trump will be president again). [See @BensmanTodd on that ] https://t.co/tFGhhhtTk1

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Feb 2, 2024

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February 01, 2024 at 11:55PM
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“Does it help that Trump is advertising his opposition to the Lankford bill and calling for Republicans to oppose it for purely political reasons?

No. It does not help.

But that doesn’t change the fact that the Lankford bill is a terrible deal.” https://t.co/QkPOCmv7Oh

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Feb 1, 2024

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February 01, 2024 at 05:11PM
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They’re really going to vote on what looks like an insanely complicated and misguided concoction? … Two days to try to figure out what’s in it! https://t.co/zHBE9bugTp

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Feb 1, 2024

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February 01, 2024 at 04:57PM
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25 mph over the limit seems like a lot. https://t.co/tuwSaj5JII

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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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