I am shocked, shocked to discover what is in the bill I supposedly co-wrote. https://t.co/k5QyARbvAD

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 6, 2024

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February 06, 2024 at 01:29PM
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Good lord. Here’s Tillis self-righteously defending the deal 10 days ago https://t.co/gABa3ZwQWJ https://t.co/k5QyARbvAD

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 6, 2024

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February 06, 2024 at 12:24PM
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This did not apply to Hannity or Ingraham, who opposed the bill.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 6, 2024

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February 06, 2024 at 12:13PM
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I’ve been listening to @FoxNews on a long drive — were a bunch of indications that the word is out to support the bill. (Of course, Murdoch may just be doing a favor for McConnell, who can do a lot for him). https://t.co/ANNz7Oy98c

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 6, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 07:57PM
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Seems sufficient to me. If you agree, Congress’ switchboard is (202) 224-3121 https://t.co/wXzJV7St6n

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 04:24PM
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.@NumbersUSA opposing the Lankford/Sinema/Murphy deal. Gives these reasons:

“–Codifies catch-and-release through new ‘noncustodial proceedings;’

–Codifies the administration asylum rule which allows asylum officers to grant asylum without a hearing from a judge;

–Gives… https://t.co/hFRUBuukYg

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 04:22PM
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They could just cut and paste the E-Verify provision of HR2. No changes. Or the parole provision. Simple. If that was *all* the bill contained–none of Sinema’s chazerei–restrictionists would mostly go for it. Would be a big net win even if it didn’t address everything. https://t.co/NtRKJVhc4M

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:43PM
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Danger here. If history is any guide, Graham will just add more fake-tough complications with amendments to try to get it through, then push to go to “conference” with the House. He was in the 2013 Gang of 8, remember, a historic festival of Potemkin https://t.co/9xX4imUFiB https://t.co/DopvEoWWDH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:30PM
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But Schumer and Dems saw an opportunity to sneak through a legislative ratification of the much higher levels of migration under Biden. Misread their leverage (Biden desperately needs the cover of a bill) and did Ukraine no favors. https://t.co/C912VUbNXa

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:17PM
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But then Trump found a solution (“Remain in Mexico”) that worked. And then Biden killed the solution. And here we are. https://t.co/WoDTeLm41B

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:07PM
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New Republic’s @GregTSargent boasts the bill “preserves Biden’s parole programs, which allow tens of thousands to arrive monthly from abroad.”

Exactly
https://t.co/GFdiPMMT7p

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:02PM
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Her groove is -25

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 01:26PM
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If, instead of another complex, loophole-ridden fake-tough deal, Schumer & McConnell had just picked ONE of these GOP reforms–E-Verify, say, or Remain in Mexico, or limits on parole–and stapled it to the Ukraine & Israel aid , they might have gotten the package through, no? https://t.co/I1sJ1ciA4u

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 01:23PM
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They can be “surveilled”–but that doesn’t mean they’re not released. Good grief. @NBCNews has come to this. https://t.co/1nLr2ZTMEC

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 12:46PM
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Impeach Lankford! This is going a little far. It was a McConnell joint, no? https://t.co/9sQJ6qaC2D

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 12:38PM
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But she’s “found her groove”! https://t.co/BfE3V1jeNU https://t.co/o5YQk62sHb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 12:32PM
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If the border bill’s author is complaining about a rush to judgment about his proposal–people should take the time to digest it!–how does Schumer than have a vote in 2 days? Seems like that schedule requires a rush to judgment. https://t.co/j4eaGmZ4m3

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 11:58AM
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Question: If the House has already passed an Israel aid bill (with offsets, unlike the new one Johnson now plans) why does Congress need a new House Israel bill to have a conference with the Senate? Couldn’t the Senate go to a conference with the already-passed bill?… https://t.co/GigFAO5QIv

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 11:49AM
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“[Mayorkas] has established a process, dubbed the ‘Asylum Officer Rule,’ that allows low-ranking government officials to award asylum-and citizenship–during a brief review at the border. The rollout of this new process has been stymied by multiple factors, but if it is… https://t.co/srZAytMgKU

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:44AM
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“Sinema also said that migrants would be released under electronic surveillance. This is a critical issue because supervised release allows migrants to get the jobs they need to pay back their high-interest loans to the smugglers and cartels. If migrants are not released, few… https://t.co/mQZ5WfjRYi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 03:41AM
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Just as we suspected! https://t.co/TnhZ5UgWa9

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 05, 2024 at 02:56AM
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“You can’t reduce arrivals at the border without allowing for more legal immigration.”

You can’t? Remain in Mexico did, for one. https://t.co/ZH8Ecjyto4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 04, 2024 at 10:41PM
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Keep the flow coming in! 1400/day minimum. https://t.co/JzN6tgMUc6

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 04, 2024 at 10:40PM
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“Claims processed in a non-detained, non-adversarial way in 6 months.” Non-detained = released. So how does this bill end ‘catch & release? First 6 months are free! https://t.co/o4QvLOVYjR

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 04, 2024 at 10:39PM
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It’s ‘mandatory’ unless Biden doesn’t want to do it? https://t.co/IAt8rFUoKZ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 5, 2024

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February 04, 2024 at 10:35PM
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