Biden attacked from both sides over new Texas border wall

[Social Media]

President Joe Biden is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum after his administration announced new border wall construction in Texas.

Mr Biden has said he "can't stop" the work because the funding was signed off while Donald Trump was president.

Members of Mr Biden's Democratic Party said walls did not work, while rival Republicans accused him of hypocrisy.

The Department of Homeland Security has said there is an "acute" need for the barriers.

US authorities have detained over 2.2 million migrants this fiscal year alone.

The growing number of migrants in US cities such as New York have increasingly become a challenge for Mr Biden, who has faced intense criticism over his handling of the border.

 

According to US officials and President Biden, funding for the new border barrier - first announced in late June - was appropriated during the 2019 fiscal year, under Mr Trump's presidency.

Approximately 20 miles (32km) of new border barriers will be built in Starr County, a sparsely populated stretch of border in the Rio Grande Valley.

In 2020, Mr Biden promised he would not build another foot of wall if elected.

 

• The Texas town caught in America's border battle

 

A senior administration official on Thursday laid the blame for the new construction on the US Congress, claiming it resisted efforts to "rescind" the funds in Mr Biden's first budget request issued in May 2021.

Under a 1974 law, appropriated funds must be made available for their intended purpose unless a rescission is approved by both the Senate and House of Representatives.

"We have repeatedly asked Congress to rescind this money but it has not done so and we are compelled to follow the law," Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.

 

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[Danderman123]

There are stretches along the border where walls are necessary. Most are covered by walls built by Clinton, Bush and Obama. Obviously, a new area that is being crossed has been discovered.

 

 

[Trippy]

In other news, the Biden administration has bought a truckload of ladders. 

[Denim]

6 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

There are stretches along the border where walls are necessary. Most are covered by walls built by Clinton, Bush and Obama. Obviously, a new area that is being crossed has been discovered.

 

 

Naturally. No matter how long the wall those wishing to cross will try to go around the sides.

And if the wall runs from ocean to ocean , they will go over or under it.

You will never stop peoples aspirations of a better future for themselves and their children by physical barriers.

They have been sold a false dream and it will take a few generations to sink in that the USA of today is not the same USA of 50 years ago. This applies to Europe also. Just too many people trying to get on the gravy train that pulled out quite some time ago.

[EVENKEEL]

13 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

There are stretches along the border where walls are necessary. Most are covered by walls built by Clinton, Bush and Obama. Obviously, a new area that is being crossed has been discovered.

 

 

And Trump repaired or replaced those barriers as was needed

 

[Danderman123]

7 minutes ago, Denim said:

Naturally. No matter how long the wall those wishing to cross will try to go around the sides.

And if the wall runs from ocean to ocean , they will go over or under it.

You will never stop peoples aspirations of a better future for themselves and their children by physical barriers.

They have been sold a false dream and it will take a few generations to sink in that the USA of today is not the same USA of 50 years ago. This applies to Europe also. Just too many people trying to get on the gravy train that pulled out quite some time ago.

Nope.

 

In real life, there are natural barriers to crossing that don't require walls. And there are truly remote areas where people don't cross.

 

What happens, however, is some areas that were formally remote become less remote due to population growth. 

 

 

[Danderman123]

10 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

And Trump repaired or replaced those barriers as was needed

 

That was not his stated plan, although that's what really happened. Trump's plan was a redesign and then complete replacement or extension, coast to coast.

 

What really happened was a little replacement, and a little new construction.

 

Where necessary, a little replacement was a good thing. Also, new construction to test a new design is a good thing.

[thaibeachlovers]

13 hours ago, Social Media said:

A senior administration official on Thursday laid the blame for the new construction on the US Congress, claiming it resisted efforts to "rescind" the funds in Mr Biden's first budget request issued in May 2021.

Under a 1974 law, appropriated funds must be made available for their intended purpose unless a rescission is approved by both the Senate and House of Representatives.

"We have repeatedly asked Congress to rescind this money but it has not done so and we are compelled to follow the law," Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.

Oh, the irony is delicious. 5555555555555

Biden deserves every brickbat that comes at him over this. Had he allowed the already approved wall to be built 2 years ago the US might not have such a crisis as is happening now

[thaibeachlovers]

13 hours ago, Social Media said:

The growing number of migrants in US cities such as New York have increasingly become a challenge for Mr Biden, who has faced intense criticism over his handling of the border.

Isn't the southern border Harris's responsibility? I definitely remember Biden putting her in charge of it same years ago.

I am not surprised she failed to fix the problem, given she is IMO completely useless.

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, Denim said:

Naturally. No matter how long the wall those wishing to cross will try to go around the sides.

And if the wall runs from ocean to ocean , they will go over or under it.

You will never stop peoples aspirations of a better future for themselves and their children by physical barriers.

They have been sold a false dream and it will take a few generations to sink in that the USA of today is not the same USA of 50 years ago. This applies to Europe also. Just too many people trying to get on the gravy train that pulled out quite some time ago.

Walls alone never work unless backed up by people. The Chinese discovered that with the Great Wall.

 

I believe the border patrol is lacking sufficient numbers to do the job properly.

 

Even razor wire can do the job, as long as Federal border agents are not cutting it to allow the illegals through.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12573411/Shocking-moment-five-Border-Patrol-agents-CUT-razor-wire-Eagle-Pass-allow-migrants-enter-Texas-Governor-Abbott-installed-Rio-Grande.html

Border Patrol agents have been videoed cutting through razor wire at the southern border and allowing migrants to enter the US 

Texas Governor Greg Abbott had the wire installed as a deterrent to those looking to make the crossing over the Rio Grande and into the state

[Longwood50]

14 hours ago, Social Media said:

The Department of Homeland Security has said there is an "acute" need for the barriers.

US authorities have detained over 2.2 million migrants this fiscal year alone.

While the border wall is an impediment, it is hardly a impenetrable barrier.  One only has to look at the tons of illegal drugs that enter the USA to realize that the border is porous and you will never plug all the leaks. 

The USA should do what Thailand does.  As a foreigner, I can't mail a package, open a bank account, buy a car or motorcycle, rent a hotel, send or receive money, get medical care, get a job, without having a valid passport and visa to stay in the country.  

You can't stop people from entering the USA but you can make it extremely difficult for them to reside there.  If illegal entrants could not find a job, open a bank account, rent a place to live, obtain a car, etc they would soon self select to leave the country.  

This cry that the USA needs immigrants is a hollow phrase.  Yes the USA does but not everyone who wishes to enter brings with them equal skills.  The typical person in the one of the caravans of millions heading to the USA is not an educated or skilled person.  Less than 25% have the equivalent of an 8th grade education.  

Unskilled jobs in the USA are declining.  Automation is rapidly displacing those tasks that dont' require skills and education.  

Each country around the globe has the right to say who it wishes to "invite" into their home.  It is not a right to demand to enter or force your way in.  A person who breaks into your home to secure a better life is not an undocumented guest.  They are a trespasser and guilty of breaking and entering.  This ruse about "assylum" is just that a ruse.  One doesn't pass through multiple countries that offer safety to only target the USA due to assylum.  They are targeting the welfare benefits in the USA that no matter how subsistence are still vastly superior to what their living standards are in their home country.  

[thaibeachlovers]

47 minutes ago, Longwood50 said:

Each country around the globe has the right to say who it wishes to "invite" into their home.  It is not a right to demand to enter or force your way in.  A person who breaks into your home to secure a better life is not an undocumented guest.  They are a trespasser and guilty of breaking and entering.  This ruse about "assylum" is just that a ruse.  One doesn't pass through multiple countries that offer safety to only target the USA due to assylum.  They are targeting the welfare benefits in the USA that no matter how subsistence are still vastly superior to what their living standards are in their home country.  

I just watched an interview on Al Jazeera that pointed out that New York has an actual law that says anyone that wants a bed gets one, so the thousands of illegals that get bussed to N Y can get a place to stay and, I assume, food. They have put up huge tents for unaccompanied men, and have many shelters, but the mayor is complaining that the cost is going to bankrupt the city.

Perhaps he regrets that N Y is a "sanctuary city" now.

[Tug]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I just watched an interview on Al Jazeera that pointed out that New York has an actual law that says anyone that wants a bed gets one, so the thousands of illegals that get bussed to N Y can get a place to stay and, I assume, food. They have put up huge tents for unaccompanied men, and have many shelters, but the mayor is complaining that the cost is going to bankrupt the city.

Perhaps he regrets that N Y is a "sanctuary city" now.

Why don’t you thak them up on that free bed offer?

[impulse]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Isn't the southern border Harris's responsibility? I definitely remember Biden putting her in charge of it same years ago.

I am not surprised she failed to fix the problem, given she is IMO completely useless.

It's going very well for her.  Another couple of million future blue votes and the USA will never have to worry about another Republican president, ever again.  With the added bonus of cheap labor for her donors. 
 

Of course, that doesn't bode well for the lower end of the US labor pool, who will now have to compete with people who have never made more than $10 a day in their lives.  But they're just collateral damage.

 

Edit:  How do you figure they're deciding where to send all those airplanes full of migrants in the middle of the night?  Dollars to donuts it's to the areas where they need the future votes.  And maybe cheap labor.

 

[Neeranam]

Just do what we do here in Thailand to those found with no visa -  throw them in cells with 50 other people before deportation. They will soon stop coming. 

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

It's going very well for her.  Another couple of million future blue votes and the USA will never have to worry about another Republican president, ever again. 

What's wrong with a Republican president?

Some of the best ones were.

[300sd]

It's ok to build some wall now. The damage has been done. Great plan if one wants the destruction of a country!

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 10/7/2023 at 2:55 PM, Neeranam said:

What's wrong with a Republican president?

Some of the best ones were.

EG?

 

Regardless of the present incumbent, some of the worst in my lifetime were Republican; Nixon, both the Bush's, Reagan.

That's not to say the Dems were any better, though Kennedy was. Carter was a nice man even if a failure as president.

[impulse]

Looks like the Dems have lost another one.  This time, Eric Johnson, the mayor of Dallas, who can no longer support Dem policy.  Black guy, who won re-election with 98% of the vote.

 

That's gotta sting.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-republican/index.html

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

8 minutes ago, impulse said:

Looks like the Dems have lost another one.  This time, Eric Johnson, the mayor of Dallas, who can no longer support Dem policy.  Black guy, who won re-election with 98% of the vote.

 

That's gotta sting.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-republican/index.html

 

 

That’ll get sorted at the next election.

[impulse]

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’ll get sorted at the next election.

Dallas leans blue, but he didn't get 98% of the vote because he was a Dem.  Especially not on a re-election.  He must have been doing something they like during his first 4 years.