The Maga Republicans Already Have a migration bill.
The discussion in January is about the Senate Bill. Maga Republicans see the proposals as too generous.
https://www.dsanorthstar.org/blog/the-maga-republicans-already-have-a-migration-bill
The Republicans already have a migration bill. It is HR-2.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2
But, the Republicans already have a bill passed in the House. HR 2. On May 11, 2023
This is what the House will start from.
Introduced in House (05/02/2023) This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility. requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system. Passed on May 11, 2023.
It includes endless negative proposals such as building the wall plus including the following.
DIVISION B--IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TITLE I--ASYLUM REFORM AND BORDER PROTECTION
This title imposes additional requirements for asylum eligibility.
(Sec. 101) This section expands provisions that bar certain individuals from applying for asylum.
Currently, an individual may not apply for asylum if that individual may be removed to a third country (i.e., a country that is not the applicant's country of nationality or last habitual residence) if that third country has (1) a full and fair asylum process that the individual could use, and (2) an agreement with the United States allowing for such removals. This section expands this provision by authorizing removal to third countries that do not have an agreement with the United States.
This section also bars an individual from applying for asylum if the individual traveled through at least one third country before arriving in the United States, with certain exceptions (e.g., the individual applied for and was denied asylum in that third country).
The Speaker of the House Johnson says today that these are the minimums to achieve progress on resolving the enforcement at the border.
Border policy
Congressman Casar on the border crisis.
http://antiracismdsa.blogspot.com/2024/01/policy-on-migrant-crisis.html
Lets not be Stupid.
https://www.dsanorthstar.org/blog/let-us-not-be-stupid-about-immigration
https://www.dsanorthstar.org/blog/let-us-not-be-stupid-about-immigration
2023
2018. Steps toward a labor informed policy on immigration.
https://www.dsanorthstar.org/blog/steps-toward-a-labor-informed-position-on-immigration
2018..
The U.S. needs to develop new policies about immigration. The Congress has failed to come to a compromise for over 30 years. In response to the current economic crises in Latin America, Africa, and Asia and the world wide environmental crisis, the migration crises continues to grow.
It is not sufficient to develop and repeat slogans.
Here is the resolution written by members of the IMWG, and adopted by the convention. It provides a good start for consideration of the many interactive issues.
https://www.dsanorthstar.org/blog/us-faces-migration-crisis
What can we do? Recommendations from Robert Reich
All good reasons to be outraged.
But do me a favor right this moment. Take a deep breath and consider what you’re doing with your outrage.
Outrage on its own is exhausting (take this from someone who’s spent the better part of the last 77 years feeling outraged about one thing or another).
It can also lead to two disempowering states: despair and cynicism.
I know many who are in despair about the possibility of another Trump presidency. Their despair follows them around during the day and wakes them at night. It is robbing them of most joy in their lives.
I know others who have sunk into deep cynicism. The system is rotten to the core, they tell themselves. Why even worry about Trump? Nothing can be done in any event. They’ve stopped listening to or reading the news. Why bother?
Maybe you fall into one of these camps. I don’t mean to criticize you. I understand completely. Hell, I’ve been there myself.
But despair and cynicism can be self-fulfilling prophesies. They can stop you from taking political action. As such, they make it more likely that Trump will become president — and that neofascism will prevail.
Outrage can be a positive force if it fuels activism — if it gets people off their butts to do any number of things that individually don’t seem like much but taken together can have a big impact.
What sort of things? Forgive me if I’ve suggested this before, but for example:
1. Becoming even more politically active. For some of us, this will mean taking more time out of our normal lives — up to and including getting out the vote in critical swing states. For others, it will mean phone banking, making political contributions, writing letters to editors, and calling friends and relations in key states.
2. Starting now to organize. Even if you cannot take much time out of your normal life for direct politics, you will need to organize, mobilize, and energize your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. A number of effective groups can help you (I’ve added their names and web addresses at the end).
3. Countering lies with truth. When you hear someone repeating a Trump Republican lie, correct it. This will require that you prepare yourself with facts, logic, analysis, and sources.
4. Not tolerating bigotry and hate. When you come across it, call it out. Stand up to it. Denounce it. Demand that others denounce it, too.
5. Not resorting to name-calling, bullying, intimidation, violence, or any of the other tactics that Trump followers may be using. We cannot save democracy through anti-democratic means
posted by Duane Campbell
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