Uncertainty clouds U.S. transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect

Legal immigration is more than fine.

I would much rather have a struggling immigrant with choppy broken English than some sixth generation bigoted American with an arsenal in his closet. Give me the immigrant any day. 

I wouldn't mind the immigrant who is legal, and I wouldn't mind a sixth generation American who is not bigoted and works hard.

I mind the illegal immigrants, because they already committed a crime before they begin a day of working illegally in the US.

I meant to say their king, not their kind. Apologies.

My grandparents just showed up in the US. That is how it was done. You got on a steamship, sailed for weeks and took your chances at Ellis Island or Angel Island. They left because they were starving and their kind wanted to send my grandfather off to fight his colonial wars in Africa. My grandparents wanted no part of if and left. Economic refugees, oh the horror. Five of their 11 children died including a pair of twins who died on the ship due to an outbreak of the flu. They were called all kinds of unkind names, discriminated against, disparaged exactly the same way immigrants both legal and illegal are today. They were despised for their religion, their dark skin and short stature, their language (my grandmother and at least one older cousin I just barely remember never spoke a word of English, except Grandma could swear in English ( ! ). Funny how we learn the bad words first, she just never learned the rest. Didn't need to in the immigrant community.

So when I see some multigenerational American tut-tut "illegal immigrants" I just shake my head. I would much rather have a struggling immigrant with choppy broken English than some sixth generation bigoted American with an arsenal in his closet. Give me the immigrant any day. They work harder and are generally more family oriented and honest. Now all you bigots and xenophobes can vote me down. We'll count the votes and see what we have more of here.

The border is a mess and out of control, even while Biden tries to play it off as being orderly.

Covfefe for nationalism and racist prejudice by Trump.

Then what was it when Biden continued the same policy for 2.5 more years?

covfefe indeed.

Even the democrat voting base isn't happy about the biden debacle.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2023/05/12/chicago-residents-slam-plans-to-dump-illegal-immigrants-in-their-community-n2623180

I have no problem with legal immigrants. If they follow the rules, welcome, how can we help.

OTOH, the US has no responsibility to accept everyone who shows up or even to allow them into the country. Anyone inside the US illegally should be deported, immediately. They can file appeals from outside the US, in their home country, at the US embassy/mission there.

European immigrants entered via Ellis Island, not the southern border.

No all of them. The border the use to enter, shouldn't matter. Dock, airport, land-crossing ... or sneaking in. Either they have legal status to enter or they don't. Lying about a reason to enter the US immediately makes that short-term visa illegal. For example, if someone flies into the US, says they are going to stay for 3 weeks, provides a hotel name/address on their immigration form, then disappears, then they are in the US illegally, just like anyone swimming across the Rio Grand in south Texas.

Anyone in the US illegally, should be deported immediately. Period. Anyone providing them with work should get a $50K/person fine (or more if they are paid more/yr) Congress has a duty to make all the carrots for illegal immigration disappear. Do your job Congress.

Lots of you people wasting your time here,these migrant could less about your post,I listened to migrant being interviewed on NPR,they are hell bent and feel entitled, because of their miserable life,in their country,they have no concept of law or fear of la migra ,their only is get to America and work illegal, because they know they will work illegal

Title 42 ends.

It should never have started.

Covfefe for nationalism and racist prejudice by Trump.

but it’s funny how the msm won’t talk to the agents and ask them their opinions about this administration disastrous border policies.

Thats funny. The current situation on the border was at the top of both the 8 and 9 o’clock blocks on CNN this very morning.

That dastardly MSM….

There is no uncertainty. Illegal immigration should stop.

Follow the legal path to immigration like all our parents did.

The democratic plan to buy votes with illegal immigration is pathetic. Trying to illegally give them the right to votes before being a citizen is illegal as well. Mind you some of my best friends come from all races.

The DNC gets 40% of the vote from the 40% of the population that works in state, local and federal jobs. It should be easy enough to get to 51% of the vote you would think. Throw on all of the welfare state and it should be a lock. However they have to resort to immigration tactics just to get the other 11%. Guess it shows how the majority of society is a little smarter than they think.

Giving away our country with debt to fund all this ridiculous will resolve the problem soon This is for sure unsustainable as they like to say. This is close to self resolution. If the treasury has to pay 10% on 30 Trillion it is 3 trillion annually. Total federal revenue is 4 Trillion now. That leave 1 Trillion for entitlements, defense etc. See ya later social security. The woke society is about to be awakened to reality. I say this really in the context of all Government not just the left.

who are you going to believe a Washington political white shirt pencil pushing hack or believe a border patrol agent that’s on the ground? I think smart and reasonable people will choose the latter.

But the MAGA faithful will believe a bankrupt realtor/ reality television star over the Capitol police officers ?

Funny innit?

On immigration, the MAGA Republicans are totally lost in their invective and hypocrisy.

Like with so many other issues.

Without illegal immigration to the US millions, including yourself, wouldn’t have been born there.

Not sure, my family came in legally.

Huh, this COULD pass for competent governance.

Since Biden has been blocked, God willing!

How refreshing after years of xenophobes screaming about hoards of dirty illegals and “invasion.”

Not dirty but “All true”

think the word lost in the conversation and that you either overlookEd or your woke dictionary didn’t have was LEGAL.

Without illegal immigration to the US millions, including yourself, wouldn’t have been born there.

When was the cut off point?

While admitting that it is early and that things could change, scenes from the border are remarkably subdued, one might say “orderly.”

Local volunteers say the volume is down for now. One of them says he can breathe again.

Huh, this COULD pass for competent governance. How refreshing after years of xenophobes screaming about hoards of dirty illegals and “invasion.”

The boy, who died at a shelter facility in Florida, was identified by the Honduran foreign affairs office as Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza.

Utter liberal babble, it’s not because their illegals, it’s because of this administrations unwillingness lack to sealing the border.

Lots of invective while not addressing the issue is the definition of "babble".

Fits the MAGA invective about building a Wall for 8 years to a "t".

All asylum seekers are legal.

An unaccompanied 17-year-old child just died in a Florida detention center.

European immigrants entered via Ellis Island, not the southern border.

That changes nothing, they should come in legally, no exceptions regardless of where you come from geographically.

Then MAGA can stop with the ridiculous pretense of demonizing migrants if that is the case. 

Utter liberal babble, it’s not because their illegals, it’s because of this administrations unwillingness lack to sealing the border.

That has been going on since the dawn of man and using migrant labor will always continue.

So that makes it ok for Texas businesses to employ illegals or at the Mar-a-Lago.

That has been going on since the dawn of man and using migrant labor will always continue.

Then MAGA can stop with the ridiculous pretense of demonizing migrants if that is the case.

Thanks for agreeing.

European immigrants entered via Ellis Island, not the southern border.

Neither will prosecute the businesses that use and cater to migrant labor that keep many state economies going. 

That has been going on since the dawn of man and using migrant labor will always continue.

As long as that exists, they will come.

They can come, they just need to come legally. My grandparents did. Again, LEGALLY.

Title 42 ends.

Advocates argue the new regulation, put in place by Biden's Democratic administration to curb illegal crossings, resembles restrictions imposed by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, that they had successfully blocked in court.

Obama also separated and caged migrant families.

Immigration is a manufactured wedge issue like transgender rights. Republicans can campaign to build a Wall and democrats can make sanctuary zones.

Neither will prosecute the businesses that use and cater to migrant labor that keep many state economies going.

As long as that exists, they will come.