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[Billiejeens]

All Biden

More judges and more courts just means they can process them faster. Conservatives want the border secured. That bill did not secure the border.
As for Trump not wanting anything positive to happen? Biden could have fixed the border anytime he wanted. He chose not to until it was election year. That shows me who really didn't want anything positive to happen regarding the border. Trump will secure the border. With Biden it was always smoke and mirrors. His administration flooded the country with millions of unvetted illegals and they did so deliberately!

Had to do was reverse what it did on day 1
He had no interest in that.

 

[AntonToo]

You think they're going to deport 99% of applicants? Where did you pull that number out of?

Statistics of asylum applications.

 

[Man With A Plan]

All Biden

Had to do was reverse what it did on day 1
He had no interest in that.

This claim that the GOP somehow kept Joe Biden from securing the border has always been a crock of shit, Billie! What Biden did was done on purpose and he's put this country in grave danger. You can't let in that many unvetted illegals without asking for trouble. Whether it's terrorists or gang members...innocent Americans are going to be harmed and that blood will be on the hands of the left.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Statistics of asylum applications.

Where do you see 99%?

 

[Lesh]

Yes I've read and you don't know wtf you are talking about.


1. Bill would suspend asylum process if border activity picks up and it starts getting overwhelmed.
2. Bill would increase border agents, who would remove more illegals immediately on ecounter.
3. More adjudicators to quickly resolve assylum applications (deporting 99% of aplicants), instead of keeping illegals in the country.
4. More drug screening machines.

Overall effect is more people getting caught, less people stuck in process limbo, more people deported, faster.

Read that again. Especially #2 and #3

 

[AntonToo]

Where do you see 99%?

https://ohss.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/2024_1002_ohss_asylees_fy2023.pdf

 

[AntonToo]

The asylum process only gets suspended if you're getting over 4,000 a day for five days in a row. As I said earlier...that's more people a day than Jae Johnson was calling a "crisis" when he was in charge of border security for the Obama Administration!

Silly, which one is bigger - UNLIMITED asylum applications that is legal status quo OR ZERO applications under bipartisan reform bill if border is getting over-run?


Here are monthly encounters:

You see all those 120k+ spikes? Those are the months asylum process would be suspended if Deport More bill was the law.

Nobody applies, nobody waits around for descisions, everyone straight deported on encounter until border is managable.

This is what Trump killed off because he needs a border issue to run on. Get it?

 

[Man With A Plan]

https://ohss.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/2024_1002_ohss_asylees_fy2023.pdf

It's not in there, Anton. I looked. You're blowing smoke because you know that bill was garbage.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Silly, which one is bigger - UNLIMITED asylum applications that is legal status quo OR ZERO applications under bipartisan reform bill if border is getting over-run?


Here are monthly encounters:

You see all those 120k+ spikes? Those are the months asylum process would be suspended if Deport More bill was the law.

Nobody applies, nobody waits around for descisions, everyone straight deported on encounter until border is managable.

This is what Trump killed off because he needs a border issue to run on. Get it?

You see all those spikes? That's the Democrats deliberately flooding the country with illegals.
You see all of those low numbers? That's what happens when you're actually TRYING to secure the border! And Trump didn't need a single vote in Congress to do it!

 

[g5000]

During the summer of 2020, I worked as a consultant for multiple progressive DA candidates backed by George Soros and his foundation. In the places where they won, these DAs have since done immeasurable damage to the local communities. They failed to prosecute offenders, especially surrounding drug use and distribution, and allowed crime to run rampant, hurting communities of color the most—the very people they were supposedly trying to help.

Far from progressive, these Soros-backed DAs did more to hurt progressives than anything the Right has managed; to everyday Americans, the term "progressive" now conjures up images of fentanyl overdoses, crime, defecation in the streets, and riots.

I feel remorse for the work I did on these campaigns. The Soros money that was contributed to progressive DA races would have been better spent on supportive housing, mental health services, and recovery programs. Police need resources to arrest and imprison drug dealers and end open-air drug use. This is just common sense.

Unfortunately, the Soroses are just the tip of the iceberg.

I spent years fundraising for Democrats. I raised millions of dollars. And in the process, I routinely saw and heard about inappropriate relationships between donors and candidates that would bust anyone's bubble about the independence of our leaders. There is an entire donor ecosystem working against the interests of regular Americans—and it's the one top Democrats are swimming in.

Consider the long-time friendship between Kamala Harris and billionaire donor Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. The New York Times described the women as being so close that they've gone on vacation together and consider each other family. Powell Jobs sat in Harris' exclusive friends and family suite at the DNC last month. She was also instrumental in getting Biden to step down to clear the way for Harris; one of her top aides circulated a polling memo to other key influential donors that allegedly showed Biden's inability to win.

It was another example of a megadonor overcoming the will of the people—and making things worse for voters. Now that the Kool-Aid from the DNC is wearing off, people are waking up to the realities of an untested candidate. Harris is barely beating Biden in key swing state polls, dodges questions from the press, and continually gaffes answers on significant policy issues. She can barely answer basic questions about her plans for regular people in friendly encounters with people like Oprah.

This is what happens when a candidate is anointed by donors and not selected by voters.

Or take Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn. He is a megadonor—a "big fish" as we would call him behind the scenes—and is expected to spend up to $100 million to ensure that Vice President Kamala Harris beats former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. But Hoffman has an agenda: He has publicly called for the resignation of FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan, who Hoffman said is "at war with American business."

The reality is somewhat different: Khan has been one of the only lifelines for working people in the modern Democratic machine. She stood up for workers' rights by banning non-compete agreements and led efforts to block major mergers of grocery stores like the Kroger-Albertsons, which would have resulted in higher food prices and hurt union workers.

If Hoffman is successful in his public campaign to replace Khan, he will further cement the Democrats as the party of the wealthy, the powerful, and corporate elite. I won't be surprised when he gets the job done.

Another name I've seen pop up many times in my years fundraising for progressive candidates is the San Francisco based Democratic donor and influencer Steve Phillips. Phillips has written books that focus heavily on the importance of race in politics, with titles like Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority and How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.

Yet, Donald Trump is on track to secure more support from minority voters, especially Black men, than any other Republican in generations. It's becoming increasingly clear that the real divide is the one separating the college educated from the working class of all races. But Phillips and others like him continue to focus exclusively on race—and you can see the direct impact this has on Democratic politicians, who talk much more about things like "equity" than they do about the class divide.

It's out of touch with the pulse of the country and deeply alienating to working-class voters who were once stalwart Democrats.

Unfortunately, the Democrats aren't getting the message. Last week, Alexander Soros posted images at his opulent New York mansion on X with Harris' VP pick, Tim Walz.

Is this how you convince people you're the party of the people? By posing with a billionaire nepo baby while Americans struggle to pay for groceries?

Some Democrats surely know how damaging such a photo is to their flailing brand. But Soros has so much power and influence that no one would dare tell him to take the photo down.

Internally, the Democrats know that like the photo of Walz with Alex Sorors, the Soros-funded criminal justice policies have been an embarrassing failure from an outcome, messaging, and public perception standpoint. They also know that Reid Hoffman and Laurene Powell Jobs do not have the best interests of regular Americans at heart—but they will continue to cower to them anyway.

Forget "Kamala is Brat" or the "Joy!" campaign. The image of Soros with Walz perfectly encapsulates the Democrats' real vibe these days—the unfettered influence the donors have over this party and the lives they've destroyed in the process.

You do know Trump is funded by billionaires, right?

Right?

His number of small donors is a fraction of what it was in 2020.

In fact, it was Vance who was hand-picked by a billionaire to be Trump's VP!

 

[Man With A Plan]

You do know Trump is funded by billionaires, right?

Right?

His number of small donors is a fraction of what it was in 2020.

In fact, it was Vance who was hand-picked by a billionaire to be Trump's VP!

Listening to Rachel Maddow again, G5000?

 

[Foxfyre]

During the summer of 2020, I worked as a consultant for multiple progressive DA candidates backed by George Soros and his foundation. In the places where they won, these DAs have since done immeasurable damage to the local communities. They failed to prosecute offenders, especially surrounding drug use and distribution, and allowed crime to run rampant, hurting communities of color the most—the very people they were supposedly trying to help.

Far from progressive, these Soros-backed DAs did more to hurt progressives than anything the Right has managed; to everyday Americans, the term "progressive" now conjures up images of fentanyl overdoses, crime, defecation in the streets, and riots.

I feel remorse for the work I did on these campaigns. The Soros money that was contributed to progressive DA races would have been better spent on supportive housing, mental health services, and recovery programs. Police need resources to arrest and imprison drug dealers and end open-air drug use. This is just common sense.

Unfortunately, the Soroses are just the tip of the iceberg.

I spent years fundraising for Democrats. I raised millions of dollars. And in the process, I routinely saw and heard about inappropriate relationships between donors and candidates that would bust anyone's bubble about the independence of our leaders. There is an entire donor ecosystem working against the interests of regular Americans—and it's the one top Democrats are swimming in.

Consider the long-time friendship between Kamala Harris and billionaire donor Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. The New York Times described the women as being so close that they've gone on vacation together and consider each other family. Powell Jobs sat in Harris' exclusive friends and family suite at the DNC last month. She was also instrumental in getting Biden to step down to clear the way for Harris; one of her top aides circulated a polling memo to other key influential donors that allegedly showed Biden's inability to win.

It was another example of a megadonor overcoming the will of the people—and making things worse for voters. Now that the Kool-Aid from the DNC is wearing off, people are waking up to the realities of an untested candidate. Harris is barely beating Biden in key swing state polls, dodges questions from the press, and continually gaffes answers on significant policy issues. She can barely answer basic questions about her plans for regular people in friendly encounters with people like Oprah.

This is what happens when a candidate is anointed by donors and not selected by voters.

Or take Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn. He is a megadonor—a "big fish" as we would call him behind the scenes—and is expected to spend up to $100 million to ensure that Vice President Kamala Harris beats former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. But Hoffman has an agenda: He has publicly called for the resignation of FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan, who Hoffman said is "at war with American business."

The reality is somewhat different: Khan has been one of the only lifelines for working people in the modern Democratic machine. She stood up for workers' rights by banning non-compete agreements and led efforts to block major mergers of grocery stores like the Kroger-Albertsons, which would have resulted in higher food prices and hurt union workers.

If Hoffman is successful in his public campaign to replace Khan, he will further cement the Democrats as the party of the wealthy, the powerful, and corporate elite. I won't be surprised when he gets the job done.

Another name I've seen pop up many times in my years fundraising for progressive candidates is the San Francisco based Democratic donor and influencer Steve Phillips. Phillips has written books that focus heavily on the importance of race in politics, with titles like Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority and How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.

Yet, Donald Trump is on track to secure more support from minority voters, especially Black men, than any other Republican in generations. It's becoming increasingly clear that the real divide is the one separating the college educated from the working class of all races. But Phillips and others like him continue to focus exclusively on race—and you can see the direct impact this has on Democratic politicians, who talk much more about things like "equity" than they do about the class divide.

It's out of touch with the pulse of the country and deeply alienating to working-class voters who were once stalwart Democrats.

Unfortunately, the Democrats aren't getting the message. Last week, Alexander Soros posted images at his opulent New York mansion on X with Harris' VP pick, Tim Walz.

Is this how you convince people you're the party of the people? By posing with a billionaire nepo baby while Americans struggle to pay for groceries?

Some Democrats surely know how damaging such a photo is to their flailing brand. But Soros has so much power and influence that no one would dare tell him to take the photo down.

Internally, the Democrats know that like the photo of Walz with Alex Sorors, the Soros-funded criminal justice policies have been an embarrassing failure from an outcome, messaging, and public perception standpoint. They also know that Reid Hoffman and Laurene Powell Jobs do not have the best interests of regular Americans at heart—but they will continue to cower to them anyway.

Forget "Kamala is Brat" or the "Joy!" campaign. The image of Soros with Walz perfectly encapsulates the Democrats' real vibe these days—the unfettered influence the donors have over this party and the lives they've destroyed in the process.

Money in and of itself is not the problem. When it is used for good it's great.

When it is used to weaponize the government/courts and/or manipulate what is bad for America and Americans while profiting a small ambitious oligarchy, it is sinister and evil.

 

[gipper]

During the summer of 2020, I worked as a consultant for multiple progressive DA candidates backed by George Soros and his foundation. In the places where they won, these DAs have since done immeasurable damage to the local communities. They failed to prosecute offenders, especially surrounding drug use and distribution, and allowed crime to run rampant, hurting communities of color the most—the very people they were supposedly trying to help.

Far from progressive, these Soros-backed DAs did more to hurt progressives than anything the Right has managed; to everyday Americans, the term "progressive" now conjures up images of fentanyl overdoses, crime, defecation in the streets, and riots.

I feel remorse for the work I did on these campaigns. The Soros money that was contributed to progressive DA races would have been better spent on supportive housing, mental health services, and recovery programs. Police need resources to arrest and imprison drug dealers and end open-air drug use. This is just common sense.

Unfortunately, the Soroses are just the tip of the iceberg.

I spent years fundraising for Democrats. I raised millions of dollars. And in the process, I routinely saw and heard about inappropriate relationships between donors and candidates that would bust anyone's bubble about the independence of our leaders. There is an entire donor ecosystem working against the interests of regular Americans—and it's the one top Democrats are swimming in.

Consider the long-time friendship between Kamala Harris and billionaire donor Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. The New York Times described the women as being so close that they've gone on vacation together and consider each other family. Powell Jobs sat in Harris' exclusive friends and family suite at the DNC last month. She was also instrumental in getting Biden to step down to clear the way for Harris; one of her top aides circulated a polling memo to other key influential donors that allegedly showed Biden's inability to win.

It was another example of a megadonor overcoming the will of the people—and making things worse for voters. Now that the Kool-Aid from the DNC is wearing off, people are waking up to the realities of an untested candidate. Harris is barely beating Biden in key swing state polls, dodges questions from the press, and continually gaffes answers on significant policy issues. She can barely answer basic questions about her plans for regular people in friendly encounters with people like Oprah.

This is what happens when a candidate is anointed by donors and not selected by voters.

Or take Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn. He is a megadonor—a "big fish" as we would call him behind the scenes—and is expected to spend up to $100 million to ensure that Vice President Kamala Harris beats former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. But Hoffman has an agenda: He has publicly called for the resignation of FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan, who Hoffman said is "at war with American business."

The reality is somewhat different: Khan has been one of the only lifelines for working people in the modern Democratic machine. She stood up for workers' rights by banning non-compete agreements and led efforts to block major mergers of grocery stores like the Kroger-Albertsons, which would have resulted in higher food prices and hurt union workers.

If Hoffman is successful in his public campaign to replace Khan, he will further cement the Democrats as the party of the wealthy, the powerful, and corporate elite. I won't be surprised when he gets the job done.

Another name I've seen pop up many times in my years fundraising for progressive candidates is the San Francisco based Democratic donor and influencer Steve Phillips. Phillips has written books that focus heavily on the importance of race in politics, with titles like Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority and How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.

Yet, Donald Trump is on track to secure more support from minority voters, especially Black men, than any other Republican in generations. It's becoming increasingly clear that the real divide is the one separating the college educated from the working class of all races. But Phillips and others like him continue to focus exclusively on race—and you can see the direct impact this has on Democratic politicians, who talk much more about things like "equity" than they do about the class divide.

It's out of touch with the pulse of the country and deeply alienating to working-class voters who were once stalwart Democrats.

Unfortunately, the Democrats aren't getting the message. Last week, Alexander Soros posted images at his opulent New York mansion on X with Harris' VP pick, Tim Walz.

Is this how you convince people you're the party of the people? By posing with a billionaire nepo baby while Americans struggle to pay for groceries?

Some Democrats surely know how damaging such a photo is to their flailing brand. But Soros has so much power and influence that no one would dare tell him to take the photo down.

Internally, the Democrats know that like the photo of Walz with Alex Sorors, the Soros-funded criminal justice policies have been an embarrassing failure from an outcome, messaging, and public perception standpoint. They also know that Reid Hoffman and Laurene Powell Jobs do not have the best interests of regular Americans at heart—but they will continue to cower to them anyway.

Forget "Kamala is Brat" or the "Joy!" campaign. The image of Soros with Walz perfectly encapsulates the Democrats' real vibe these days—the unfettered influence the donors have over this party and the lives they've destroyed in the process.

Exactly like the R Party. Right?

 

[AntonToo]

It's not in there, Anton. I looked. You're blowing smoke because you know that bill was garbage.

Then you are incompetent at being able to read and understand materials beyond just basic media digest. It is what it is.

From link:

Even though there were a few million encounters at the border in three years 2021-2023, only 10k-15k were actually granted asylum and the biggest problem has been the backlog of these cases that left aplicants in limbo, sometimes for years. The bill would directly tackle that backlog and make sure cases are not piling up, often adjudicating application while the person is at the detainment and is straight deported from there.

 

[AntonToo]

You see all those spikes? That's the Democrats deliberately flooding the country with illegals.

1. First lets note that you can't deny the bill would suspend asylum process for years and get people processed and deported faster. You can't deny that the bill would improve situation at the border, so you deflect and pretend what you are explained doesn't exist.

Yes the bill would be an improvement, by all REASON you rightwingers should've been supporting it like many congressional Republicans were, and unfortunately you don't have a brain of your own and just eat up whatever bullshit Trump is selling you for his own electoral reasons.


2. Thats a fucking stupid assertion. Democrats had nothing to do with people showing up in record numbers at the border after Covid travel restrictions eased up. The first and foremost difference at the border was not any policy, it was simply more people trying to get in.

Why do you insist on shitting yourself like this in public?

 

[d0gbreath]

Pumping millions of dollars into local DA's races is what they DO, Doggie! DA's like George Gascon, Alvin Bragg, Steve Mulroy, Kimberly Graham, Larry Krasner, Jackie Sartoris, Kim Fox, Kim Gardner & Mary Moriarty! Over 70 DA's in races all over the country. A deliberate plan to corrupt the American Justice System.

When did wanted your picks to win become corrupting the American justice system?

 

[daveman]

Yep, can't address what you quote, can't deny that Trump's opposition to Deport More bill is electioneering at it's worst, so you deflect to some other bullshit.

If that makes feel better about supporting the Biden/Harris Admin's intentional release of tens of thousands of known criminals into America, sure.

 

[daveman]

I worked for Republicans for years. Every single one of them were child rapists.

You misspelled "Democrats".

 

[daveman]

You do know Trump is funded by billionaires, right?

Right?

His number of small donors is a fraction of what it was in 2020.

In fact, it was Vance who was hand-picked by a billionaire to be Trump's VP!

Uh huh. This thread is about Democrats being owned by billionaires. I understand why you're desperate to deflect attention away from that fact.

 

[daveman]

Exactly like the R Party. Right?

So what makes it okay for Democrats, but bad for Republicans?

The conventional wisdom that Democrats are for the little guy is a load of horseshit.