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What exactly should President Biden do about the border (crisis)? (Original Post) MoonRiver Sep 2021 OP
If our growers need them pwb Sep 2021 #1
We had better figure this out. FalloutShelter Sep 2021 #2
Coastal cities here are already severly affected. Island nations too. brush Sep 2021 #10
Invest in business in the countries that are having their people flee. And... El Supremo Sep 2021 #3
I agree. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #6
One thing they could do is block the dam that thousands were able to cross... VarryOn Sep 2021 #4
I think they have done that so far. Expecting thousand more FloridaBlues Sep 2021 #9
There are complicated issues involved here JohnSJ Sep 2021 #5
There is no crisis Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #7
EXACTLY! hunter Sep 2021 #12
Find out where all this disinformation telling them to come here Biden will let them in FloridaBlues Sep 2021 #8
find out when, where, why, and how... stillcool Sep 2021 #11
I know! I know! jmowreader Sep 2021 #13

FalloutShelter

(11,855 posts)
2. We had better figure this out.
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:08 PM
Sep 2021

Climate change experts say we are seeing the beginning of a great population displacement that will continue globally as the climate crisis worsens. Add political upheaval and things are going to heat up fast. I don’t know what the answer is.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
3. Invest in business in the countries that are having their people flee. And...
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:10 PM
Sep 2021

help those countries control the crime that targets their own poor people.

Yeah, easily said.

Haggard Celine

(16,844 posts)
6. I agree.
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:29 PM
Sep 2021

The countries we're seeing the refugees come from have serious problems with corrupt governments, if they have any government at all. Of course, the U.S. doesn't want to go after the root of the problem, which is the American War on Drugs. Too many people are benefiting from the status quo. As long as we continue the War on Drugs, we will have a refugee problem.

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
4. One thing they could do is block the dam that thousands were able to cross...
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:13 PM
Sep 2021

Has it always been so easy to cross over?

JohnSJ

(92,183 posts)
5. There are complicated issues involved here
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:21 PM
Sep 2021

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that requires Biden to revive Trump's "remain in Mexico" immigration policy?

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-requires-biden-revive-trump-era-remain-mexico-immigration-2021-08-24/

A few months ago it was made clear that undocumented people should not come to the border, because they would be sent back.

In addition, there is also misinformation from various areas that have motivated these Haitian migrants to make the journey, thinking they would be accepted into the country without problems.

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039393860/misinformation-that-pushed-haitian-migrants-to-u-s-border-persists-amid-deportat

The issue that has caused concern, and rightfully so, is the treatment of the undocumented migrants,

FloridaBlues

(4,008 posts)
8. Find out where all this disinformation telling them to come here Biden will let them in
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:34 PM
Sep 2021

The HHS Secretary mentioned this disinformation on interview. Who is paying for all these buses to Mexico.
What happens when 20 more thousand show up what a crises for administration. That’s a lot of resources to handle all the people.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
11. find out when, where, why, and how...
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 09:09 PM
Sep 2021

these people left their homes. I don't know anything about how the border is 'normally' protected and what happens when people try to cross either legally or not....but it seems to me a large influx of people coming at the same time is organized. And there you get the when, where, why, and how again.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
13. I know! I know!
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 10:20 PM
Sep 2021

We should dispatch the entire House Freedom Caucus and the House Qanon Caucus to the border, plus 25 truly patriotic Republican senators.

This will do two things for us: it will let the Republicans think they're doing something useful by guarding the border, and with them 1800 miles away McConnell won't be able to block every fucking thing anyone tries to do.

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