Here’s how far from CURRENT law our border debate has shifted

[libertybele]

Here’s how far from CURRENT law our border debate has shifted


In 2006, a super-majority of Congress passed the Secure Fence Act. It required that no less than 850 miles of double-layer fencing be constructed on our border. But it also codified a sense of purpose and a clearly defined mission for Border Patrol, to which everyone at the time agreed. It required the secretary of homeland security to “take all actions” necessary within 18 months of passage to “achieve and maintain operational control over the entire international land and maritime borders of the United States” (emphasis added). What has ever come of this requirement?

Section 2(b) of the bill defined “operational control” as “the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.”

What is going on today, a long time after the law’s passage, is the opposite of operational control. The cartels have complete operational control over critical population areas around the Rio Grande River, and illegal immigration, more than ever before, is strategically being used by the cartels for smuggling in narcotics, contraband, and dangerous aliens.

The Secure Fence Act passed the Senate 80-19 on September 14, 2006, with support from Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Dianne Feinstein, among other Democrat luminaries. Even while they were pushing for amnesty that very year for those here illegally who had resided in the country for a long time, everyone universally understood that the border had to be secured from new illegal immigration and cartel activities.

How is it that 13 years later, our border is worse than ever, and these very same politicians now believe our Border Patrol exists for the purpose of processing, caring for, and managing a border invasion rather than repelling it? And how is it that even Republicans are incapable of properly messaging the provisions of current law and the authority of any sovereign nation to deny entry and turn back illegal aliens, especially when they are used as weapons by dangerous cartels?.............

https://www.conservativereview.com/news/heres-how-far-from-current-law-our-border-debate-has-shifted/

[Chosen Daughter]

I am confused how they can withhold the law that they passed.  Law is law so what is Trump waiting for?

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I am confused how they can withhold the law that they passed.  Law is law so what is Trump waiting for?

That is a great question.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

The Secure Fence Act passed the Senate 80-19 on September 14, 2006, with support from Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Dianne Feinstein, among other Democrat luminaries.

Conservatives will feel a lot better about voting for a border hawk like Biden now.

[libertybele]

I am confused how they can withhold the law that they passed.  Law is law so what is Trump waiting for?

They haven't withheld the law in a sense, but they have failed to provide full and adequate funding. No bill can force Congress to provide funding.  Congress holds the purse strings and cannot be forced to spend money.That's been the ongoing battle on this for over a decade.  However, keep in mind, that to add insult to injury, Trump did sign a bill, allowing states to opt out of a wall.  So, IMHO, he's just as much at fault. In essence he gave them a reason not to give him money.  Why would they?  He's indicated that a wall isn't all that important by allowing states a way out.