There were more than 2.4 million encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2023 fiscal year, up from roughly 1.7 million in 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.

That’s a shitload, above and beyond “normal”, of real humans and families we have to deal with. They are not political footballs. Pretending there is no issue because the GOP is campaigning on it is ignorant and borderline evil. Real people are hurting, both inside and outside the US.

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters

I don’t have answers, but I see the problem. And if anyone wants to present a simple answer to me, I’ll call you simple.

I don’t really know what the solution is but messaging needs to be better. I talk to so many people who worry about these issues and a lot of them are on the left. There needs to be a clear plan for how to ensure any problems are mitigated and idealism isn’t a solution

There were more than 2.4 million encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2023 fiscal year, up from roughly 1.7 million in 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.

That’s a shitload, above and beyond “normal”, of real humans and families we have to deal with. They are not political footballs. Pretending there is no issue because the GOP is campaigning on it is ignorant and borderline evil. Real people are hurting, both inside and outside the US.

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters

I don’t have answers, but I see the problem. And if anyone wants to present a simple answer to me, I’ll call you simple.

I have such a schoolboy crush on her. She’d be my Trump. “Oh, you shot some people in Manhattan? You poor thing, that must have been a lot! Who needs a long hug?”