May 7, 2023

"Title 42, the policy that has allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants at the southern border, will lift on Thursday."

The NYT reports on how "Officials are bracing for a new immigration surge."
When the pandemic-inspired restrictions end, border officials will resume an immigration system that has largely failed for decades, but with the added pressure of three years of pent-up demand. About 35,000 migrants are amassed in Ciudad Juárez, another 15,000 in Tijuana and thousands more elsewhere on the Mexican side of the 2,000-mile-long border....The federal government is expecting as many as 13,000 migrants each day immediately after the measure expires, up from about 6,000 on a typical day.

Meanwhile, Republicans are poised: 

Republicans are poised to use the scenes to bolster their political attacks on Mr. Biden and Democrats, accusing them of failing to secure the border. This week, House Republicans are poised to vote on a bill to revive aggressive Trump-era immigration policies that Democrats have long denounced as cruel. The Republicans are also moving toward impeachment charges against the Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, as a way of dramatizing their accusations....

70 comments:

Ambrose said...

Poised to pounce.

gilbar said...

Meanwhile, Democrats are poised: to rejoice at the destruction of the USA.. Their Ultimate Goal

TaeJohnDo said...

Is 'poised' the new 'pounce'?

mezzrow said...

I'm a registered Republican, and must confess. I'm not all that poised.

Many find me nervous and easily rattled, particularly regarding political matters and uncontrolled borders.

Leslie Graves said...

I assume that what the Republicans are poised to do is to pounce.

BIII Zhang said...

Poising?

Wait ... I thought we were pouncing this week. Or was it seizing.

Seizing was last week, right?

I gotta get a calendar and start righting these down.

Dave Begley said...

During the Biden Administration, we will have 11-12 million new illegal aliens. That’s 5 plus Nebraskas. Or roughly equal to the population of both Wisconsin and Minnesota.

I’d send them all to Delaware.

Fredrick said...

Conquest of the New World 2. It's virtuous this time.

Jersey Fled said...

Republicans are poised …

Cool

cf said...

This is another confirmation for me that our American Civilizational Era ended Jan 7, 2021, when 2 global corporations banished a duly-elected American President from the
public Square.

The last believable election was 2016, and there will be no other, the globalized ruling class won't let it, and if we can't hold an honest election by Citizens, we are through.

Thanks, Obamabots! Enjoy the view on our ride down.

Dude1394 said...

How hypocritical do you have to be to be AOC. Standing outside the gates while Trump dealt with a microscopic number of immigrants compared to the deluge the democrat party ( and their republican partners ) are unleashing on the towns of south texas and arizona.

No crying outside the gates? No screeching about the rapes of women and children going on, nothing because democrat.

They are evil people, just evil. They would ( and do ) encourage dead babies to gain more political power.

Charlie said...

They're poised? Hey, it could be worse.......they could be pouncing or weaponizing.

Dude1394 said...

But the biden spokesperson says the border is secure, in fact more secure than EVER.

Dude1394 said...

I hope Abbott is ready to bus 13,000 migrants PER day to NYC.

Mary Beth said...

Poised to pounce. I hope they do it with style, a grand jeté.

n.n said...

[catastrophic] [anthropogenic] immigration reform in lieu of emigration reform to mitigate progress at both ends of the bridge and throughout.

n.n said...

Ironically, NYC doesn't want them and demands no more, the former mayor of Chicago wants to erect a wall to halt migration, and they are deported from Martha's Vineyard.

richlb said...

We're poised. We pounce. At least Republicans have action.

TreeJoe said...

13000 * 365 = 4.7 million, which represents an equivalent of adding another South Carolina to the Union in a single year.

And let's not forget, this is the known migration. Not the unknown.

I remember a few years ago when 2 million a year was an unprecedented crisis.And a month ago when 85000 lost migrated children was a scandal. Already ignored.

In the history of humankind, when this type of thing happens, the powerful country goes and takes over the failed country.

When you view everything through what the options are, you quickly identify the right solution:

1. Put effort into barring such migration - impossible over a huge border
2. Allow such immigration - problematic to your country
3. Ignore such immigration - problematic and leads to what we are currently seeing
4. Try to stop the migration in the adjoining countries - what Trump did
5. Go the source country and fix the issue there, either through investment or taking over a failed state

I've watched this saga unfold over 30 years now. I've seen numbers between 250,000 to now nearing 5 million a year as estimates. I've watched my communities fill with people who try to stay off the radar, while providing necessary and important services to the community. I've seen groups of such people get abused because they are basically near the bottom of an informal caste system.

And I've seen our political try #1 through #4 above, and shy away from #5.

Wa St Blogger said...

You people on the left. Tell me 3 things that make the policy of open, undocumented immigration a good thing. Why do you embrace such a policy?

who-knew said...

Thank God this isn't a real problem and it's just terrible that those dastardly Republicans will use it to attack our Dear Leader. Luckily our ever vigilant Propaganda and Agitation ministry (oops, I mean the New York Times) is Johnny on the spot with the correct line of thought for these unfortunate circumstances.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Three years of “pent up demand” implies that something has been penning up immigrants and keeping them out but we have recorded the three highest years of illegal migration in American history. Already. Any semblance of surge is an illusion only possible to achieve if one believes Mayorkas’ oft repeated lies about the “border is secure.” And like the endless public fretting by Biden officials saying the word “default” over and over to spook the world they keep saying “we’ll get a surge when Title 42 expires” in order to try and fulfill their prophecies. Failure Theatre writ large.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

One dead child is a tragedy. But 85,000 children imported to be sex slaves and “lost” by the Biden administration by handing them over to Cartel members? Just a statistic those mean republicans pounced upon.

Lars Porsena said...

Warm up those express charters to Martha's Vineyard.

MadisonMan said...

The Texas Governor can continue to bus them to Chicago, where the Mayor stashes them in hotels that aren't open. This won't end well.

Cappy said...

Can I pounce yet? This poising for days on end is playing hob with my back!

Sebastian said...

“pent up demand"

Which has nothing to do with asylum, which the demanding invaders will claim. Just to illustrate the utter corruption of the current system.

So, a country that cannot protect itself against invasion by unarmed poor people will stand up to China while going to net-zero by 2050?

R C Belaire said...

It was just great while it lasted. Unfortunate that the grandkids and subsequent generations will have to deal with the ramifications of this f**ked up policy.

hombre said...

I posted a rare comment on the NYT website that I doubt will be published:

"Aside from all the blather, it would be helpful to know the projected impact on of this deluge on the nation. The data is available and should be included in articles like this. For example, a hospital in Yuma has been left with $27 million in unpaid costs after treating undocumented migrants. Another report asserts that migrants are being put up in hotels that charge $350 a night. Another that cartels are reaping billions from the flow. Who else is profiting? Why is this being allowed?

Arizona is no longer a "border state." There is no border! Our state, among others, is just a funnel. My neighbors and I can't think of a plausible explanation. Not that long ago we could look to the Times to investigate and provide one - without spin."

This invasion is truly the greatest government fiasco of my very long lifetime.

Pillage Idiot said...

As a Republican, I oppose cruel policies.

It is estimated that 30-60% of the female migrants are sexually assaulted during their trip.

Using 200,000 people/month that are 50% women, yields 100,000 targets. Using the lower estimate of 30% means approximately 30,000 women are sexually assaulted EVERY month.

I cannot fathom how any Democrat that considers themselves a "feminist" can support the rapes of 30,000 women per month!

n.n said...

I cannot fathom how any Democrat that considers themselves a "feminist" can support the rapes of 30,000 women per month!

Feminism is a class-disordered ideology where a minority leverage a majority for capital, control, and social progress... take a knee, beg, VP.

That said, keep women affordable, available, and taxable, and the "burden"... excess carbon sequestered, notably the underage girl raped by her mother's illegal alien companion, her baby aborted in a sanctuary state, and the story quietly suppressed by the Fourth Leg when it became politically incongruent.

n.n said...

“pent up demand"

Labor arbitrage? Ethnic gerrymandering? Diversity?

mikee said...

My phone is currently loaded with enough illegal alien, undocumented migrant, competent and skilled day laborers that I can do any maintenance and repair on rentals required, from new roofing to replacing the sewer lines out front, and everything in between. Their price here in Austin has gone up 50% in the last two years, from $15/hour to $20/hour last year to $25/hour this year, because their rents & expenses keep rising here and the money they need to send home to family to feed them and pay the cartel mordida doesn't go as far as it used to, so they need more.

If Austin gets another 25,000 immigrant laborers in the next year, my cost of labor might decrease a bit due to increased competition, but all the workers will be on starvation wages. I'd think all that would lead to either workers organizing into union-like groups, or heading to greener welfare pastures like Chicago and New York, or becoming less law-abiding in their own self-interest. Maybe all of that will happen, and high-welfare states might see an increase in property crimes and heavier welfare rolls and more welfare fraud, and all of it by organized groups of migrants, perhaps run by cartels. Oh, the excitement of waiting to see what happens!

Kevin said...

The preceding immigrants were just the tip.

Owen said...

Cf @ 9:41: What you said. Except IMHO there is no longer any way to run an election that isn’t rigged to deliver what the PTB want, which is open borders; rampant crime, illiteracy and disease; and a hopelessly overburdened welfare state.

Would the last law-abiding taxpayer please turn out the lights?

cfs said...

Biden's press secretary, KJP stated that illegal alien border crossing had been reduced by 90% under his administration. Maybe those lining up now to cross the border are just that "pent-up" 90% that have been refused entry due to our "closed and secure" border policies over the last two years.

Mayorkos should be impeached and removed from office. Not only has he failed in his job but he has repeatedly lied to Congress about the border situation.

Also, I've yet to find an open border supporter who has been willing to give up their home and job to one of these illegal aliens. They are more than willing to volunteer YOU give up yours as long as any results of their illegal alien support does not affect their own life in any way. Much as they demand the border cities support the influx of people rather than bus them to NY, Chicago, or D.C.

hombre said...

WaStBlogger: "You people on the left.... Why do you embrace such a policy?"

There is a cadre of activists on the left who are committed to the destruction of the nation. Their motives vary and are not relevant because they are all "people of the lie." They are vastly outnumbered by their followers who are either amoral, stupid, ignorant or all three.

Evil, amoral, stupid, ignorant. The decline of a nation is guaranteed when half the population fits these descriptions or is willing to be governed by people who do.

Wilbur said...

Just another post studiously avoided by our Leftist friends on this site.

Yancey Ward said...

The Biden Administration wasn't actually enforcing Title 42, so there actually won't be a huge change. Almost no one who was coming across the border and applying for asylum was being turned away- they are being given a court date and sent on their way to wherever they want, often at government expense, mostly to the big cities in the still politically red states- Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Tampa, Nashville, Lexington, Raleigh, Atlanta, Little Rock, New Orleans, Kansas City etc.

hombre said...

Pillage idiot: 'I cannot fathom how any Democrat that considers themselves a "feminist" can support the rapes of 30,000 women per month!'

Sure you can. You may not want to. They also support trans "women" who bully and cheat in womens' and girls' sports.

Feminism is about politics, not women. Illegal immigration is about profiteering and evil, not women.

Breezy said...

We need a wall of soldiers and horses there. This is insane. No other country would allow this.

Bus them to DC, and wherever Mayorkas lives. Damn Biden and that lying man to hell.

n.n said...

We need a wall to preserve civil rights and protect the migrants, too. We further need a policy of engagement, because no one should feel compelled to emigrate.

n.n said...

Feminism is about politics, not women.

A class-disordered ideology. That said, women and men are equal in rights and complementary in Nature.

They also support trans "women" who bully and cheat in womens' and girls' sports.

And rape... rape-rape them in detention. Just as trans/homosexual males were exposed grooming boys, and [celebrity] elites indulging pedophilic kinks, etc.

mccullough said...

Western Europe has a once in a lifetime opportunity to fix their countries by granting citizenship to Americans.

Let Canada deal with the migrants from south of the border.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

In the near future when the Democrats scoff and say “waddaya going to do? Deport 20 million?” they might just be shocked when the majority says “FUCK YA WE WANT TO DEPORT Biden’s illegal invaders. Every lash empowers an equal and disproportionate backlash. Eventually.

walter said...

Apparently Kammy is still sussing out the root causes...while she begins tackling AI.
The rape trees will need maintenance.

Hombre,
That's pretty good guaranteed income for hotels.
I hope your comment gets published.

walter said...

I heard estimates of 5 million in Joementia's first! term.

Joe Smith said...

Does it really matter?

I would bet my house that we already have 30M illegals in the US.

Think how much better things would be if we had none, but a worker program instead.

- Billions in tax revenue
- Far less crime
- Far fewer drugs
- Far less traffic and congestion

In fact, lower prices on everything.

We have almost ten percent of the population taking up resources (education, housing, health care) that shouldn't be legally vying for those services.

It is inflation on top of inflation.

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D.D. Driver said...

It interesting to see the "right" argue for clinging to the COVID restrictions that they like. What ever happened to "law and order"? If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it dont pretend like we are threatened by COVID.

Free Manure While You Wait! said...

"I cannot fathom how any Democrat that considers themselves a "feminist" can support the rapes of 30,000 women per month!"

Those women were asking for it.

Crazy World said...

Bravo cf at 9:31
It’s going to be a very interesting week!

Jim at said...


"You people on the left. Tell me 3 things that make the policy of open, undocumented immigration a good thing. Why do you embrace such a policy?"

You won't get an answer partly because this is an actual quote I pulled from the comments of a related story elsewhere:

Sorry to burst your bubble but the borders AREN'T open. That is a flat out lie started by the GOP to get conservatives all riled up.

There is no reasoning with them. Don't even bother.

n.n said...

when the Democrats scoff and say “waddaya going to do? Deport 20 million?

The DREAM (Deportation Reintegration Emigration Amicability and Moderation) Act

Gahrie said...

Western Europe has a once in a lifetime opportunity to fix their countries by granting citizenship to Americans.

I've always thought that if I ever had Musk or Bezos money, I'd go to Greece and by up a bunch of nearly deserted villages with nearby farmlands (there are lots to choose from), tear down everything except historical buildings and build a new village to American specs, import a bunch of Americans to work the farms and run the village and build some larger homes for expat wealthy to live in.

Wa St Blogger said...

It interesting to see the "right" argue for clinging to the COVID restrictions that they like. What ever happened to "law and order"? If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it dont pretend like we are threatened by COVID.

We do have laws. There is actually a process of legal immigration. I know all about it. My mom used it, I used it for my 6 kids. What is being propagated by the Democrats is illegal immigration. Immigration that is, in fact, NOT legal according to our laws.

That call is for YOU and YOUR GUYS to pass the laws to allow the immigration to be increased and have the people in here legally rather than fostering a program that results in exploitation. Want these people to enter the country (and bravo for wanting so), then pass the laws that make it legal. But you'd rather do it illegally and then brand those pointing it out as racists.

walter said...

D.D. Driver said.. If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it
--
Pedo Pete Joementia's veto
Tells us what you like about rape trees, sex slaves and child trafficking.
Or pass a fucking law, ya vote(r) harvesting dopes.

hombre said...

DDDriver: "If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it dont pretend like we are threatened by COVID."

So that's the issue. There are no laws prohibiting "illegal" immigration. Who knew? /s

(That's why lefties screw with the language. If you say "undocumented migrant", their dumbass constituentcy thinks illegals are here legally, just without "documentation".)

BUMBLE BEE said...

You need to listen to combat correspondent Michael Yon reporting from Panama

https://twitter.com/Michael_Yon/status/1654533411397152768

When the terrorists get settled in everywhere USA will be downtown Milwaukee.

BUMBLE BEE said...

"Biden's troops are here to facilitate, not to stop it"
Widespread disease.

pacwest said...

If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it

How about we just enforce the fucking laws on the books? Since the Dems (and many Repubs) have no intention of doing any such thing I'd guess some folks are grasping at straws to stem the tide. Just another reason to vote for Trump I guess. You will be voting for Trump I assume since you seem reasonably intellegent.

walter said...

Remember Pedo Pete promised to call for a "surge" at the border during the debates.
If you voted for him, you voted for rape trees, trafficking, Fentanyl and all the rest.
Nice work!
The least you can do is be like Inga and load up your guest room with tri-level bunks and an air freshener and welcome the "migrants" into your life.
Diversity is our strength.

Wa St Blogger said...

I wonder what our country would be like if all the people didn’t know all those things that just ain’t so.

Michael said...

Every country in central and South America has an embassy where asylum may be applied for. Supplicants should be returned to their home country to apply. Otherwise apply the law since it is illegal to come into the country without proper documentation. So jail until trial.

Joe Bar said...

Send them all to New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, and, yes, Martha's Vineyard.

Rusty said...

D.D. Driver said...
"It interesting to see the "right" argue for clinging to the COVID restrictions that they like. What ever happened to "law and order"? If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it don't pretend like we are threatened by COVID."
I know this became an issue for you just 20 minutes ago. But it isn't about covid. It is about things like TB, Polio the Measles, chicken pox. Diseases we had for all intents and purposes wiped out in this country.
One of the few things our constitution demands that our federal government do for us is to protect us.

wendybar said...

Enjoy the invasion, whilst our cities and towns will be overrun by illegals who get benefits that Americans have to pay for while you get SQUAT. Thanks Barack. Thanks Joe. You fundamentally changed America into a shithole. This is what progressivism looks like.

wendybar said...

D.D. Driver said...
It interesting to see the "right" argue for clinging to the COVID restrictions that they like. What ever happened to "law and order"? If you don't like the immigration system, pass a fucking law to change it dont pretend like we are threatened by COVID.

5/7/23, 1:51 PM

There ARE laws. THEY aren't being enforced, much like the GUN laws that you people want more of just to ignore.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Nice ratio Triple-D!