Shared this excellent column to my FB community with an invitation to purchase a subscription. I hope it helps others to be better informed and generates some paid subscribers for you.
Love y'all, and please take a little time to get terms correct, including terms OTHER journalists screw up. "Title 42 is an old health-related immigration restriction policy ..." BZZZ! This is Title 42: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42 -- please go look at it and tell me which portion of this part of federal code disappeared at midnight. The answer: NONE OF IT. "Title 42" is like "begging the question" in that most people using the term are using it incorrectly.
The truth: Trump's minions suggested invoking a section of 42 referring to contraband to declare that anyone seeking asylum was potentially infectious contraband. That's it. That's the whole thing. That's why the end of the declaration of national health emergency ended Trump's invocation of that single section of Title 42.
"Trump's invocation of Title 42" is a little longer. It's also much more accurate.
Good stuff. Add me to the chorus on CBP's stats. The agency each month also publishes a handy Operational Update that gives a good snapshot of how the number of migrant encounters and the legal stuff like truck, private vehicle, and pedestrian crossings compare with the previous years.
Also, nice shout out to Angela Kocherga. She's a good one. Rio Grande Guardian another outlet that gets in the weeds on border business stuff.
Very interesting and thank you Curt, we miss you at the AZ Daily Star. For all the hyperbole on the end of the end of the Title 442 inspired ban on asylum seekers, it was interesting to see on the local news in Tucson last night that things seemed very quiet on both sides of the border, except for some activity in Yuma. Busses were ready to go in Douglas, but no one came to get on them. Perhaps this morning things are different? It would have been really nice to see reporting that gave ideas about the different things that MIGHT happen with the end of this policy: things could get crazy, stay about the same, or even get less busy. AND the President's policies about asylum seekers having to apply for asylum in their home country and arrive legally by airplane could have been mentioned as more than an aside. People listening to headlines and national news might assume that nothing has been done by the President about managing migrants, but in reality, nothing has been done by Congress, who has the real power to make changes. It was a relief to read a piece on immigration today that seemed reasoned and calm.
This was great.
Shared this excellent column to my FB community with an invitation to purchase a subscription. I hope it helps others to be better informed and generates some paid subscribers for you.
Love y'all, and please take a little time to get terms correct, including terms OTHER journalists screw up. "Title 42 is an old health-related immigration restriction policy ..." BZZZ! This is Title 42: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42 -- please go look at it and tell me which portion of this part of federal code disappeared at midnight. The answer: NONE OF IT. "Title 42" is like "begging the question" in that most people using the term are using it incorrectly.
The truth: Trump's minions suggested invoking a section of 42 referring to contraband to declare that anyone seeking asylum was potentially infectious contraband. That's it. That's the whole thing. That's why the end of the declaration of national health emergency ended Trump's invocation of that single section of Title 42.
"Trump's invocation of Title 42" is a little longer. It's also much more accurate.
A very useful article. Will share it.
That was an incredible article with valuable information on what is really happening at our borders. Thanks for sharing, Curt!
Thanks for the education
Good stuff. Add me to the chorus on CBP's stats. The agency each month also publishes a handy Operational Update that gives a good snapshot of how the number of migrant encounters and the legal stuff like truck, private vehicle, and pedestrian crossings compare with the previous years.
Also, nice shout out to Angela Kocherga. She's a good one. Rio Grande Guardian another outlet that gets in the weeds on border business stuff.
Very interesting and thank you Curt, we miss you at the AZ Daily Star. For all the hyperbole on the end of the end of the Title 442 inspired ban on asylum seekers, it was interesting to see on the local news in Tucson last night that things seemed very quiet on both sides of the border, except for some activity in Yuma. Busses were ready to go in Douglas, but no one came to get on them. Perhaps this morning things are different? It would have been really nice to see reporting that gave ideas about the different things that MIGHT happen with the end of this policy: things could get crazy, stay about the same, or even get less busy. AND the President's policies about asylum seekers having to apply for asylum in their home country and arrive legally by airplane could have been mentioned as more than an aside. People listening to headlines and national news might assume that nothing has been done by the President about managing migrants, but in reality, nothing has been done by Congress, who has the real power to make changes. It was a relief to read a piece on immigration today that seemed reasoned and calm.