That’s what I found off-putting about other articles on the incident. Most reasonable people agree that some reforms are obviously needed. But although ACAB is a darndest thing to say, the responses to the incident that I was seeing were basically saying “see? see? see how dumb you are? you were basically asking to have the shit beat out of you!” which is not only also a darndest thing to say, but also gross and just no.
From what I’ve read, not exactly. They re-allocated 0.5% of the budget, which didn’t affect staffing. And, it might be noted, is less than the police dept had to pay out to settle lawsuits in the George Floyd case.
Instead of “defund the police”, they could have gone with something more acceptable like “Just don’t murder people”.
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Accountability is paramount in politics. Not only should bad policy decisions be reversed, but politicians should be held accountable for their bad decisions. It’s the best way to incentivize good policy. Politics becomes degraded when constituents permit or excuse bad decisions and policy simply because they subscribe to the broader dogma of their political ideology/religion.
I thought “hands up don’t shoot” was a good one. Catchy, emphasizes nonviolence, clearly connects to the overall message (part of which is “please stop shooting us”).
Competency-challenged WH press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre actually said:
[Biden has] done more to secure the border… than anybody else.
Oof. Many people are saying that while “Remain in Mexico” is not a policy choice the Biden administration is willing to make, “Remain in Texas” might be.
https://news.yahoo.com/karine-jean-pierre-bidens-done-215317087.html
Are you arguing that Biden is not enforcing the laws that Congress has established? Why are border apprehensions up under the Biden administration compared to the previous administration? If more people are trying to get into the US now, is Biden responsible for that? If you think Biden is inviting people to cross the border illegally, are there any recent statements or policies from the Biden administration that you would like to reference?
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Because more people are trying to cross. Is this a trick question or just default Democrat disingenuous “debate?”
Would you say Putin is a politician?
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In 2021 I’m seeing approximately 2x the number of border apprehensions and expulsions under the Biden administration than the highest year of Trump’s (2019), and 2021 is 4x what 2020 was. 2022 shows over 5x the 2020 apprehensions and expulsions.
Is the increase in attempted crossings greater than 5x what it was in 2020, or is Biden’s administration apprehending a greater proportion than Trump’s administration?
https://www.statista.com/statistics/329256/alien-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/
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Every time I see that phrase I think of the first MIB
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You know by definition that the number of unapprehended crossers isn’t knowable in a statistical sense. People along the border would certainly have an idea of whether attempted/actual crossings have increased. What do you think they would say or have been saying? You probably have a hunch, don’t you?
Certainly, there is a spike in the recorded statistics of encounters since Biden took office.
It is interesting too to see the exponential rise in encounters with non-Mexican crossers in recent years, particularly in 2021 after Biden took office. I can’t really do more than speculate that it’s being funded by NGOs and spread online by social media. It’s difficult to imagine, for example, how so many West Africans would appear at the US-Mexico border, particularly after routing through Turkey, Colombia, and then Nicaragua (link below), if there wasn’t organization and funding.
The Biden administration had also been expelling a lower percentage of migrants in 2021, which would certainly serve as an incentive for more of them to attempt crossing.
Also, here is the source on the Biden admin considering a “Remain in Texas” policy. You may have heard that Texas and some other states are sending some portion of their migrants to other states. NYC Democrat mayor Eric Adams thinks just 100k is a major problem for NYC. According to him, it will “destroy New York City.”
Things that are statistically knowable are by definition not directly observed, at least as i understand the word.
If i go catch fish from a small part of a lake and use statistical analysis to infer the total number of fish, then i have statistically counted the uncaught fish.
I don’t know why unapprehended crossers would be any different.
On the other hand, people living in the border are going to use anecdotal evidence and heuristics that may be susceptible to changes in things besides actual crossings. For example, if fox news starts talking about crossings much more, this might make it easier to imagine and recall a person crossing, leading to increased estimates.
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I meant unknowable based on the way current statistics are tracked. There is no official source (or unofficial source of which I’m aware) that tracks unapprehended crossers, and it’s theoretically very difficult to do so, even if theoretically possible. But it is also observable, hence my comment.
But appreciate your post, very valuable to the discussion here.
Just FYI, I am probably not the only person unwilling to watch a 6-minute video to put a 5-word fragment into context, when a few sentences likely would have done a better job.
At least it’s a pet peeve of mine.
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Number of people attempting to cross the border is dependent more upon the shithole these people are trying to escape, in order to get into our Utopia.
Also dependent on how easy it is to get to the border from their shithole. I mean, if Mexico is simply letting immigrants into their country and letting people from Central America travel 1000+ miles and 21 days (Google Maps), well, Mexico is not our country. (Though we’d have a much smaller border to protect if we annexed it. And our soccer league would get a lot better, too.) Also, note that these people don’t want to stay in Mexico, either, for good reason.
So, annex Mexico, or somehow convince Mexico to become a better country for immigrants to live in. Yes, that is my solution to the immigration “problem.”
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Maybe the US should have done this in the 1840’s rather than being satisfied with Texas?
Minneapolis has taken zero actual actions wrt defending or even reappropriating funds to more helpful services.
Police funding has not been reduced since they murdered George Floyd.
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Alternate headline: Democrats can’t figure out why they don’t inspire younger voters
“Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” Pelosi said in a tweet. “Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL. That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote.”
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Or make them “Remain in Mexico” as a deterrent. Rather than out-of-control illegal immigration, I’d much rather increase the target numbers of legal immigrants. That would enable quality control of all kinds, including targeting migrants with skills that our country actually needs. I think the number of legal migrants to the US is around 1 million annually, just raise it to 4m or whatever and actually secure the border. JMO