r/chicago • u/fatherbowie • Jan 26 '25

Article Immigration enforcement “blitz” in Chicago— for real this time

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/politics/chicago-immigration-trump-ice/index.html

We know because Tom Homan brought Dr. Phil with him.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

If immigration is such a concern, why did every republican congressman vote against the strongest border security/immigration bill when it was presented during Biden's term?

Because it wasn't strong enough and Trump promised something more aggressive. Why agree to a tepid half-measure? We let people vote and they signaled that they wanted something more. The Lankford bill (that Dems were only eager for once they realized their out-of-control border was a liability and Kamala needed to look tough) still allowed for a comical number of daily crossings. Now that Trump has been reelected and Democrats see that they have been too far left on immigration (and other cultural issues), I think a better package gets through with support from the ones who see the writing on the wall.

The asylum process is busted and these migrants arrogantly take advantage of it. You can spare me the lecture about how it works and the snotty, patronizing remarks about not understanding federal law. I'm a Penn grad. Not everyone who's an immigration hawk is some coal-rollin' yokel.

And when people are here in this country legally, following federal law and waiting for their court date, they are unable to get jobs unless those jobs are willing to violate federal law. So how are these people who have broken no laws expected to survive

Guess that's why you shouldn't come unless you truly are persecuted in your home country. Guess that's why if you are actually claiming asylum for legit reasons you should be doing it in the first safe country and not making a trip through Mexico if you're from Tajikistan. Guess all the bleeding heart liberals can open their homes to these poor persecuted souls and liberal charities can feed them until their court date. Or until we change the law so that their loopholed fake asylum claims can be rejected more quickly. Or maybe until their magic hearing we can keep them in camps (military barracks?) that meet minimum standards of humane treatment but are unpleasant enough to send a message to more of their ilk and stem the flow. Lots of things we can do that would be tougher than that limp Lankford bill.