There is already a border slowdown, and Trump’s declaration doesn’t change that
Trump’s threats of shutting down “the border” were always only a threat to shut down US ports of entry — official border crossings where people, cars, and trucks can come legally into the US. He can’t stop people from crossing into the US between ports of entry illegally, and he can’t stop such people from seeking asylum in the US once they’ve set foot on US soil. (The administration has already tried to ban people who enter the US illegally from seeking asylum, and got held up in court.)
And even at ports, what Trump talks about as an on/off switch — closing the border or not closing it — is really a dimmer: the possibility of reducing staff or shutting down lanes at individual ports of entry.
_________________________ Trump == 30,573 lies, Only president impeached twice!
Are you serious? The rest of the world has looked up to America as the greatest country on earth and the land of opportunity. That was before Trump. Now much of the sheen is coming off our wonderful country.
_________________________ Trump == 30,573 lies, Only president impeached twice!
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