So, the #Senate #border bill will completely satisfy no one.
Doesn’t that mean it’s the best compromise our #politics can produce? Shouldn’t it be made law precisely _because_ it’s a compromise?
I just don’t get why #politicians prefer campaign soundbites and accusations to doing what we elect them to do.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-the-border-bill-would-shut-down-illegal-crossings-cd3e8515?st=xz3gx8q4xsi5noa
Alex Neihaus /
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2024-02-05 16:18:50
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