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What the hell is wrong with most Republicans? [1]

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Date: 2024-08-26  

In June, the Biden Administration implemented a rule that would allow aliens without legal status in the United States who are married to American citizens to establish legal residency status, or ‘parole in place’, under certain circumstances and have an eventual path to U.S. citizenship. Sixteen states that are currently led by Republicans have filed suit to prevent the government from carrying out this program.

While GOP Attorneys General, like Ken Paxton of Texas who led the suit, are trying to block implementation of the program until the suit is decided, a group of undocumented immigrants and their families are seeking to intervene in court to defend the program.

The program, called ‘Keeping Families Together,’ could potentially affect some 500,000 undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The opponents base their request to end the program on the grounds that the Administration has bypassed Congress and violated the Constitution in a political ploy designed to influence the outcome of the 2024 elections. These are the same people, by the way, who bussed or flew undocumented immigrants to cities like the District of Columbia, New York, and even Martha’s Vinyard, in political stunts designed to put pressure on so-called ‘sanctuary’ states and cities. They also claim that this program places an undue burden on their states.

In none of their public statements opposing the program have people like Paxton or Florida AG Ashley Moody given specifics on how their state would be negatively impacted (no mention, for instance, was made of how many of the potential 500,000 were in each state. They also complain that this would be an ‘en masse’ granting of residency, which, if time is taken to review the mechanics of the program, is a total BS claim.

In order to be eligible for the program, immigrants must have resided in the U.S. continuously for at least 10 years, not pose a security threat or have a disqualifying criminal history, and have been married on or before June 17, 2024. In addition, they must pay a $580 fee and fill out a lengthy form, which is then reviewed by the Department of Homeland Security.

Anyone who has ever applied for a government program will know right away that this will not be a quick process. The advantage it conveys is that the immigrant will be allowed to remain in the United States (in other words, a family will not be broken up), and will also have a work permit.

So, you have to ask. Why are Republicans making such a fuss about this specific program? Are they not, as they often claim, the party of family values? Or, is it like their pro-life stance? They fight for the right of every fertilized egg to be born, but vote against assistance ot poor children and single mothers. Hell, many of them even refused federal money that would’ve provided free food for poor children over the summer.

I ask you. What the hell is wrong with so many Republicans these days? Have they balled up whatever humanity they might have had and flushed it down the toilet?

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