(07-17-2021, 10:34 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-16-2021, 08:05 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I'm referring to the Democrats position on the entire issue. They are sending people back who cross the border... why? What makes one immigrant different from the other? What makes Cuba different from Guatemala or Mexico? The only possible excuse that makes sense is that Cuba does not want it's citizens to leave, and the US is simply honoring that request. HOWEVER, that is the textbook definition of political asylum, which is the only reason we should be fast-tracking people into the country. Democrat leaders do not operate on any moral principles. Period. Not AOC. Not Bernie. I just want center left people to start abandoning that ship. It's entire platform is built around power.

I think you have your timeline confused.
When Obama became president, anybody who reached US soil from any direction could claim political asylum and remain in the US while their claim was processed.
Towards the end of his term, Obama ended the wet foot dry foot policy for Cubans, sending them back even if they had landed on US soil. Trump continued Obama's policy, and also instituted a "remain in Mexico" policy for people who arrived by land, sending them back to Mexico while their claims were processed in the US.
Biden is continuing Trump's policy, with the exception of children under 18 arriving by land.
Now this is confusing because a lot of Democrats talk like they want everybody who gets here to be able to stay, but you have to be able to tell the difference between what they say and what they do.