They aren’t undocumented immigrants. They are documented asylum seekers.
Okay.
It’s really easy when each political TV ad or talking head spews only one of those BS fake fear-inducing lines and the person listening to all the spew has the memory and attention span of a 4-week old spaniel.
Does that mean their path to citzenship is fastracked, thanks to DeSantis?
It looks like they’re getting a U-Visa, which “may” allow them to apply for a Green Card For A Victim Of A Crime. How much faster or slower that makes the process of getting a Green Card compared to someone that didn’t get a U-Visa, I have no idea.
However, between the use of “may” (as opposed to “shall”) and the section on discretion, suggests to me*, that he could just deny them all for any or no reason at all.
*me being someone that knows next to nothing about immigration policies.
Round and round we go!
It’s a point worth emphasizing that DeSantis apparently is opposed to legal immigration, and is creating publicity stunts around LEGAL immigrants.
Do you think he even thought that deeply about it? I think he thought, hey, if I pwn the libs, I’ll get more people to like me.
Yes. I think he realized that trafficking actual illegals would have been incredibly dangerous from a CYA standpoint. If anything, I’m kind of surprised he overplayed his hand so quickly and didn’t just wait for a local opportunity.
Don’t mistake DeSantis for Trump. He is much smarter and therefore much scarier.
And every time someone thinks, “oh, these poor brown people must be illegal”, DeSantis has won a point.
Yes. In his, and more importantly, his fans’ eyes, White === American and non-White === unwanted dangerous nation-destroying intruder.
It really is no more complicated than that. And somewhere near 100 million Americans apparently believe that shit to the core of their being.
Boy - I don’t really see it that way. I do not feel differently towards someone coming to the US whether they are an “migrant” or an “asylum seeker.” I’m willing to welcome pretty much anyone - especially if they are reasonably healthy and willing to work. I also tend to be somewhat dubious of some of the claims of asylum - but, like I said, I really don’t care. Let 'em in.
Our failure to welcome far more people fleeing conflicts we’ve played a major role in is yet another area the US ought to be embarrassed about.