And Karni's story never clears the matter up–so @NYTimes readers aren't told the basics of what the plan does. (Editors are supposed to catch things like that. Why do I think that at the NYT they introduce them?) https://t.co/h60RoLiNhd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 18, 2019
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4th graf in NYT piece highly misleading, no? Trump isn't trying to change law that "allows immigrants to bring their spouses and children to live with them" (at least minor children). He wants to change law to cut off only ADULT SIBLINGS & ADULT CHILDREN https://t.co/p5q25Uusqx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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Polls consistently show E-Verify to be very popular– in the 65% to 82% range. How tough a sell could it be?https://t.co/rJts01eSr9 https://t.co/wlcPZiHHhI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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Right. But if White House has to sell out to *someone* to get a border fix through Congress (and they shouldn't have to) isn't it better to sell out to biz a bit on legal numbers than sell out to Dems on amnesty? Legal #s can be lowered. Amnesty precedent can't be erased. https://t.co/iUYWoHUp4L
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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Good to see this document. Unfortunately key provisions are expressed at a PR level of generality–eg "strengthen our asylum system … change the law to stop the flood of child smuggling." Can read a lot of good changes into that language … or not. https://t.co/CObJ94nILT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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My priority is getting control of the border-then we can argue about how many we should let in. That's why Trump's failure to even mention E-Verify, after it was teased (& not just by Girdusky), is more disappointing than the Jared plan's failure to lower legal immigration levels
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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Make sure to return them to the secret hiding place, lest anybody else actually see them … https://t.co/MbHbCfhNHO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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The epistemological status of this E-verify proposal is highly suspect. It's like something out of quantum physics–it's there but it can't be observed or discussed. How does that move the consensus GOP position (which is what the Jared initiative was supposed to do). https://t.co/ZjaNm0EZDD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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In where? In the Secret Scrolls of Jared that only you know about but that will never see the light of day, never be sold to voters or endorsed by pols, let alone become law? https://t.co/y1A0mGycqI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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E-Verify is not in the speech, mandatory or non-mandatory. That was supposed to be the big border-control advance–moving the "center" to endorse E-verify.
You have a funny idea of 100%! https://t.co/UioXmEdQ4C— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 17, 2019
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Don't think that's right. Ending the per country cap doesn't add to the total number, just shifts it to Indians & Chinese (who've bumped up against the cap) vs. other countries. https://t.co/z9Eni1zc8P
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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Pelosi's right–"merit" is a terrible word to throw around. Trump's voters weren't the ones with "merit." They were the ones sneered at for not having "merit." … Try "skills" instead. https://t.co/7SoXycocBN –
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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What is chain migration?
SPOUSES & CHILDREN = NOT CHAIN
EXTENDED FAMILY (adult brothers & sisters, adult sons & daughter) = CHAIN
But that is why "chain" is a bad word to use. Academics use it, but not widely understood. Why not "Clan migration"? https://t.co/nQT2ci0ANE https://t.co/WrYsOlNiU2— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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Girdusky's hostage to fortune. Hope he's right. Crow awaits … https://t.co/L5na0RTH3R
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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VAPORWARE? @NYTimes splits the difference: Doesn't mention E-Verify but does include asylum reforms. Also mentions we might not see actual legislative detail soon–or ever … https://t.co/ALwBtX2hGg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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NEW FEAR! If Jared's bill turns into a bland Koch/merit donor signal that sinks like a stone, will Lindsey Graham's asylum reform-for-amnesty swap become the main vehicle for actual potential legislating? https://t.co/5mqqDsoI1L
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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.@Politico still dangles possibility of E-Verify plus asylum changes, including a Flores override. And mentions we might not even have an answer tomorrow … https://t.co/ZthO2Nrtr9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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This seems inevitable. The idea that overturning Roe would 'return the abortion issue to the states' has always been in large part fiction, no? https://t.co/5OV2xmld93
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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And where's E-Verify? It was dangled https://t.co/3kxH3UgGpW Yet it's not in the Axios https://t.co/s41YS6K6DC or @WSJ story. https://t.co/LSuZrq9wi0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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JARED'S PLAN: "nor will it delve into the thorniest issues around the border and asylum, a senior administration official said.." Huh? I thought that was the point. https://t.co/c6e1cYnqVE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 16, 2019
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Evidence for the argument that anticipated Dem demands for amnesty *are* part of Jared's plan. (Does @RyanGirdusky know this?) https://t.co/W44Oyn2JBH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 15, 2019
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PS: Lindsey also said "he was in favor of the president’s China policy …that the U.S. is in a better position than China and that it’s important that America not back down." https://t.co/iAl5XmhT6F
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 15, 2019
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This seems like MSM fixated on hope of grand amnesty. My impression is basically nobody's struggled to amnesty ALL 11 million illegals-as opposed to just Dreamers-since '16, unless you count the no-deportation rule Schumer snuck into the failed Rounds Bill https://t.co/IiwWEXni5p https://t.co/gCVf4UX0Ny
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 15, 2019
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HUH? WHEN DID THEY TRY? IT'S BEEN DEAD "Congressional [GOPS & Dems] struggled to try to reach a compromise on immigration that would address the 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally. Since Trump took office, they have repeatedly failed .." https://t.co/YhchlaQtH3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 15, 2019
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That's my view — i.e. even his (non-McCainish) defenses of Trump are ultimately designed to let him push (McCainish) amnesty. So far, no discordant data. …. https://t.co/8pAi8Hlnjn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 14, 2019
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