Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act of 2021 November 4, 2021 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.

[Demovictory9]

This is what the repubs do... take relatively small issue, blow it up. Look at the shiny object over here!!!

https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/illegal-immigrant-payoff-prohibition-act-of-2021


Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act of 2021
November 4, 2021 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, introduced the Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act of 2021. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan are principal co-sponsors.

The legislation will prevent the Attorney General from making settlement payments to individuals and families who entered the United States illegally. It is a direct response to reports that the Biden Administration is proposing to pay as much as $450,000 per person to compensate families that unlawfully entered the United States.

“Who says crime doesn’t pay? Under Biden it apparently pays very well indeed,” remarked Rep. McClintock upon introducing the bill. “Law-abiding, hardworking Americans have seen their purchasing power decimated by Biden’s economic policies while he has surrendered our southern border. Paying illegal immigrants $450,000 apiece as an apology for Trump’s decision to enforce our immigration law adds insult to injury. Congress has the power of the purse, and that’s why we must act today to stop this outrageous plan in its tracks.”

"With all the challenges Americans are facing every day – including an unprecedented border crisis – providing $450,000 per person settlement payments to illegal immigrants is pure insanity," said House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. "This is not only an insult to the American people, but also will worsen the border crisis and lead to a business boom for drug cartels and human traffickers, who are already exploiting Democrats’ disastrous border policies."

"Democrats lock down the economy, pay people not to work, raise your taxes, and now want to give illegal immigrants $450,000 checks paid for by American taxpayers," said House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan. "Our bill would make sure the Attorney General can’t unilaterally make that happen."

The Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act of 2021 has been introduced with 146 co-sponsors.

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[rampartc]

1. biden said this payoff idea is "garbage."

what makes these repubs think biden promised the separated families $450k?

if we oppose this bill they will crucify us with the "open borders" crap, but they do that anyway.

[Demovictory9]

2. the nuances of issues are swept away. Magats will only here "giving them $450K" and repeat it,

they have been for days.

[rampartc]

3. as near as i can tell, biden's only promise on this issue

is "justice" for the separated families. i don't know where they came up with $450k."

that seems high, but my family has never been separated out of sheer sadistic bad faith.

[Demovictory9]

4. settlement talks in the works related to lawsuit by the families represented by ACLU

[jimfields33]

5. White House walks back statement from President Biden

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/administration/580142-white-house-walks-back-biden-comments-on-migrant-families-payments%3famp

[PoliticAverse]

8. The ACLU responded to Biden's comment...

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-comment-biden-statement-settlements-family-separation

And the Whitehouse issued a clarification on Biden't statement:

the president is perfectly comfortable with the Department of Justice settling with the individuals and families who are currently in litigation with the US government.

The $ 450,000 per person figure comes from the DOJ negotiations with the people suing.

[Celerity]

6. This, defund the police, CRT, etc are going to be used as bazookas of bullshit to blow us apart

The fucking Rethugs are brilliant in their deviousness, as these all involve our core bases of PoC. If a Dem handles pushback to the Rethug agitprop in a clumsy manner, it could splinter unity.

White fear, racism, privilege, and xenophobia are hard to overcome as well, and the MAGAts have all that cranked up to blowtorch level.

[rampartc]

9. they will plant a "transgender" oin every ladies room as well.

these things work for them.

it doe not matter what "critical race theory" really is. they have video from some classroom domewgere of a teacher divifing her class into teams of "slaves" and "masters" for some kind of exercise. it may have never happened but, who wants their kid playing those games.

[PoliticAverse]

7. And so it begins. n/t

[lapfog_1]

10. called it...

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2822058