Our Deanna told you about this 370 page monstrosity yesterday morning. The long-awaited Border Bill, H.R.2 – Secure the Border Act of 2023, was revealed to the world in all its disagreeable bloat on Sunday night. It was immediately proclaimed “Dead On Arrival” and the search was begun for its murderer. The culprit was revealed to be (Dun, Dun, Dun) former President Donald Trump. Well, why not? He’s a convenient villain. This Border Bill has revealed the Democrat’s utter fear of Donald Trump.

If you are a masochist, you can read H.R.2, we’ll just call it the Border Bill, here. Here’s what you need to know from Deanna’s post yesterday:

On immigration alone, this border bill should be dead on arrival in the House of Representatives. But then we get into the special poopy dressing that has been added into the crap sandwich to make this a goodie bag of incoming disaster.

First, the Ukraine money. You knew that we weren’t going to get a crap sandwich without a $60 BILLION helping for Ukraine, right?

The $118 billion national security supplemental includes $60 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel, aid for Indo-Pacific allies and the bipartisan border security agreement.

The border security component — which totals $20 billion — would give the federal government temporary authority to expel migrants when the average number of daily crossings exceeds a threshold, end “catch and release” and raise standards for asylum screenings and seek to process claims quicker, among other provisions.

You are reading that correctly. The border gets $20 billion, Ukraine gets $60 billion, and Israel will get $14.1 billion. Taiwan is also slated to get money as well. Speaker Mike Johnson already put forward a standalone bill for Israel, which would give them $17.6 billion. But this border bill is desperately echoing what Joe Biden has been begging for and demanding from Congress – another huge check to Ukraine, with no end in sight to the conflict itself.On immigration alone, this border bill should be dead on arrival in the House of Representatives. But then we get into the special poopy dressing that has been added into the crap sandwich to make this a goodie bag of incoming disaster.

First, the Ukraine money. You knew that we weren’t going to get a crap sandwich without a $60 BILLION helping for Ukraine, right?

The $118 billion national security supplemental includes $60 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel, aid for Indo-Pacific allies and the bipartisan border security agreement.

The border security component — which totals $20 billion — would give the federal government temporary authority to expel migrants when the average number of daily crossings exceeds a threshold, end “catch and release” and raise standards for asylum screenings and seek to process claims quicker, among other provisions.

You are reading that correctly. The border gets $20 billion, Ukraine gets $60 billion, and Israel will get $14.1 billion. Taiwan is also slated to get money as well. Speaker Mike Johnson already put forward a standalone bill for Israel, which would give them $17.6 billion. But this border bill is desperately echoing what Joe Biden has been begging for and demanding from Congress – another huge check to Ukraine, with no end in sight to the conflict itself.

A monstrosity of a bill made up of big crap sandwiches. A Dead On Arrival bill. GOP negotiator Senator James Lanford was condemned by his own Oklahoma GOP before the Border Bill was released.

Utah Senator Mike Lee gave the American people credit for unaliving the bill:

A week ago we were told the border deal was almost certain to pass—even though we wouldn’t see the bill until 24 hours ago.

As of tonight, it appears to be going the way of the eight-track tape.

This place is strange.

We were worried.

Then the people spoke!#RIPBorderDeal

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) February 6, 2024

But, it couldn’t be little ol’ us. We don’t have that kind of power (They think).

President Trump, Said "Don't be STUPID!!! We need a separate Border and Immigration Bill.

It should not be tied to foreign aid in any way, shape, or form!" said Trump, who is running for reelection and is desperate to deprive President Joe Biden of a major legislative win. pic.twitter.com/6VmW8LFDO2

— Ahmed Haji Omer▪️ (@ethiomuslimsmed) February 6, 2024

Yes, Trump is against this bill to deprive Joe of a major legislative win. Don’t make me laugh. So, Vox gave us this last night: “Democrats are trying to pass a right-wing border bill, but the GOP won’t let them.”

In short, the deal proposes new authority to quickly expel migrants arriving on the southern border at times of high demand, amounting to a massive departure from the United States’ historical commitments to asylum seekers. It also looks to close gaps in the legal immigration system that has left everyone from the children of high-skilled foreign workers to Afghan refugees in limbo. Though it’s unlikely to pass, it still matters as a signal of what Democrats are willing to concede on immigration in an election year when it’s become a major flashpoint.

The deal falls far short of the kind of comprehensive immigration reform that Congress came close to passing in 2013 and leaves certain key issues unresolved, including the fate of so-called “Dreamers” who came to the US without authorization as children. It’s scheduled for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, and former President Donald Trump has urged Republicans not to support it.

Democrats concede? What? If Republicans need Trump to urge them not to support this bill, they need to get out.

Axios made their position even more clear: “Trump activates MAGA caucus to kill Senate border deal, weaken McConnell.”

Trump activates the MAGA caucus sounds pretty “Super Villain”, doesn’t it? Most of the article is what we’ve come to expect from Axios, but I leave you with this:

The bill has virtually no chance of passing the House, but Trump’s allies are trying to cast McConnell’s leadership of the Senate next cycle as uncertain.

“Don’t be STUPID!!! We need a separate Border and Immigration Bill. It should not be tied to foreign aid in any way, shape, or form!” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“Our hope is the Senate kills this bill … and if not, the bill will die in the House where every member of Republican leadership is united against it,” Trump ally and GOP strategist Alex Bruesewitz told Axios.

I love everything about this pushback so far. As long as Supervillain Trump, the MAGA caucus and the MAGA minions stay strong, we are safe from this Border Bill.

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