The idea of a “border crisis” has long been used by both Republicans and Democrats to justify harsh immigration policies. From Biden’s sweeping asylum processing restrictions intended to gain “control of our border,” to Trump’s near-total suspension of asylum processing predicated on a proclaimed “invasion” at the southern border, the playbook is nothing new. Whether you have believed that…

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  • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Always have been.

    Used to travel near Buffalo all the time before 2010, those assholes drove on I-90 and recklessly sped all the time with zero lights on. Pretty sure the tactic was just to drive along the border jump scaring people at 100+mph hoping they’d swerve or something giving them PC.