Listen, I merely stated I hadn't seen a source into this latest pivot you did (remember, we started with AOC not being outraged about minor detentions). As I stated in that thread, I consider AMLO a clown and his opinion on border crossings can be disregarded, but it's at least appreciated that you linked the source
Just to be sure you don't miss or ignore the data once again... The number of unaccompanied minors detained at the border nearly doubled in March compared with February. Total migrant arrivals passed a 15-year high. Friday, April 2, 2021 12:21 PM EST https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/border-crossings-us-mexico.html Altogether, border officials encountered more than 170,000 migrants in March, a nearly 70 percent increase from February and the highest monthly since 2006. More than 18,700 children and teenagers were taken into custody after crossing the border, including at port entries, in March, nearly double the roughly 9,450 minors detained in February. Just 3,490 minors crossed in February of last year. The unaccompanied children and teenagers detained at the border nearly doubled in March compared with the previous month, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. Altogether, border officials encountered more than 170,000 migrants in March, a nearly 70 percent increase from February and the highest monthly since 2006. Officials advised that the statistics are preliminary and an official count will likely be released next week. More than 18,700 children and teenagers were taken into custody after crossing the border, including at port entries, in March, nearly double the roughly 9,450 minors detained in February. Just 3,490 minors crossed in February of last year. Border officials also encountered more than 53,000 migrants traveling as families in March, up from roughly 19,250 in the prior month, according to the documents, even as the Biden administration struggled to safely process thousands of minors already held in border detention centers. The pace of crossings by migrant families is similar to numbers in 2019, when the Trump administration struggled to safely process a surge of Central American families fleeing poverty and persecution. President Biden has left a Trump-era pandemic emergency rule in place empowering agents to rapidly turn away migrants at the border without providing the chance to ask for asylum, but the administration has not applied the sweeping restriction to unaccompanied minors. Faced with criticism from Republicans that Mr. Biden has not asserted control at the border, administration officials have repeatedly cited the use of the rule against single adults and families. But a majority of the families crossing the border are now being taken into custody and subsequently released into the United States because of restricted capacity in facilities on both sides of the southwest border, according to government documents and homeland security officials. To relieve overcrowding in border detention facilities, border agents are now releasing many families at bus stations along the border, including some without full information for their upcoming court appearances, according to officials. The administration has attributed the inability to expel families to a change in Mexican law that prohibits the detention of small children. Authorities in Mexico have also refused the expulsions because of restricted space in shelters where they could house the families.
AOC's bills get zero attention in Congress, study finds Study declares AOC one of the least effective members of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's bills received no action in committees and no floor votes https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-one-of-least-effective-members-congress She’s the queen of Twitter — but less successful at lawmaking. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was among the least effective members of the last Congress, according to a new survey from the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking — a joint project of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia. Ocasio-Cortez introduced a total of 21 bills that the center defined as "substantive" — but that is where the story ends. Her legislation received no action in committees, no floor votes, and none ever became law, according to the center, which takes its data from Congress.gov. "She introduced a lot of bills, but she was not successful at having them receive any sort of action in committee or beyond committee and if they can’t get through committee they cannot pass the House," Alan Wiseman, a Vanderbilt political scientist and co-director of the center, told The Post. "It’s clear that she was trying to get her legislative agenda moving and engage with the lawmaking process," Wiseman added. "But she wasn’t as successful as some other members were — even among [other] freshmen — at getting people to pay attention to her legislation." When looking at the legislative effectiveness of all congressional Democrats, AOC was ranked 230th out of 240 Democrats. Among the 19 Democratic lawmakers from New York, she ranked last. Among the bills that died at birth were a federal overhaul of public housing, a ban on fracking and a mandate to provide full federal public benefits to illegal immigrants. Democratic House insiders said many of Ocasio-Cortez’s colleagues found her approach alienating. "Tweeting is easy, governing is hard. You need to have friends. You need to understand the committee process, you need to be willing to make sacrifices," said one. "Her first day in Congress … she decided to protest outside of Nancy Pelosi’s office." A second Democratic insider who worked with her in the New York delegation added that "legislation was never her focus. It was media and narrative." Across the aisle, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told The Post, "Her ludicrous policy ideas would destroy our country — Americans should be thankful she’s not effective." As a current freshman, Malliotakis does not appear on the list. Represenatives for Ocasio-Cortez did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post. Fellow Democratic socialist "Squad" members fared better than AOC. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar sponsored 33 bills that also went nowhere, earning her 214th place, while Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib saw three of her substantive bills advance into committee — with one ultimately becoming law. She ranked 92nd. Things weren’t much better over in the Senate where New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand clocked in at 39 of 45 — with none of the substantive bills she proposed becoming law. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer landed at 33 — though Wiseman stressed that politicians in leadership positions often fared poorly, as their jobs required them to assist other members with their initiatives. It wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Empire State — which benefited from a large bench of lefty warhorses with clout in the chamber. Westchester Rep. Nita Lowey, who retired last year after a 32-year career in Congress, was declared the House’s most successful Democrat in her final term, a ranking she snagged largely owing to her job as chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee. Of 29 major bills she introduced, seven ultimately became law. Ranking just behind her as the chamber’s third most-effective Democrat was Manhattan’s Carolyn Maloney. Among Republicans, Syracuse’s John Katko was a major standout, with six of his substantive bills passing the House (none became law) despite his party being in the minority. He was the highest-rated New York Republican and ranked third overall among his colleagues. Tom Reed, a Republican from Corning, scored the lowest of state GOP lawmakers who completed a full term, but still placed a respectable 45th out of 205, with 11 substantive bills sponsored and one becoming law.
Study declares AOC one of the least effective members of Congress, Internet says 'no one is surprised' According to the survey by Center for Effective Lawmaking, AOC introduced a total of 21 bills that the center defined as 'substantive'. But her legislation received no action in committees, no floor votes, and none ever became law https://meaww.com/study-aoc-alexand...ills?utm_source=smartnews&utm_medium=Referral
Yes... Meaww is "entertainment news".... but the intent here is to show the response of people on the Internet.
In 1998, Noam Chomsky said: "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum—even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate."
AOC's Progressive group looking to take out moderate Democrats. Progressive group that recruited AOC to run for Congress targets first incumbent Democrat of 2022 cycle Justice Democrats backs challenge to Rep. Jim Cooper from the left https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-progressive-group-targets-first-incumbent-democrat-2022