"There is clear public support for Trump's effort to "secure the border," but immigration reform has three parts, not one. It must include fixing the asylum system and creating more paths to legal status. A good start would be to copy what we did in the 1960s with the Cuban Adjustment Act. Hundreds of thousands of Cubans entered the country illegally but were awarded legal status with as little as one year of being here."
"Every loss of life is indeed a tragedy, and this is no exception. The driver, however, is not without some culpability, but you wouldn't know it by news accounts. The Associated Press reports that the officer "pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the vehicle at close range" while "the vehicle moves toward him." The officer acts deliberately, but there is no characterization of the driver's actions. It's as if it were an autonomous vehicle."
The Trump administration's efforts to remove large numbers of people who entered illegally are described as built on falsehoods and causing harm. Public support exists for securing the border, but comprehensive immigration reform must include asylum system fixes and additional legal pathways. The Cuban Adjustment Act and the wet foot/dry foot policy are offered as historical models for faster legalization. Media coverage of an ICE officer shooting in Minneapolis is criticized for downplaying the driver's culpability and failing to describe the driver's actions. A separate comment calls for the next governor to prioritize education.
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