Extremists Call for ‘Civil War’ and ‘Secession’ Over Texas Border Ruling

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Extremists Call for ‘Civil War’ and ‘Secession’ Over Texas Border Ruling

They do this all the time. Maybe Biden should call their bluff, execute his powers as Commander in Chief, and order the National Guard in Texas to turn on State Police.

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I fail to see how that legal process involves almost drowning in a river or becoming entangled in razor wire. We are talking about separate groups of people: some requesting asylum the LEGAL way and others taking a chance and YOLOing across the border.

Except that walking across the border and surrendering to the border patrol IS the legal way.

So then why are people swimming across rivers and getting ensnared in razor wire, vs legally crossing at designated entry points? If they intend to surrender to border patrol, why not enter the US where the border patrol is present instead of sneaking across? In Tijuana, one can stand in line, get cleared by customs and enter the country. None of that has anything to do with razor wire.

Because the entry points are closed.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1158

Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien’s status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, section 1225(b) of this title.

They are actually following the legal process

The entry points are closed? Not one person crosses the border from Mexico to the US each day?