I bet a lot of people can identify with that. This has come up before here in Minnesota, and been dealt with. He got a plea deal and the charge was reduced to reckless driving, so unlike George W. Bush, he won't need a waiver to enter Canada. I'm not sure what role his hearing played in this, but he did have some kind of surgery to restore it several years ago. He also no longer drinks.
If that's the case, then why dredge up ancient history? Anything to make him look bad. Considering the history of many of the GOP candidates, it's the pot calling the kettle black.
That is the way politics works. Because for some people it is about personality and not policy. So for those people they need to know about the personality. Be it drunk driving or stolen valor or working for China etc
He is just a relatable guy. There are probably 2 or 3 things the other side will use against him, but he can handle it. He is caring and compassionate and the issues he supports reflect this. He can be thoughtful and serious when it's appropriate, but he's usually good-natured and cheerful.
This post was edited by Jane S at August 6, 2024 7:13 PM MDT
Yes, absolutely. Even though he started out as a high school teacher. ;) He has a different perspective than lawyers/career politicians. He actually believes in public service.
This post was edited by Jane S at August 7, 2024 2:58 PM MDT
Or just as good, depending on your views. This law will help ensure that drivers have passed the written test, the vision test, the road test, and have car insurance, and will make our roads safer for everybody.
This post was edited by Jane S at August 7, 2024 2:58 PM MDT
Illegals should not have driver licenses. They should not be here. But certainly not given a driver's license. Makes it too easy for them to vote in our elections.
This post was edited by my2cents at August 7, 2024 7:01 AM MDT
The federal government enforces immigration laws, not the states. Allowing fellow human beings to go hungry, unhoused, and without medical care may be the policies of those who support Christian Nationalism, but people of all faiths in Minnesota think otherwise.
How a state deals with illegals is a state policy. And Walz invited them in. Even saying he wanted to invest on a ladder company so the illegals could scale the wall He is another open border Dem, he will fit right in with Harris.
There you go again, believing corporate media. Faux news decided to take a few seconds of a longer statement to push the narrative that Walz supports an open border which appears to have reached a wider audience. Common sense would tell us that a 15 second clip of what looks like a truly outrageous statement needs context before accepting as proof of anything. His point was that a wall is not the most effective way to close the border since it can be scaled with a ladder. He is in favor of things like electronic surveillance and more border patrol agents. He talked about the border bill that provided for those things and which funded a legal system that would try asylum cases in 90 days and either admit or send back migrants quickly instead of what we have now, which is a years-long backlog. He stated unequivocally that we need to secure both the southern and the northern border. I have seen the entire clip and a sarcastic comment about the effectiveness of the wall should not be interpreted as support for open borders.
You can the clip yourself. It is embedded in this article.
I agree the others will help. But tell me exactly how a electronic fence is more of a deterant than a physical barrier? Unless of course he means an actual electric fence...Zappp. He of course does not mean that. So what if the agent gets a notification that people are crossing....they go and the people are likely already gone..
In his statement he says it plain and simple: That's not how you stop this. You stop this using electronics, you stop it using more border control agents, and you stop it by having a legal system that allows for that tradition of allowing folks to come here, just like my relatives did to come here, be able to work and establish the American dream.”
If they want to come, they can come legally, speak the language and have a job or a sponsor so that they do not need government assistance.
So, you see how the ladder comment got misrepresented? Good.
Walz was not talking about an electronic fence, he was talking about the latest technologies, some of which are already in use, on both land and sea borders. He also wants more border patrol officers. I am not an expert on the surveillance towers (sometimes referred to as a virtual wall), heat sensors, electonic sensors that can detect motion and other electronics used to monitor border here and in other countries. We also have scanners that can detect fentanyl, most of which comes through legal points of entry but we don't have the budget to use them. Nor do we have the budget for more border patrol agents.
Personally, I don't have the expertise to make a case for electronics, but I suspect that one can be made.
US Immigration law requires that we allow entry to asylum-seekers, and hear their cases. The legal process is long, because there are not enough judges to hear the cases and we dont have the budget to hire more. It can take years, and in the meantime the migrants are here legally, and don't leave unless and until their asylum request is heard.
We have a complex system for immigration and the border crisis seems to mostly caused by asylum-seekers. What you seem to want, is for the Immigration law to be changed to eliminate anyone from coming here because they are facing violence, persecution or starvation and they want asylum. I do not agree. I prefer a more humanitarian policy.
As for other legal way for immigrants to enter, it's not easy, and here is a link you may find helpful.
This post was edited by my2cents at August 7, 2024 7:01 AM MDT
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