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The Washington Post editorial board knocked Democratic Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for apparently not doing enough to handle the influx of illegal immigrants being bussed into town while appearing to give the Biden administration a pass.

Migrants by the busloads have been sent to the capital by GOP governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona as a political statement over President Biden's handling of the immigration crisis at the southern border.

Bowser has vocally complained about the migrant surge in her city, suggesting those entering the country are being "tricked" into coming to D.C. but stressed it is "a federal issue that demands a federal response."

In a piece published Tuesday, the Post editorial board claimed Bowser "has largely sat on her hands."

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Mayor Muriel Bower delivers remarks at the Legacy Leadership Luncheon & Awards during National Urban League Conference 2022 - Day 3 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on July 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Brian Stukes/Getty Images)

"That inaction further victimizes vulnerable people and fuels the success of Mr. Abbott and Mr. Duceys political stunt," the editorial board wrote. "Its time for Ms. Bowser to provide more concrete leadership."

"Ms. Bowser is not wrong in arguing that federal help is needed, and the District gets credit for facilitating a conversation between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and SAMU First Response, an international humanitarian nonprofit, that resulted in a grant to support about half of the arriving migrants. But even with federal assistance, the D.C. government needs to play a role. Volunteers estimate that 10 to 15 percent of migrants arriving in D.C. stay in the area; the rest leave within a few days to their intended destination," the board continued.

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The Post praised the city of Brownsville, Texas for its municipal government that established a migrant processing center and partnered with local nonprofits to meet various needs, urging Bowser's administration to "replicate that approach."

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (C) speaks during a press conference on February 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"It could direct D.C. staff to assist the organizations already supporting migrants. It could apply for FEMA funding, while considering calls by council members to draw from the citys $500 million budget surplus for fiscal 2022. It could find a place close to Union Station as a respite center for arriving migrants, along with providing coronavirus testing, masks and isolation spaces. Since April, Ms. Bowser has been relying on unpaid labor and donations from local residents to help arriving migrants. They cant and shouldnt continue to do governments job," the Post wrote.

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The editorial board concluded, "Mr. Abbott and Mr. Ducey hope to cause trouble, to make it seem as though migrants inevitably lead to chaos and thus compel the federal government to pass more draconian border policies. The District governments inaction, and local aid groups being overwhelmed as a result, threatens to create a narrative of crisis that plays into the hand of the Republican governors. But it doesnt have to be like this: By implementing humane and effective programs, D.C. could model immigration solutions. The city should waste no time in acting."

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks about the city's preparations for the white nationalist-led rally marking the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests in Washington D.C., U.S., August 9, 2018. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

In May, the Washington Post editorial board similarly scolded Congress for failing to pass immigration reform, laying little to no responsibility at the feet of the Biden administration as it mulled lifting Title 42 enacted by the Trump administration that barred migrants from coming into the country during the pandemic.

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The board was even defensive of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying GOP lawmakers will use border crossings to "skewer" the top Biden official and amplifying calls for his impeachment, declaring the political threats "preposterous on the merits."

"Notwithstanding the Biden administrations floundering performance and mixed messaging on the border, the real immigration policy failure has been Congresss," the Post declared. "Its proven inability over decades to enact meaningful reform has left the nation, and Mr. Mayorkas, to grapple with dysfunction."

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Written by Nihal Krishan Jul 26, 2022 | FEDSCOOP

A bipartisan bill intended to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and help the U.S. compete with China in the development of cutting edge technologies has passed a key Senate vote.

The legislation, known as CHIPS-plus, passed 64-32 in the Senate Tuesday, and includes approximately $52 billion in government subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production. It also includes $24 billion in investment tax credits for chip plants and other funding to spur innovation and research of other key U.S. technologies.

The bill, which is expected to get a final vote in the Senate and the House in the coming week, could significantly affect the federal governments IT components supply chain along with domestic manufacturing supply chain security that is monitored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Semiconductors, which are essential and expensive components of modern-day technology ranging from cell phones to sophisticated military systems, have seen an explosion in demand in the past decade. Supply chain issues resulting from the pandemic have contributed to a global shortage of the component.

In a new report published Tuesday, the Government Accountability Office highlighted the importance of bolstering the chip manufacturing workforce, including through new training programs and immigration reform to allow skilled workers into the country.

The watchdog, which interviewed over 70 semiconductor policy experts for the most effective measures to address the shortage, also suggested securing access to critical manufacturing materials, improving supply chain security and prioritizing chip supply based on industry need.

In a joint letter to Congress sent July 13, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said semiconductors are ground-zero in the tech race between the U.S. and China.

They are driving innovation and competitiveness in nearly every emerging technology including AI, and also have a wide range of critical national security applications, they wrote.

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Just hours after news broke Monday that dozens of people later confirmed to be migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, lawmakers and advocacy groups took part in a partisan blame game.

Gov. Greg Abbott blamed the president in a tweet: These deaths are on at Biden. They are a result of his deadly open border policies.

The League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, instead blamed Abbotts Operation Lone Star, a state-funded and -operated border-security mission, and former President Trumps immigration policies.

The politics of President Trump and Governor Abbott to build the wall, deport them all, and Operation Lone Star have all been abysmal failures, said Domingo Garcia, LULACs national president.

But policy experts and immigration attorneys argue that its decades of failed immigration policy not one party or administration that led to the tragedy and others like it.

The idea that any one president is responsible for things like this is simply not in line with the facts. And, similarly, we have seen incidents like this occur in countries around the world, said Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, the policy director at the American Immigration Council, a Washington-based research and advocacy organization. This is evidence of the systematic failure of the United States and other nations to update their legal immigration systems for a modern era of global displacement.

The death toll after Mondays discovery increased to at least 51 Tuesday after some migrants taken to the hospital later died, Texas Public Radio reported. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrand said 22 of the migrants were Mexican, seven were from Guatemala, two were from Honduras, and the remaining people have not yet been identified.

Though the number of fatalities is staggering compared to other smuggling events, Reichlin-Melnick said, the motivation that led to similar tragedies was the same.

The last time we updated our legal immigration system was November 1990, months before the first website went online, he said, referring to the Immigration Act of 1990 that raised the cap on legal migration. For many migrants [now], there is simply no way to legally immigrate to the United States. And even for people who do have a path to get a visa to the United States, that path is often so expensive and time consuming that it is not practically possible.

Eduardo Beckett, an El Paso-based immigration attorney who specializes in asylum cases, said Republicans have had success in crafting an anti-immigrant message while Democrats cant or wont push back on the policy front.

The right-wing, the Trump [supporters], the anti-immigrants are loud and more in the open, they dont hold back, but in reality, its the whole system, he said.

Beckett specifically said that Title 42, a Trump-era, public health policy that allows federal border officials to immediately expel migrants at the United States southern border, likely increased the migrants sense of desperation. The policy has been in place since March 2020 and the Biden administration, despite an outcry from immigrant rights groups, kept it in place until earlier this year. (The policy is still in effect due to a court order issued last month.)

Title 42 should have ended right away, Biden dragged his feet, he said. So hes to blame for that. But this has been going on for years, all the way back to the Clinton administration. I think the system is working exactly as its supposed to be. Less people are getting in the legal way.

That leads more people to turn to criminals and smugglers for a chance at entering the country, Beckett added.

Things need to change. There needs to be a humane way for people to apply, to come here whether its for asylum or whether its to work as an agricultural worker. Because the system is creating death, right now. At the border and everywhere around the world.

Mondays fatal smuggling attempts came as the number of migrants encountered by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the southern border continues to climb to near-record levels. There were about 239,400 encounters between federal agents and migrants at the southwest border in May, a 2% increase compared to April, according to Customs and Border Protection. Texas continues to see the highest number of apprehensions, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, where there have been more than 333,000 encounters since the beginning of the federal governments fiscal year in October, according to CBP statistics. Thats followed by the Del Rio Sector, where there have been more than 280,600 in the same time frame.

Reichlin-Melnick said those numbers are somewhat misleading because the statistics include tens of thousands of migrants who have tried to cross multiple times.

Title 42 incentivizes them to cross the border repeatedly. That's because Title 42 is not an immigration law. It's a public health law, he said. That means there are no immigration-related consequences for a migrant expelled under Title 42. Thats compared to a conviction for violating federal immigration laws, which bar a migrant from trying to enter for several years.

A person can cross the border as many times as they want, safe in the knowledge that if caught, they will simply be expelled back to Mexico where they can, if they still have the resources, make another attempt to cross, he said. And that means every time somebody is crossing, they're rolling the die. And leads to the possibility of something tragic happening.

Mondays horrific discovery has led advocacy groups to urge the Biden administration to make immigration reform a priority. After blasting Abbott and Republicans in its statement, LULAC said Democrats needed to join their GOP colleagues to usher in change.

It's time for politicians in Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reforms to address these issues and avoid other tragedies, said Domingo Garcia, LULACs national president. It's also time for the politicians in Austin to stop using immigrants as political piatas and start treating them as people in this humanitarian crisis, not a police enforcement issue."

Krish OMara Vignarajah, the CEO and president of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, said there are moral and legal obligations to adopt a system that is fair to people seeking safety.

Our nation requires a reckoning with the fatal fallout of its deterrence-only framework. Real reforms are sorely needed to move us past the partisan politics that have plagued discussions of asylum and our southern border for far too long, she said in a tweet.

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"If we dont take notice to 53 innocent migrants dying, then when are we going to take notice to it?" U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) told Inside Texas Politics.

DALLAS It is the deadliest human smuggling incident in the history of the United States: Fifty-three migrants dead after being locked inside a tractor-trailer that was later abandoned in San Antonio.

The Republican congressman from that area says if this doesnt open our eyes, nothing will.

If we dont take notice to 53 innocent migrants dying, then when are we going to take notice to it, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) asked on Inside Texas Politics.

And now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden Administration can dump the Trump-era Remain in Mexico border policy, Gonzales says two things must happen.

First, the San Antonio Republican says the legislative branch needs to find a long-term solution, so judges arent the folks deciding immigration policy, which can vary from court to court and year to year.

And second, he says the executive branch needs to implement policies that work. While he thinks the Remain in Mexico policy was flawed, he says it was working. It required asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases were heard in U.S. courts.

Gonzales also thinks more immigration judges must be added to the equation.

What needs to happen is folks need to get their asylum cases heard in days, not years, the Republican said. They need to have due process. But once their process is through, if they do not qualify for asylum, they need to return back to their country of origin.

The congressmans last priority is a legal route to obtain work visas, a program he says is currently broken.

The Republican says he represents 42% of the Texas border with Mexico and he thinks you can have both security and compassion.

I think you can have both a strong border security package and an immigration reform package that welcomes those that want to come and work and live the American dream, he said. Now, you cant start with amnesty. And you cant start with the wall. I mean, that immediately tanks any kind of package. I think you start with work visas and you build out from there.

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This commentary has been adapted from a homily delivered during a memorial mass for immigrants at San Fernando Cathedral Thursday night.

The Lord says, in Exodus, You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt. If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely listen to their cry (Ex 22:20.22).

Not all sins have the same degree of intrinsic evil by which God is offended, nor are their consequences equally serious. The exploitation of the poor, and in particular of migrants who flee dramatic situations in search of opportunities and hope is particularly grave.

The carnage by abandonment whether intentional or negligent of our 53 brothers and sisters killed on Monday, is one of those sins that cry to heaven. Anyone who is not outraged is complicit to at least some degree. They are Gods children. We grieve the loss of these immigrant brothers and sisters because they are members of Gods family.

Certainly, it is traders of death who consider lives as merchandise and ultimately as collateral damage. However, it is not permissible for anyone in our society to remain idle and look the other way in the face of the humanitarian crisis caused to unregulated migration. We all have a role to play in solidarity with people fleeing in search of opportunities for development.

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Even though it is everyones responsibility, it falls primarily on the lay faithful to create the political incentives for our elected representatives to fulfill their duty to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The Catholic lay faithful must assume their baptismal duty to sanctify social life by organizing it according to the values of the Gospel. Everyone must do their bit to be part of the solution.

Catholic social teaching provides moral guidance primarily for the laity in their duty of civic engagement. All social life is based on our shared responsibility to uphold human dignity and to pursue the common good, through the practice of solidarity and subsidiarity.

Immigration is a natural phenomenon that arises from the supply and demand for labor and security. It is like a stream of water. If it is not given a channel, it finds it naturally, but not in the right way. Migration is a natural human right. Likewise, the receiving country has the right and the duty to regulate it.

In very concrete ways, the path of immigrants often identifies with the itinerary of the beatitudes described in the gospel of Matthew. It does us good to hear their experiences beyond headlines and editorials. As much as possible, I suggest listening first-hand to the stories of immigrants. It is not uncommon to realize that they have traveled challenging spiritual journeys throughout their physical exodus. They are a great gift for receiving countries, like ours, which owes its greatness largely to its immigrant spirit.

As Pope Francis has said, these beloved men and women mostly young adults were following their hope of a better life.

As we entrust them to Gods merciful embrace, we are warned so that their lives have not been lost in vain. This tragedy must prevent others. Like Pope Francis said, may the Lord open our hearts so these misfortunes never happen again.

May we learn to walk through the journey of the beatitudes in our civic engagement, coming to realize that politics rightly understood is the opposite of ideological confrontation. It is one of the highest forms of charity. It is a path that begins by loving our closest neighbor in order to be able to love even those we do not know.

May the hopes that these deceased pursued be more than fulfilled in heaven through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe. May she guide them on their final journey to restful waters, where their souls are refreshed.

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