I had no idea that Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that imposed a large fine for aliens who defy a deportation order.
Apparently, neither did many other people because the law had just been sitting there unused over the past four years.
I believe this will encourage self-deportation. What do you think?https://t.co/gSC1FSbjay
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) April 8, 2025
There was a time when the differences between Republicans and Democrats on border issues were modest. Everybody agreed that programs that allowed foreign workers to enter the United States under legal programs were cool, and everybody agreed that the border should be secure.
There were disagreements, of course, and slightly different approaches on how to enforce the laws and how much effort should be placed on enforcement, but the differences were between the 40-yard lines on the…
