Border disorder: Why Capitol Hill lawmakers disagree on the US immigration crisis

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 10 February 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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On the GZERO World Podcast, we're tackling America’s border crisis. And by the way, things have gotten so bad in recent years that both Republicans and Democrats alike are now acknowledging that the influx of migrants is, indeed, a crisis. In December alone, US Border Patrol tallied a record-high 250,000 arrests, up thirteen percent from the previous record set in December 2022. Why have things gotten so bad, and what can be done to solve the crisis at the border? And why is a bipartisan bill to address the problem sure never to become law? To understand these, Ian is joined by two US House members who serve on the House immigration subcommittee: First, by California Democrat Zoe Lofgren and later by Indiana Republican Victoria Spartz.

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0:00.0	I am not defending the current processes at the border.
0:03.8	It has to change.
0:05.1	And people who are critical of it are right.
0:07.5	But to think that that's more important than the protection of democracy is simply wrong.
0:12.7	If we lose our democracy, we don't have the capacity to deal with any of the other issues we face.
0:23.4	Hello and welcome to the G0 World Podcast.
0:27.8	This is where you'll find extended versions of my conversations on public television.
0:34.0	I'm Ian Bremmer, and today we are diving into one of the hottest policy issues of the 2024 election, immigration.
0:36.8	In December alone, U.S. Border Patrols tallied a record high, 250,000 arrests.
0:44.0	That's up 13 percent from the previous record, said in December 2022.
0:48.8	Why have things gotten so bad and what can be done to solve the crisis at the border?
0:56.4	And why is a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the problem sure to never become law? I'm joined by two U.S. House members who serve on
1:03.5	the Immigration Subcommittee, first by Indiana Republican Victoria Sparts, and later by California
1:10.1	Democrat Zoe Lofgren. I spoke California Democrat, Zoe Lofgren.
1:12.8	I spoke with Sparts and Lofgren moments before the Majorcas vote, which ultimately failed.
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