Re the funding increase:
People to put handcuffs on wasn’t the bottleneck, so no it doesn’t. Immigration courts are the bottleneck, and actually jamming more low-level or non-offenders into the system exacerbates that problem.
Unfortunately, TPS is up to the executive branch, not congress, so changing the duration is up to the executive branch discretion.
I'm pretty sure the executive has power over border policy, the INA is very broad and gives a lot of power to the executive, also it would be crazy if the executive can't decide on border policy, congress is too slow/deadlocked to do anything meaningful.
Second one yes it's iffy.
The solution to Congressional deadlock is called “electing new representatives.” The executive in fact does not have the ability to “shut off” asylum processing, no matter how dysfunctional Congress is. And even under the INA. Read INA § 1158(a)(1).
We could have a clause in the Constitution that says something like, “if Congress is deadlocked, POTUS can do whatever they want.” Alas we do not have such a clause, and so he cannot, even if you feel there is deadlock.
I’d suggest though that our government breaking laws is in fact worse than random individuals breaking laws.
That’s true for pretty obvious reasons, I’ll add.
Illegal immigration can best be thought of as a slow-moving constitutional crisis. An increasingly large portion of the electorate wants decisive solutions to illegal immigration and will vote for the person who gives them that, regardless of the constitutionality.
“Wealth inequality is… therefore property rights don’t matter”
“Climate change is… therefore freedom of movement doesn’t matter”
“Foreign influence is… therefore freedom of speech doesn’t matter”
“School shootings are… therefore the second amendment doesn’t matter”
All the same seditious, un-American attitude.
We have a system for resolving these disputes! It’s all laid out in the Constitution.