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Nemo
Nothing more than low-grade trolling by the Faux “news” political brigade. How much taxpayer funding was used to own the libs for the cameras?
And isn’t this a tactic admission that these jerks can’t solve their own problems and thus have to export them?
In the spirit of reciprocity, it will all be fair game when NYC, Chicago, whatever blue bastion that Governor helmet hair and Abbot want to troll start asking their homeless population if they too would like an all-expenses paid one-way bus ticket to sunny Texas or Florida?
I mean, fair’s fair and if exporting ones problems to another state is how we’re going to handle this, then it would seem like the open spaces of Texas (Catch phrase: it’s like a whole other country!) and Florida (nobody care what its catch phrase is) have the space, the resources and the tax base to handle it.
Maybe when both states have about 100k new homeless residents each, they’ll figure out that trolling one’s fellow states for clicks isn’t a very good idea politically or financially.
These are tough problems to be sure. Farming them out on Faux “news” isn’t the solution.
bass4funk
Yes, it is indeed in part a political stunt. This was the only way to get Washington’s attention to the crisis.
How? The Biden administration will not allow CBP and all border patrol agents to do their job. This is another reason why they won’t show up to the border because they would have to admit acknowledge and answer questions why they’re letting this lawless incursion happen.
They can try and do that and Abbott will go right back around and send them back to these liberals.
If the WH doesn’t want this stunt to continue allow these governors and the border patrol agents to do their jobs and seal the border and complete the wall.
The homeless population will increase in the bluest and richest states until this administration does something about the border.
It is the solution, that’s why we are talking about it now and that’s exactly what Abbott and many other Republicans wanted.
FizzBit
Some older folks remember when the Dems used to be against illegal immigration in support of the Unions.
Not the new & improved corporate Dems.
Im sure we won’t see too many posts from the left on here or they’ll try to distract or divert the issue and make about some FOX news thingy.
lincolnman
Abbott and DeSantis are nothing but far-right theater actors - they don't govern - they engage in far-right stunts while children are murdered in their schools and their electrical networks fail...
I'm all for northern governors to send a couple busloads of criminals from their jails down to Texas and Florida - drop them off near the governor's mansions...
GBR48
The same thing happens in Europe. Migrants accumulate in Southern European nations that cannot cope with the numbers (Greece had real problems), most of the countries away from the borders failing to take their fair share.
The EU did what Trump did, paying Turkey to host migrants and make some attempt to prevent them crossing into the EU.
Politics aside, all US states need to pull their weight on taking a fair share of migrants. Presumably the states mentioned are giving them a nudge.
Given staff shortages impacting on the economy, migrant labour should be seen as a desirable resource. Biden's grand plan to spend billions rebuilding America (like every previous period of infrastructural development) isn't going to be possible without migrant labour. Capable labour is as important to the functioning of an economy as rare earth materials. And don't divide them between 'skilled' and 'unskilled', only snobbishly accepting those with degrees. The biggest shortfalls are in low-wage labour, usually termed 'unskilled'. You think it is unskilled? You try getting up before dawn and picking crops all day - see how long you last.
Nemo
You mean like the deal for 50,000 rail workers that Joe just got done both averting a major strike and getting them an adjustment in their work conditions so that they can take unpaid time off without penalty for medical appointments?
Those unions?
I think you are on the wrong article, Fizz.
This article is about how GOP "Govenors" would rather troll than solve problems and thus need to farm out their problems.
plasticmonkey
Exactly.
For MAGA Republicans, the cruelty is the point. Just like when they separated 5,000 children (including infants) from their parents.
I'm all for working toward comprehensive immigration reform. Just stop the abuse.
plasticmonkey
A threat to mistreat human beings if the GOP doesn't get its way.
Rodney
There are rich people, and their are all others and neither the Twain shall meet.
bass4funk
chill the border, all the por patrol ages to do their jobs, and you’re going to have less deaths. Not that hard to do.
That’s just not going to happen
UChosePoorly
That’s just not going to happen
Because northern governors wouldn't stoop to that level?
theFu
Congress needs to do their job. If there is no line in the sand, people will keep coming. Set an annual limit for all types of immigration. Break it down by original country, if they like. I don't care. Once the amount is reached, no mas. ZERO.
Congress needs to do their job. They need to remove all carrots for illegally entering the US and for providing jobs to anyone illegally in the US with extremely high fines. They need to actively encourage people to choose to leave, if they are here illegally too.
Congress needs to do their job.
I'm not suggesting that this is an easy problem for political types to solve, but pushing it into the future like we've done since the 1970s isn't working. Get something passed ASAP, before the new Congress.
bass4funk
Don’t defect, the real cruelty is for this administration to route millions of illegals into the nation, not vetted, not screened or have their backgrounds checked, more and more people are dying each day, and this administration will not acknowledge the crisis at the border, so I think it’s doing it with Abbet is doing as well as DeSantis, and they should do more of this, maybe after they fled Martha’s Vineyard with illegals, then that just might get their attention to do something along the border.
I’m 100% with you, can you still buy them that, apparently he’s not listening to any of these other Republican governors across the nation.
lincolnman
"all the por patrol ages to do their jobs" - oh, I see, very convincing....
Perhaps, but it should...
Abbott and DeSantis should be busing them to Mar-A-Lago and Bedminster...they'd have a welcoming employer there...ROFL...
painkiller
Migrant buses dropped off by Texas near VP Harris' residence
Only topped by the two planeloads dropping off 50 migrants:
DeSantis flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday.
Democrats should applaud this, because now those people are in sanctuary states, which are set up to handle the influx of illegal immigrants.
Jimizo
DeSantis is a show pony and a top drawer virtue-signaler.
This kind of thing appeals to certain sections the right.
painkiller
JimizoToday 09:56 am JST
The section that wants to protect the country's borders.
bass4funk
Yeah, anyway, good on him for sending these people back, maybe now they’ll understand just a fraction of what the border States are going through.
Bingo!
FizzBit
Ha!
The “deal” is not done. Unions still need to vote for it.
Its before an election.
What if the Unions reject it?
Inflation is rising.
And it’s 100,000 rail workers, not 50,000
White house gives no details, just a statement.
pretty much useless response as the the crime wave in the big cities is spinning and spinning out of control and now throw some illegal immigrants into the mix.
No big picture vision here, just the typical right / left blame game.
agondocz
The Southern White Citizens Councils did very much the same thing in the early 1960s. One group of Black Americans was dropped off at Hyannis, Massachusetts, the home of the Kennedys.
Nemo
This d-baggary "trolling as governing" will play in the short term with the xenophobic minority of the minority partiy's base.
And then, down the road, when these people have become productive members of society living the American dream, they will remember which party shipped them offl like cattle and which party gave them a chance. And they will remember.
lincolnman
Abbott and DeSantis are doing nothing but playing the MAGA-crowd for suckers...
Both know the racist and hateful "Replacement Theory" is what drives the current bigoted and intolerant Repub Party...
So rather than train their police officers on how to respond to an active shooter at a school or have an electrical grid that can withstand sub-freezing temperatures, they engage in this disgusting MAGA-theater...showing the rest of the country what fools they are....
Make some room at Rikers Island for Trump and the rest of his band of insurrectionists - empty out a wing and send them to Tallahassee and Austin...
bass4funk
Since 77% of the nation thinks this administration is pushing the country in the wrong direction then it’s safe to say the minority ruling class needs to realize the nation is not putting up with this anymore.
The vast majority of these illegals are low-skilled workers, the way the world is changing, this administration is letting more people that will sadly end up living poor or impoverished, that never helps any 1st world advanced nation in the long term.
Yes, they will.
https://amac.us/latinos-leaving-the-democratic-party-in-droves/
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2022/02/13/hispanics-saying-adios-democratic-party/6766561001/
painkiller
NemoToday 10:42 am JST
I'm sure they will remember flying on a modern aircraft, temperature controlled, secure from being robbed or attacked. But I also think they will remember walking across Mexico through the Colorado River out in the elements, to get to the US border. Doubt they will be thinking of party lines.
Or maybe they have relatives who previously resided in Colombia, who after making it to the US border were flown back to Colombia, at Biden's directive.
I guess if the migrants are shipped from one US state to another, they are treated like cattle.
But if they are flown from Mexico back to Colombia, or Honduras, or Brazil, or El Salvador, they are treated like what, frequent flyers?
lincolnman
The MAGA-warriors here may want to read this.....
These aren't "illegal immigrants", these are folks already processed for asylum...nothing "illegal" about them...is that what Abbott and DeSantis have been telling you?
Get that? Abbott and DeSantis are doing these folks a favor - free transportation to meet their relatives and settle in the US - isn't that great? Using Red State money to give free rides to help these immigrants settle here...
Thank you Gov Abbott and DeSantis for helping these immigrants make their home in America - doing your part supporting the Great Replacement Theory....
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/migrant-buses-desantis-abbott-what-matters/index.html
Welcome to MAGA-world....ROFL...
Blacklabel
its worth it just to see the liberal tears and whining over it. If you dont want them in your "sanctuary city" why dont you secure our border? Border Czar still hasnt been to the border and Biden been on vacation 40% of his entire Presidency but cant find time to fly down to Texas to see what he needs to do.
Biden was also flying them out under the cover of darkness and got caught, as well as bussing them to other states. so good to shine some light on this issue.
lincolnman
And here we see a clear example of how Abbott and DeSantis have played and manipulated the MAGA-masses....
1) These buses and planes aren't carrying "illegals" - they are carrying asylum seekers already processed by the government and were waiting their final hearings...
2) Almost all of these immigrants were happy for the transportation - to areas where they have relatives who will help them settle in the US...
3) These comical stunts just helped promote that which they say they are so afraid of - "Replacement"...
The laugh you hear is from everyone seeing such a blatant "self-own" from these Red State Govs....or more accurately entertainers...
Nemo
Neither of these links was even remotely credible. It was lol stupid.
bass4funk
No, they are not, that is what the head of the CBP department said, they were not while testifying under oath.
Good, keep them there, let them take care of them.
I agree, thank you and please continue sending them and please send more to Martha’s Vineyard.
bass4funk
Because you say so? Ok….lol
lincolnman
Yes, they are - don't believe the lies you're being told - see below for more lies...
Indeed - glad to see you've flipped on your "Replacement Theory" beliefs....it is a disgusting, foolish conspiracy theory...
Get that - he specifically said "illegal immigrants" when these were all asylum seekers from Venezuela....more LIES....
And the con-job further unravels - these immigrants weren't even in Florida - they came from Texas and stopped over in Florida - yet Florida taxpayers footed the bill.
This was all a scam, and not a very well-done one....
Refuse to be played for a sucker...
lincolnman
Who would have thought.....the Repub Govs of Red State Texas and Florida engaging in human trafficking...helping immigrants settle in the US...
Only instead of the immigrants paying the traffickers, the traffickers provide the transportation for free...
Imagine that - Red State Govs using Red State citizens tax dollars to transport immigrants to a new life in America....
Wonderful, isn't it....ROFL...
bass4funk
No, we stopped believing the lies of this administration Harris tries to tell us as well as that Myorkas that the border is safe and secure, these people are way beyond nuts.
I didn’t, I just think what Abbott and DeSantis are doing is and sends a great message and they both should keep sending them
Not lies, but it doesn’t matter now, they’re letting in people from over 160 countries and if the Dems take them all, I could care less, they should do it and maybe allow them to live in their prestigious neighborhoods.
painkiller
lincolnmanToday 11:53 am JST
Yeah, it is wonderful. Happy to see the two parties working together.
Unlike the Biden administration engaging in international human trafficking by using red and blue states' citizens tax dollars to transport immigrants back to their old life in the countries they came from.
The Biden Jet Express has sent back from the US border 530 Venezuelans so far this year.
I bet they wished they had been on a plane to Martha's Vineyard instead.
Nemo
Well, that. AND....
Your documented history of posting noncredible, biased, lunatic links written my morons, whack-jobs and worse.
So that reason as well.
You just have a credible record of being uncredible.
bass4funk
Yeah, I know and the border is secure as well. ROFL?
Back at you. Remember, there’s a reason why McCarthy will hold that gavel soon.
Ditto
lincolnman
And another MAGA-warrior repudiates his former Replacement Theory beliefs....Halleluiah!
Welcome back from he Dark Side...
bass4funk
Bo such thing happened
lincolnman
And here we have it - admission from DeSantis that this was all a con-job...
*The migrants who Gov. Ron DeSantis flew to Martha's Vineyard this week were not transported from the state he actually governs, but from Texas. DeSantis's office confirmed that Florida charted two planes on Wednesday to pick up about 50 migrants from San Antonio, Texas, and drop them off on the Massachusetts island, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The migrants were from Venezuela and Colombia.*
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-migrants-gov-ron-desantis-flew-to-martha-s-vineyard-on-taxpayer-dollars-were-relocated-from-texas-not-florida/ar-AA11SVe1?cvid=695ab71452bd4b6d90c6088a2c43ed73
Wonder what Florida residents will think about DeSantis using their tax dollars to engage in human-trafficking sending Texas immigrants on to a better life....
Ron has some xplainin' to do....ROFL...
painkiller
incolnmanToday 12:17 pm JST
How's that?
Those are the two parties working together. Beautifully.
Almost as beautiful as imagining the Democrats trying to come up with their diatribe condemning the sending of the migrants to a sanctuary state.
bass4funk
Given that the man is a rock star in that state and the people want to keep their state free and safe, they probably are more appreciative of the governor.
lincolnman
Don't you read your own words? "Yeah, it is wonderful". It's "wonderful" these asylum seekers are being transported by Red State Govs to meet their relatives and start a new life in the US. Not real consistent with Replacement Theory...
Indeed - these immigrants are thankful for the free transportation to a new permanent life in the US...
Dems didn't bus and fly these immigrants to their new life in America - Abbott and DeSantis did - glad to see your so happy...
Sure, they like getting conned and played for suckers....ROFL...
Jimizo
You did describe Marjorie Taylor-Greene as a rock star too.
You have a very low opinion of rock stars.
It’s hardly a compliment.
bass4funk
Great! Let the Dems take care of them and clean up some of their mess for once.
Good, send them to Martha’s Vineyard next. I’ll gladly pay for it.
Ecstatic!
bass4funk
Yes, that’s why she won in her state overwhelmingly and despite’s the Dems efforts to derail her campaign.
Actually, quite the opposite.
I disagree
Nemo
Ah the patented BASS response: "Just wait till McCarthy has the gavel."
Translation: "I got nothing."
As if the GOP having the gavel, would change ANYTHING in this area. It would not.
So when out of arguments, pivot to this or the Pee-Wee Herman "I know you are but what am I?" response.
Not unexpected, but pathetic nonetheless.
Pivot to cut and paste in 3, 2, 1.....
lincolnman
It is great...welcoming new immigrants to America - all provided free transportation by Abbott and DeSantis... So long to that imbecilic Great Replacement Theory...
Mighty kind of you - glad to see you helping more immigrants families settle in the US..
God Bless Immigration! ROFL...
bass4funk
True, no lies
No, the left had nothing.
Yes, it will change because they will control the purse. So the frivolous spending is coming to an end.
No, the left just doesn’t have clout anymore.
.
lincolnman
I wonder when Abbott and DeSantis will start sending buses and planes directly to Mexico City, Caracas, and Bogata - then take them directly to US cities...
I guess they think they can smuggle illegals into the US better than the Mexican cartels and human traffickers...
ROFL...
painkiller
lincolnmanToday 12:55 pm JST
Great! So you disagree with this quote from the article:
Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, called the move “inhumane” and accused Abbott of “using human beings, babies, families, as political pinatas”
Better to have them cared for in sanctuary states than having them sleeping on the streets in Texas. So again, sending them out of Texas is a good thing, right?
Well, now, the migrants entered the US under Biden's watch. Because if they had stayed in Mexico City, Caracas, and Bogota, there would be no need to send them to Kamala Harris' doorstep.
bass4funk
Well, she thinks her party is more compassionate than the GOP When it comes to illegals, she can take care of them, good luck to her..
dagon
Instead of this stunt using poor people as political pawns, treat the business and property owners employing illegal immigrants like they do drug dealers.
Asset forfeiture seizure and redistribution and long prison sentences.
Solve the immigration problem real fast.
But that would go against the "pro-growth, pro-business " Republican theology.
bass4funk
That’s been done and basically doesn’t work.
Again, this WH would never make such a move.
It would not. Only both sides can do it by coming together and coming up with a new immigration policy and at the same time, seal the border, finish the wall and employ and hire hundreds of border patrol agents and make the penalties harsh. No more visa overstayers, end catch and release and if they break the law and are caught, they serve a 10 year sentence for breaking the law.