It was called "an invasion" back then.
Posted on 05/12/2023 9:31:21 PM PDT by Libloather
Avideo clip that captures Texas law enforcement reinforcing razor wire along its state's southern border has gone viral on Twitter in the wake of Title 42's expiration.
The 1944 health measure was enacted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic during the administration of then-President Donald Trump as a method to control the number of border crossings. Title 42 allows U.S. officials to expel migrants without going through a formal asylum process in order to prevent the spread of diseases.
However, after President Joe Biden signed a measure declaring May 11 as the end of the COVID-19 emergency in the U.S., Title 42 expired, beginning Thursday evening. Critics of the president's decision feared that without Title 42 in place, chaos could ensue in already overwhelmed border communities, prompting some Southern states to announce their own plans ahead of the policy's end date.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has been one of the staunchest critics of Biden's decision to end Title 42, announced this week that he was sending hundreds of members of his state's National Guard to "border hotspots" to help repel "illegal crossings." Videos shared by Abbott on Wednesday showed Texas personnel putting up razor wire along the state's southern border as a deterrent against migrants from crossing in mass numbers.
On Thursday, roughly seven hours before Title 42 would officially be lifted, Abbott shared another video of the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Safety (DPS) affixing additional razor wire in the face of a group of migrants who had gathered along the other side of the fence dividing Texas and Mexico.
As of Friday evening, Abbott's video had reached over 2.2 million views.
"Thanks to the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety," Abbott wrote alongside the 30-second-clip.
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I rarely watch tv but was following up on something from yesterday and caught a few minutes of The Today Show. They did a brief border report. It started with a shot of illegals waking up on the street in front of a Catholic church in (I think) El Paso, to which they had found there way after being released due to overcrowding in the detention facilities. They had of course been released with no court dates or way to track them once in the country.
The reporter went on to quote a DHS spokesman saying that there was not a sudden influx yesterday, just a continuation of the recent surge that began last week. So business as usual. The number quoted as 60,000 in the last three days.
No one did the math, but 20,000 a day is 7.3 million a year.
A DHS spokesman then appeared to say that the real crisis that we need to update our immigration laws and provide much more funding for the orderly processing of migrants.
Live births in the U.S. are currently running about 3.6 million a year, so the Biden junta is now importing two illegals for every new baby born here. But it is verboten to call this an exchange of population and the erasure of the nation.
Cloward - Piven strategy “overwhelm the system til it collapses “.
Florida should gift Texas with a few thousand alligators to rehome into the rio grande.
This video and razor wire is to pacify us.
It doesn’t show the buses waiting just around the bend that will bring those pathetic looking women and children comfortably through the gates.
It was called "an invasion" back then.
I asked Google AI Bard: How much money do migrants (that is, illegal aliens) get upon arrival:
Migrants who are granted asylum or refugee status in the United States are eligible for a one-time payment of $1,275 to help them with their initial expenses. This payment is made by the Department of State to the resettlement agency that is assisting the migrant. The resettlement agency then provides the money to the migrant in the form of a check or money order.
In addition to the one-time payment, migrants who are granted asylum or refugee status are also eligible for a variety of other benefits, including:
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA): RCA is a monthly cash payment that is provided to refugees for up to eight months after they arrive in the United States. The amount of RCA that a refugee receives depends on their family size.
Medical Assistance (MA): MA is a health insurance program that is provided to refugees for up to one year after they arrive in the United States. MA covers doctor’s visits, hospital stays, and prescription drugs.
Refugee Employment Services (RES): RES is a program that provides refugees with job training and placement assistance. RES also provides refugees with English language classes and other support services.
The amount of money that migrants receive upon arrival in the United States can vary depending on their circumstances. However, all migrants who are granted asylum or refugee status are eligible for a variety of benefits that can help them to start a new life in the United States.
Yep the military is really good at it.
Perhaps a non violent solution would be the disabling or destruction of all busses heading north, soon the border would be overwhelmed and “migrants would be forced to return to whence they came
Yes.
Keep movin’, movin’, movin’
Though they’re disapprovin’
Keep them dogies movin’
Rawhide!
Don’t try to understand ‘em
Just rope, and throw, and brand ‘em
Soon we’ll be living high and wide.
I'm a big fan of grapeshot
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