Hanaguma

It has gotten tougher for sure. Yet still the majority are single men- something like 75% of the total. What has changed is the country of origin. More from central America, Brazil and South America, Cuba, etc. Mexico is still the most common, but only about 37% of the total. Mexico certainly was accepting of the other 63% when they were travelling through Mexico to get to the US so it is pretty rich for them to refuse to accept them on the way back. That is why the only safe strategy is to have detainment centres for all, until their cases can be adjudicated. There is no reason to reward illegal behavior by allowing the potential immgrants access to the rest of the country.

I see virtually zero growth for 5 years, followed by a fall that is continuing. If it were such a great place, why is this happening? Like you said, ridiculous housing costs, ditto for gas, tens of thousands of homeless on the streets. The best days for Cali are over. It is declining into the future.

I guess you havent read the stats for internal migration in the US. Florida and Texas are the two most popular states for people to migrate TO. Strangely, the places that are being abandoned are.... California and New York. Wonder why.

Please, dont be deliberately obtuse. Where did I say that? But you do stop a good number of crimes, along with drugs, along with the attendant social problems caused by unrestricted migration. Just ask the mayors in NYC or Washington how they like it!

Nobody is disputing the numbers. As for those being transported, where do YOU think they went? South of Jax is only Florida. They certainly didn't go to Martha's VIneyard.

So, none of the 'migrants' fall into any of those categories? Murderers, drug dealers, rapists.... According to the CBP, they arrested 60 murderers and nearly 500 rapists, plus more than 2,000 people on drug offenses. Last year alone. Plus seized nearly 100 TONS of meth, 50 tons of coke, 5 tons of fentanyl.... Scare tactics? https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/criminal-noncitizen-statistics

Travel logistics? Please. Dallas to Jacksonville is 2 hours 20 minutes. Plus one of the "children" was actually a 24 year old who is now accused of murder. As for "being informed", your article quotes Pushaw as stating; “We were not apprised of the plans for vetting and transporting migrants after July. We requested transparency moving forward and were told flight information would be shared, but additional information was never provided,” CNN has been carrying water for Biden since before the election. Not exactly an unbiased source of information.

Your source said they were taken up and down the coast. Perhaps you aren't too familiar with American geography, but "down the coast" from Jacksonville is 100% state of Florida. Up the coast is still Florida, but borders with Georgia as well. At least one of them stayed in Florida though- the one who murdered a shop owner in Jacksonville.

You don't know that.

No hoax. The flights are a reality and have happened in many communities throughout the country. "Up and down the coast" is a very vague term. Could mean the coast of Florida. Perhaps a bit of Georgia, certainly not farther than that. Otherwise, other airports would be closer. The fact is that the flights were so secretive, arrived under cover of darkness. If only the federal government would be honest and truthful about them, we wouldn't have to speculate so much. Yet requests for information are ignored...

Another option would be for the federal government to fund and construct refugee camps for those who are apprehended crossing the border. Keep them housed and accounted for until their claims are processed. I think the "catch and release" strategy only incentivizes people and encourages them to come. If all asylum seekers and border crossers were kept in detention until their claims could be fairly evaluated, the numbers would soon drop. It removes the number one draw for people to cross the border illegally- the chance to make money.

Considering that the Biden administration has sent SEVENTY planeloads of the undocumented to Florida this year, a return of 2 seems reasonable to me.

I am sure that the good liberals who live in the Vineyard would be more than happy to show compassion and open their homes to these fellow humans in need. Particularly people who have summer homes that are now empty- what a waste of a valuable resource! Compassion is meaningless without action.

Of course. From the CBP website... https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics

Yes, perhaps true, but given that more than 1.6 MILLION people were apprehended by the border authorities, it is less than 10% of the total number of border crossers.

Actually, most are not seeking asylum. They are economic migrants. Asylum seekers generally are those forced to leave their home countries for fear of persecution, usually political. I am sure that some of the 2 million plus who crossed the border are genuine asylum seekers, but for most it is all about the Benjamins.

All the more reason to send them back to Mexico. The Mexicans have to learn that they cannot let their country be used as a pipeline for people to breach the US border. Up to Mexico to send them home.

Not a bad idea, I will let the Governor know that you approve.

I agree completely. Families should not have been separated. Rather, they should have been kept together and bussed back across the border to Mexico.

Not Bangkok, but I could open a Bangkok Bank account in Chiang Mai with a 30 day visa waiver and a Certificate of Residency. Rented an Airbnb, got the TM30 from the owner, easy peasy. The branch was Siam TV, a shopping center for electronics near the canal surrounding the old city. Very good and professional staff, no problems. Previous to that, I was turned down twice. Once because the branch required a 3 month lease agreement from a property, once because I wasn't willing to pay for their ridiculous 5,900 baht life insurance as well as provide proof of my own year long health insurance policy.

Very true. Because if he wakes up and tries to campaign, he's toast.

It is sad. There is waaaay too much dead lumber at the top of both parties. Pelosi, McConnell,Schumer,Trump, Grassley, Feinstein, all need to let go. Yet they cling to power with bony fingers, desperate for one more slurp at the Washington trough. Twenty five Senators are over 70 years old!

There is really no question about whether Joe Biden is in decline. It is more than just "he's lost a step', he has obvious cognitive impairment. And I don't blame the Democrats for trying to keep him hidden from the public as much as possible. It was a good strategy during the 2020 presidential campaign. Joe has had more time off and fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory. But the media being complicit is the real problem. They have a responsibility to the public more than they do to their political preferences.

Most of them don't show up anyway. The "kids in cages" has been going on since the Obama administration. Hey, if you don't want your kids to be in cages, perhaps don't try to enter another country illegally...

Trump is equally at fault for using it. No one covered in glory here. Probably the best thing to do is not refer to it at all. It is history and has no bearing on the current situation. Trump lost, he was butt-hurt, but he'll get over it. But he will get over it a lot slower if you keep him in your dreams.