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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: August 12, 2023, 2:47 am
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/barrels-drinking-water-migrants-walking-051803585.html
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> Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas
have disappeared
> ...
> Barrels of life-saving water that a human rights group had
strategically placed for wayward migrants traveling on foot had
vanished.
>
> Usually, they are hard to miss. Labeled with the word “AGUA”
painted in white, capital letters and standing about waist-high,
the 55-gallon (208-liter), blue drums stand out against the
scrub and grass, turned from green to a sundried brown.
> ...
> Summer temperatures can climb to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3
degrees Celsius) in Texas' sparsely populated Jim Hogg County,
with its vast, inhospitable ranchlands. Migrants — and sometimes
human smugglers — take a route through this county to try to
circumvent a Border Patrol checkpoint on a busier highway about
30 miles (48 kilometers) to the east. More than 60 miles (96
kilometers) from the U.S.-Mexico border, it can take several
days to walk there for migrants who may have already spent weeks
crossing mountains and desert
> ...
> missing water stations have been ascribed to spiteful
intentions.
>
> The group No More Deaths in 2018 released video of Border
Patrol agents kicking over and pouring water out of gallon jugs
left for people in the desert.
>
> No More Deaths said that from 2012 to 2015, it found more than
3,586 gallon jugs of water that had been destroyed in an
800-square-mile (2,072-square-kilometer) desert area in southern
Arizona.
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See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/ice/
Woke comments:
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> No mystery, just whites being as awful and hateful as they’ve
always been
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> Denying a migrant a drink of water, while themselves living on
stolen land that originally belonged to the Indigenous people
who they slaughtered.
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> Proof that the hateful republicans are not pro-life in any
way. They are just pro forced birth
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> ever heard of a creep named abbott?
>
> guaranteed, he's behind the missing water.
>
> He's set up gun posts along the border to shoot on sight any
illegal if he could.
>
> He hates anybody who isn't white!
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> Evil Evangelism in them parts
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> Republicans think that anyone looking for a better life in
America, who wasn’t invited, should die in the desert.
>
> Except their forefathers, of course.
>
> #HypocrisyInAction
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: August 12, 2023, 6:00 pm
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HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/texas-state-troopers-routinely-stopping-100000948.html
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> Texas state troopers are routinely stopping motorists of color
in Austin, data shows
> ...
> “What I see is they pull over Hispanics but they don’t just
pull them over, they tell them to get out, they take pictures of
their tattoos or they start from bottom to top searching their
cars,” Ramos said. “It pisses me off.”
> ...
> Data from the Travis County attorney’s office shows that from
March 27, when the city announced that troopers would begin
patrolling Austin’s streets, to July 12, 82% of the people
charged with misdemeanors by state troopers were Black or
Latino.
>
> During that same period, 69% of misdemeanor charges filed by
Austin police were against Black people or Latinos, who together
make up 41% of the city’s population.
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So now we know troopers are even more biased than police.....
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> “It’s very oppressive, it’s exploitative, it’s just total
harassment. This is outright racial profiling,” said Susana
Almanza, president of the Montopolis neighborhood association
and a local activist. “We can’t go out in the community, can’t
even go to the grocery store, without feeling intimidated or
fearful that we’ll be pulled over by DPS. People are very afraid
to come out.”
>
> City Council member Vanessa Fuentes, who represents Southeast
Austin, said she's heard the same thing from her constituents.
>
> “The community saw an influx of troopers, and these are
neighborhoods that are predominantly Latino, they are
communities of color,” she said. “I heard directly from
constituents who felt that going down Riverside was like going
through a checkpoint because they were pulling people over
almost every single light.”
> ...
> “We know that DPS wasn’t responding to our 911 calls, they
weren’t being dispatched to our 911 calls, they were on the same
radio frequency and they chose when to show up and what to take
on,” said Fuentes, the City Council member representing
Southeast Austin.
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: August 16, 2023, 11:37 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-texas-border-buoys-installed-220555851.html
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> Most of the Texas border buoys, installed to deter migrants,
are in Mexican territory, study shows
>
> Texas' leaders have declared that the state is experiencing an
"invasion" of people at the border, but a U.S.-Mexico agency
says the state is the one doing the invading.
>
> A document filed by the Department of Justice in its lawsuit
against Texas over buoys the state placed in the Rio Grande to
deter migrants says that 787 feet of them are in Mexico.
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Woke comments:
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> time for Mexico to step in and remove the buoy's...
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> So Mexico Can confíscate them then.
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> The Mexicans have the right to remove the barriers that are on
their side of the border.
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> Europeans should have never come over to our native American
continent.
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: August 29, 2023, 9:46 pm
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HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/border-groups-renew-demands-abbott-224337881.html
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> EAGLE PASS, Texas (Border Report) – Calling it a financial
failure and threat to the lives of asylum-seekers, a coalition
of border groups on Tuesday renewed their demands for Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott to end Operation Lone Star.
> ...
> “It’s wasted money. What could they spend the money on besides
this political stunt that Abbott is carrying out here?” said
Juanita Martinez, a member of the board of directors of the
Eagle Pass Border Coalition. “Eagle Pass is a beautiful town. We
are not under attack by immigrants, we are not in danger. We are
fine. We want Abbott out of here. We want the concertina wire to
be gone.”
> ...
> Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network for
Human Rights, said Operation Lone Star is not only a symbol of
hate against migrants fleeing poverty or persecution but is also
killing and injuring people. He cited drownings in areas where
the operation is ongoing, and a Saturday incident in which a
Texas state guardsman allegedly shot a Mexican man across the
Rio Grande.
>
> “We are calling on the State Department to launch a criminal
investigation not only of that incident, but also multiple
incidents under Operation Lone Star,” Garcia said. “The buoys at
Eagle Pass are part of that campaign of violence against our
immigrant communities. I am glad the people of Eagle Pass are
resisting.”
>
> Grassroots activists from El Paso to Brownsville, Texas,
joined Martinez and Garcia in calling for the termination of
Operation Lone Star and said their communities don’t support it.
> ...
> The activists say they will continue to dispel misconceptions
about the U.S.-Mexico border and called for a public gathering
at Shelby Park on Labor Day to remember migrants who died en
route to the U.S.
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#Post#: 22380--------------------------------------------------
Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: ScrutinyShield
Date: September 26, 2023, 11:48 am
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The Texas Border Crisis Continues as Migrants Claim Island in
Texas
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> Migrant Attempt to Claim Island in Texas with Flag Eagle Pass,
Texas, is currently facing a significant influx of illegal
immigrants, with a majority hailing from Venezuela. In an
audacious move, some even attempted to stake a claim on a Texas
island by planting a foreign flag. However, our vigilant DPS
Tactical Marine Unit was quick to respond and rectify the
situation.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibfjVTr4JE
Rightist comment:
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> Under Trump 1,000 illegal crossing per day, under Biden
11,000 illegal crossing per day.
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Response:
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> Source: trust me, bro.
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> your comment is a lie
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Other rightist comment:
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> If they're so proud of their country that they fly their flag,
then go back to it.
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> Burn that flag
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Response:
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> Stop beating up on our fellow Americans just because they are
from South America.
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Eagle Pass, Texas at center of growing U.S. border crisis
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> In the last 24 hours, there were 8,200 illegal crossings over
the southern border, and 2,600 alone in Eagle Pass, Texas. NBC
News’ Tom Llamas reports from the town where he’s speaking to
migrants about their journeys.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXeu_mK4IfA
Comment:
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> No one mentions how unprecedented this is in human history.
The only other incident that comes close is the flood of
immigrants into Rome…and Rome collapsed
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See also:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/ancient-world/roman-road-construction/?message=17946
Further:
Ancient Rome Thrived When the Empire Welcomed Immigrants. We
Should Remember What Happened When That Changed
HTML https://time.com/5850622/rome-immigrants/
#Post#: 22388--------------------------------------------------
Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: September 26, 2023, 3:30 pm
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--- Quote ---
> Rightist comment:
>
> [quote]Under Trump 1,000 illegal crossing per day, under
Biden 11,000 illegal crossing per day.
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Response:
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> Source: trust me, bro.
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> your comment is a lie
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[/quote]
This is a False Left approach, since it implies that more people
crossing under Biden is a bad thing, thus validating the
rightist fear. The True Leftist way to call out a lie while at
the same time emphasizing that it would be a good thing if the
lie were true is to say something like "If only". (Also, none of
the crossings are illegal:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/allies/ilhan-omar/msg16053/#msg16053<br
/>)
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: GrandOlePoop
Date: September 26, 2023, 4:02 pm
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McCarthy pins impending government shutdown on Biden immigration
policies
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> In a gaggle with reporters Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin
McCarthy tried to absolve himself and the House of
responsibility for an impending government shutdown. He put the
onus on President Biden and said border security would need to
be a part of any short-term spending solution. CBS News
congressional correspondent Nikole Killion led the questioning
of McCarthy.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMI4NYX0iM
Comment:
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> "Either do what we want, or we'll shut down the government",
is the essence of extortion.
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: Migrant
Date: September 30, 2023, 6:18 pm
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Migrant surge prompts Texas special session on border security
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> Amid an increase in undocumented migrants at the U.S.-Mexico
border, Texas Governor Greg Abbott plans to address border
security legislation in an upcoming special session set for
October. This comes after allegations of a Houston-area
community providing housing to undocumented migrants and amid
bipartisan support in Texas for border security measures. Rep.
Eddie Morales, Jr. has urged Abbott to include a migrant
processing and jobs plan in the session, and Eagle Pass, a key
crossing point, seeks further action following its own emergency
declaration over the migrant influx. The details of the special
session's topics remain unconfirmed.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJWTK46E2M
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: October 9, 2023, 8:54 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-border-wall-won-t-120009539.html
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> The Biden administration’s plan to erect a new section of
border wall is disappointing not only because it contradicts a
campaign promise, nor just because physical barriers are a
return to the same tired policy responses of the Trump era.
>
> Rather, this week’s news around the project – slated for a
rural region along the Texas-Mexico border – is upsetting most
of all because it stands in stark contrast to the solutions the
US immigration system needs right now.
>
> Even the highest walls often do not deter desperate migrants
and asylum seekers from trying to reach the US. That was true
during the previous administration, and it remains true today.
Instead, those barriers leave people who cross anyway at higher
risk of injury and death, contributing to a growing list of
casualties that has turned the US-Mexico border into the world’s
most lethal land migration route.
> ...
> To conservation advocates, it means bulldozing “irreplaceable”
habitats. Some of the local communities say it feels like “a
slap in the face” that will “punish the most innocent”.
>
> And, for national immigration advocates, it is yet another
letdown that demonstrates a disregard for human dignity within a
larger broken immigration system.
> ...
> the US-Mexico border is chaotic these days, though not
necessarily in the way most Americans think.
> ...
> In the name of deterrence, people fleeing for their lives who
might otherwise qualify for asylum are being presumed ineligible
because of how they arrived, under a policy that has already
been ruled unlawful yet remains in place.
> ...
> Venezuelans arriving today can be directly deported to the
same authoritarian regime where US officials explicitly
acknowledged a few weeks ago that people could not safely
return.
>
> Similarly, the Biden administration continues to repatriate
Haitians, even as it tells Americans and non-emergency
government personnel to depart Haiti for security reasons.
> ...
> The unluckiest of asylum seekers, families included, are being
put through particularly fast-tracked deportations, where they
often confront a higher bar to qualify for protection and have
almost no time to prepare their case.
>
> This tangle of convoluted policies demonstrates why more walls
are not the answer that the US’s immigration policy strategy
needs: it’s already a labyrinth. Barrier after barrier – some
more visible than others, but all formidable – work together to
confuse, limit and disqualify people trying to reach the US.
> ...
> the Biden administration could expand processing capacity at
official ports of entry and let more migrants in there, even if
they don’t have a pre-scheduled appointment through a government
phone app, and without rendering them ineligible for asylum.
That way, children and families could walk across an
international pedestrian bridge with far less struggle than they
can wade through a river or stumble through the desert.
>
> Ultimately, however, the buck stops with Congress. The best,
most proactive way to keep many people from showing up at the
US-Mexico border is to offer them a safer, more orderly pathway
here, but such immigration avenues are in woefully short supply
right now.
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Re: Texas city declares state of emergency over migrants
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: December 18, 2023, 5:09 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-governor-signs-immigration-law-220800185.html
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> Texas governor signs new immigration law allowing state to
arrest migrants
> ...
> The law, known as SB4, gives Texas law enforcement authorities
the power to stop, arrest and jail migrants on new, state-level
illegal entry charges. It also allows state judges to issue de
facto deportation orders against suspected violators of the law,
though it's unclear how this provision could be enforced.
>
> Passed by Texas' legislature earlier this year, SB4 is an
extraordinary attempt by the state to inject itself into
immigration and border enforcement, both longstanding federal
prerogatives. It will almost certainly trigger a high-stakes
legal and political clash with civil rights groups and
potentially the Biden administration.
> ...
> Before it was signed into law, SB4 garnered strong criticism
from Democratic lawmakers, the Mexican government and advocacy
groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, which has
vowed to file a lawsuit challenging its legality.
> ...
> Stephen Yale-Loehr, a Cornell University professor and
immigration expert, called SB4 "unprecedented." He said the
Texas law is more sweeping in nature than SB 1070, a
controversial Arizona law in 2010 that penalized unauthorized
immigrants in different ways, including by empowering state
police to stop those believed to be in the country unlawfully.
The Supreme Court partially struck down that Arizona law in
2012, concluding that states could not undermine federal
immigration law.
>
> "It's by far the most anti-immigrant bill that I have seen,"
Yale-Loehr said of SB4.
> ...
> opponents of the measure have denounced SB4 as needlessly
punitive, expressing concerns that that the law could lead to
racial profiling and sow fear in immigrant communities across
the state, not just among new arrivals. They've also argued it
will overwhelm state jails and officials, diverting resources
away from efforts to arrest serious criminals.
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