Soraflair t1_it7fuqf wrote
Well they legitimately can't all stay in El Paso, he should just equally distribute them to each of the 50 states until the Feds start picking up the tab. Fair and square.
It's a national issue, not just a El Paso or Texas issue.
HashtagDadWatts t1_it7h0np wrote
Does that also mean that the federal government should revoke the financial assistance it provides to Texas in connection with these matters?
MillennialNightmare t1_it7hb78 wrote
The Federal government should be issuing grants directly to the locality because it’s clear the Texas state government on the whole has no interest in actually solving these problems.
Soraflair t1_it7irt4 wrote
I would argue that Texas wants a wall.
It's not the assylim seekers at the border who are trouble, it's the ones who have been forcibly deported due to criminal records who have no choice but attempt reentry by sneaking across the border.
They cannot obtain and overstay a Visa like most illegal migrants.
Most illegal migrants get in through legal means then just go underground. No one really cares about them, since most stay out of trouble.
It's the ones who serve jail time, and then get deported, who then sneak back across at the border. Those are the ones America is trying to keep out, which is why we need a wall.
If people were educated on this, we'd have bipartisan support for a wall, but politics in America is biased and full of BS on both sides, that no one has any idea what to believe.
sutisuc t1_it80gy0 wrote
“Boarder”
Soraflair t1_it88t0g wrote
Thank you, updated.
Also why am I getting downvoted, it's an entirely sensible argument that a majority of people who overstay visas are people who just want to work, and most Americans have no cause for alarm with them. Where as in contrast those that have been deported via criminal charges can no longer simply overstay a Visa, and will likely attempt a border crossing, or some other exigent means which is why we need a wall.
Nothing I am saying is absurd or insensitive, it's a pretty basic and reasonable argument.
99% of this country can't be that stupid to just think Wall = Orange man.
Orange man = Bad
Therefore Wall = Bad.
What the hell is wrong with people. I knew the 10% extreme on each side is a bunch of crazy morons, but the rest of America should be able to have some critical thinking skills.
spicytoastaficionado t1_it93zk6 wrote
>who have no choice but attempt reentry by sneaking across the boarder.
Who says they have no choice? Deported illegal immigrants have the choice to stay home and stop trying to enter a country they have no legal right to be in.
bittoxic00 t1_it8lwmj wrote
Honestly what money? Genuinely don’t know
spicytoastaficionado t1_it93m7t wrote
The majority of federal aid is in the form of grants which are given to national charities like United Way.
That aid is used by charities to process the literally thousands of economic migrants who enter into the state literally every week.
If you want the federal government to tell charities they can't use grants in TX, go for it. All that would mean is migrants entering the state won't get any assistance whatsoever.
HashtagDadWatts t1_it962mn wrote
There's loads of federal funding that goes to Texas states and localities as well, such as: https://cuellar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407420
Maybe that funding and a portion of the funding going to Texas NGOs should instead go to NYC and NYC NGOs.
spicytoastaficionado t1_itau0lp wrote
>There's loads of federal funding that goes to Texas states and localities as well, such as: https://cuellar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407420
The link you provided is specifically in regards to border security and LEO operations to tackle issues like fentanyl smuggling, which is separate from the humanitarian aid big-brained Redditors insist gets "stripped" from Texas.
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>Maybe that funding
You want federal funding for border security to be diverted to NYC, which shares no land border with Central America?
You do realize funding for border security is wholly separate from the funds used for economic migrants claiming asylum, right?
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>and a portion of the funding going to Texas NGOs should instead go to NYC and NYC NGOs.
The NGOs which receive multi-million dollar federal grants are large national organizations that all have operations in NYC, so a charity such as United Way should be able to take the millions in taxpayer money they get and disperse it efficiently across their networks.
NYC has gotten around 17,000 migrants in the past five months. Texas gets that many every week.
Dolos2279 t1_it7iqf3 wrote
No because Texas is clearly not receiving enough resources as it is and nothing is being done to stop people from entering so doing that would give them reason to increase the amount of migrants they send elsewhere.
HashtagDadWatts t1_it7k4n0 wrote
Border apprehensions are up under the current administration, so I'm not sure why you're lying and saying nothing is being done to stop people from entering.
Dolos2279 t1_it7rkyo wrote
Lol for the love of God spare me this disingenuous gaslighting. What do you think happens when they're apprehended? They often aren't deported because everyone is told to claim asylum so they're let go until their hearing, which most don't show up to. There was a remain in Mexico policy that worked pretty well but was ended by the current admin. They have done nothing but briefly mention an unserious idea about a "path to citizenship" which literally does nothing to solve the problem of droves of homeless people showing up at the border.
HashtagDadWatts t1_it7s63v wrote
Odd to call facts "gaslighting" and then tell a lie by saying most migrants subject to removal proceedings don't show up for court.
machined_learning t1_it82n0l wrote
Also, the Biden administration is closing up the gaping holes in the wall that the previous guy couldn't even get built correctly. So idk why "nothing is being done" is still being thrown around by these dunces
PearlMuel t1_ita83vg wrote
Biden halted border wall construction via EO his first day in office. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/biden-halts-border-wall-building-after-trumps-final-surge
machined_learning t1_itadnt3 wrote
It takes one second to google that he has since continued to build it.
" The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma, where four wide gaps make it among the busiest corridors for illegal crossings." -July 28, 2022
Soraflair t1_it7iah4 wrote
No, the federal government should still be providing grants, due to the fact that migrants are still temporarily housed in El Paso before they head further into the interior of the US. (It's their first stop)
If affects their local economy, and resources, thus they need the additional funding.
HashtagDadWatts t1_it7ilyq wrote
Not all migrants pass through El Paso, right? There are ports of entry all over the country.
Soraflair t1_it7jgjn wrote
The migrant crisis is in El Paso, due to the crime on the other side. All the major caravans end in El Paso.
You could argue ports of entry in California, and thus I'd agree California should also receive funding as well.
(My other post comment addresses the "other ports of entry issue.")
bri8985 t1_it8ofxn wrote
Fed shouldn’t be handing out tax dollars like candy to everyone. For sure welcome people, just don’t cover the tab
ripstep1 t1_it90juv wrote
Why should he equally distribute them? Makes more sense to ship them to blue states where the voters can bear the burden of following through with their decisions.
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