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Now that the shoe is on the foot of the sanctuary states, there is a different tune, It was okay when it was NIMBY, but not now. Nothing says hypocrisy like progressive! Keep voting to give the farm away!

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Evidently there is some ignorance about past immigration. First, it did serve a purpose for America. Either settling the West in the immigrations of the 1800’s or supplying factory workers for the Industrial Revolution of the early 1900’s. Either way when you came in the government did not support you.

My grandparents came over in early 1900’s. Someone had to vouch for you. You could not just come into America. And you had to pass some screenings. My grandfather failed the health exam and was separated from his family at age 6. He and his mother had to sail to England to get treatment and then they sailed back and were allowed in.

After my family was settled this is how they brought additional family over. My grandfather, his father and his 2 brothers worked and saved money. When they brought a family over they had secured an apartment for the family, a job for the father ( meaning someone in the family got him a job ) and had saved enough money for the family to live for one year. After that, the family was on their own.

People gave to work and make their dream true. They didn’t come for a handout

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Nov 2, 2023·edited Nov 2, 2023

Hispanic residents...consider voting red.

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Well, welcome to the club as Hispanics across border states have already figured this out. The GOP has been winning local and statewide races in South Texas that were never competitive (assuming the GOP actually put-up a candidate). The border of Texas is filled with GOP Mayors, Council members, etc! The GOP gained seats in the state legislature, Supreme Court, Texas delegation in the US Legislature...... during the last cycle for exactly this reason. It will only get worse in 2024.

It's not just municipal resources illegals consumer, but the jobs of second, third generation US Hispanics. And while Mayor Adams complains, the funds NY has set aside solely for this purpose exceed the entire budget for cities across the border by a factor of 100, cities that have been flooded with illegals for decades. Cry me a damned river, dude.

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So, no one is saying what every one is thinking. Trump was right. For decades Politicians called for border security against illegal immigrants.....until Trump actually did something about it. Then all of a sudden the left and left controlled media said he was a bad man, a racist against brown people. So they voted against him and opened the flow of immigrants and illegal immigrants. Now it's a crisis and the left (media) is still blaming the right (MAGA Republicans) for what is clearly their fault. There is a right way and a wrong way to handle immigrants entering this country and so far it's mostly been the wrong way. Go figure.

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I'm currently building the shelter mentioned in the article. Very few Venezuelan's on site. The vast majority are African or Middle Eastern, and Muslim. Which was interesting placement considering Hassidic Williamsburg is about three blocks away. My own workers, who are immigrants themselves, are not happy about the situation and resent the migrants who walk up and down the block all day, steal scooters, rob people at the subway stations, ask the same business owners for jobs all day long. I'm not anti-immigrant, but this is stupid. There just aren't enough no/low skill jobs for these people. It's not like we have factories anymore that can absorb them. Can't work in construction without having invested hundreds of dollars and several days taking safety courses. Can't work in fast food unless you're already worth the $15/hour minimum wage before you walk in the door. We're going to end up with a lot of unhappy men milling around that can't find work.

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And the really sad part Olivia is that you are just waking up to this. Bannon’s War Room has had real reporters on the border for more than 3 years now sharing footage, reporting on the cartel exploiting these people and you sorry ass liberal media types turned your noses up and denied it because it is Steve Bannon. Yes. Steve Bannon . Trump’s guy. You suck. Your liberal media friends suck. You lie and lie some more. Keep doing a shitty job. You’re way late to the party. Keep “influencing” in the manner you have. Your support of shitty policy is gonna bite you and your colleagues hard and for all your crummy lies and reporting, I say good. You deserve it.

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All of you are missing the point. Your government is purposely letting in millions of people, most of whom are military age males. Tens of thousands of Chinese, Iranians, Central Americans to replace you and thousands that are planted by Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, China. The Chinese have built a highway in Mexico, control a port near San Diego and have been known to be stockpiling arms in Mexico for years. China and Iran are embedded in Venezuela, Cuba and South America. Panama is being destabilized by this mass migration and that will allow control of the canal to be done by some other party, not Panama, not the US. This is a setup for attacks on infrastructure and supply lines and people. The past few years have seen food production plants burn, railroad crashes where your government lights up toxic chemicals and China buys land near military bases. This is a long game and your government is not in your side. Just as the Free Press is reporting on Qatar buying influence in universities and government, so have China others bought influence, most notably 10% for the big guy.

France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, the UK are all hostage to their immigrant population and replacement is rapid. The average Pakistani or middle eastern household has four to seven children, the German maybe one. Witness the pro murder Hamas demonstrations at Whitehall last week, they all hate you and anti Semitism is just the easiest part to see. Sweden is the rape capital of Europe and it is not Swede on Swede. This is the intentional destruction of nations by an elite that imagines they can control things as it fails. Especially if the native population is not armed. Read Michael Yon, Oscar Blue Ramirez, Ben Berquam who have been reporting on this for years. Mark Steyn wrote books on this back in the early 2000’s. So has Bruce Bawer. Your government, red and blue, does not have your interest in mind.

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In the state where I live they have announced that an illegal immigrant can attend any state college or university for free if they graduate high school. I have friends who are first generation Americans that are working and saving for their kids education and no one is helping them. The thing is that if you are a middle class American with a two income household- your child will most likely have to attend cheaper universities or be saddled with loans or deplete their life savings to send their kid to school. There is a pressure on these kids to attend smaller state schools or tech schools which are less expensive and they still come out with loans. Plus they have to pay taxes for people who came here illegally to go to colleges their own kids can’t afford to attend. This system is morally broken

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Wah wah,, NY and other sanctuary cities/states.... the chickens are coming home to roost~ enjoy it! here in Arizona we've had more than 20x the influx you've had, and we have a lot fewer resources. people are drawn to the promises YOU made... own it!

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After the derision, taunting and condescension I've endured for the past six years, I'm just gonna say it: "Told you so."

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I believe a politician once said that elections have consequences.

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When we allow our commitment to law and order break down, everything else breaks down and then we become corrupt, that's why Biden giving a free pass to the Venezuelans is a huge mistake. Those who play by the rules give up on obeying the rules and will add to the corruption that Biden has begun.

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The response needs to be every entrant across the southern border needs to be immediately transported to every democrat metropolis in the north and the People's Republic of California.

To the DNC's northern subjects I say enjoy getting what you've been asking for.

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Twenty something years ago, the mayor of Lewiston, Maine(site of the recent mass shooting) asked Somalis not to continue coming to his city. He told them that the city’s social services were at the breaking point...and was vilified in the press and demonstrators descended on Lewiston. It’s a long story but the same story. Lewiston is/was a small city(guessing 30k) and the number of immigrants was a much larger percentage of their population than the numbers in NYC.

Again, it’s a long story but the same story. People in charge pushing their social solutions on poor cities and towns though they are unwilling to share the burdens.

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If I remember correctly Lewiston did go bankrupt under the burden of immigration. I also remember reading about Somalis burning a house down because they didn’t know how to use appliances and set a fire in the middle of the house for heat and to cook!!!

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Welcome to the Republican Party, y'all! Pro-business, pro-LEGAL immigration, pro-law and order, etc. Democrats are the opposite on all points.

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A neighbor has a sign that reads (among other things) "We believe no human is illegal" - never fails to make me wonder what the hell they mean by that...

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