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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]What evidence do you have that the migrants stayed in DC? [b]Most of the reports I saw said that many, if not most, quickly moved on[/b] to places in which they had relatives. [/quote]
I would think you’d need to provide evidence for this. Or is your belief that DC refused to accept this responsibility and was able to move the migrants on to MD through contracts with MD NGOs and service providers?[/quote]

Hah, I asked you for evidence and you turned around and asked me for evidence. Here's mine:

"A vast majority of migrants move on to final destinations outside of Washington, DC."

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-establishes-office-migrant-services

Let's see yours.
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““One of the biggest falsehoods that the mayor and her office is spreading is that people are just coming here as a stop,” said Ashley Tjhung, an organizer with the Mutual Aid Network.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/07/migrants-dc-buses-texas/

Thanks. Or do you have anything else?

I’m not even sure what you’re arguing about. Is your point that it’s bad for DC to have migrant immigrants and you’re happy that they have not stayed? Is that your point? I’d love to hear an explanation.
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You are arguing that the Texas migrant busses are responsible for 100% of DC's population increase. But, if the vast majority of those migrants didn't stay here, they could not have made that contribution. I am simply asking you to demonstrate that they stayed in sufficient numbers since you haven't shown that. If you cannot provide this data, you cannot prove your point.
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I get what’s going on here. The issue is that you cannot agree that having these migrants come to DC has been good. Maybe it’s because Bowser clearly doesn’t want them? I don’t know. [/quote]

LOL. Typical conservative. Unable to prove your argument, you try to change the subject.

Whether migrants are good or bad for DC is a separate argument and not one that you have been making. It is also one on which I have not expressed an opinion. But, let me be clear. I think the migrants are a net positive to DC and I welcome them. However, I am not convinced that your argument that the Texas bus migrants account for 100% of DC's population growth is true. So, far you haven't provided evidence that it is.
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