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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][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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I don’t have an argument. You seem to have an argument. I just have data which you refuse to accept. DCs population growth is only attributed to international migration and over 100% of the international migration can be attributed to the migrants.

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You can only show that a certain number of migrants were dropped off by busses, not that they stayed and became residents. Therefore, you haven't proven your argument. You even provided data showing that DC has international migration every year. That strongly suggests that the migrants would not have made up 100% of it last year. The title of your thread is not supported by the data you have provided and is likely wrong.

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Whatever dude. I understand that Bowser says that the migrants have “moved on” and that you support Bowser and therefore that’s your position too. However the people that work with them say the opposite.

The weird thing I just don’t understand is why they his is such an important fight for you. Why is it important for you to argue to the death that a substantial portion of DCs record 2022 international migration is not the TX migrants. [/quote]

LOL. You are really incredible. You are the one that started this thread. Your claim was that the Texas bus migrants were responsible for "100% of the DC population increase". That's in your original message. Go back an read it. Now you are revising things to say that the migrants might be responsible for a "substantial portion of DCs record 2022 international migration". That's an entirely different argument. Moreover, since what amounts to "substantial" is entirely subjective, you might even be correct with this revised claim.

BTW, if you don't want anyone to reply to your threads, don't start threads. All I have done is ask you to provide data to support your claim. You have been unable to do that. For some reason, you think I am the one behaving strangely.
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I’m honestly not sure what point you are making anymore and clearly you don’t either. [/quote]

I'm sorry that your reading and understanding skills are weak. That probably accounts for your failure to adequately support your argument. The bottom line is that you made a statement which you could not support with facts. Then, you attempted to revise your statement, but continued not to support it. Now you are pleading ignorance which is the most believable position you have taken so far.
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You seem to have an issue with making personal insults. I don’t care because it’s weird and childish, but fascinating nonetheless. [/quote]

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