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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The proposed site is on the corner of Laurel street, across from where they hold the Farmer's market. There's no playground, no parking, nothing!
Surely can't be zoned for that!
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WAMU reporter on Twitter cites Board of zoning saying that indeed, the site would need to be rezoned for that kind of purpose. The city council and mayor are all stronlgy against this. I just worry that somehow Congress can bigfoot it and force it there.

The pressure is ramping up on Douglas Development, that owns the building in question to terminate the lease/planned lease.

https://twitter.com/maustermuhle/status/1161808665172688897?s=20[/quote]

Can someone please explain why there is so much push back against this?  What is the issue?[/quote]

It is a prison for children who have done nothing wrong. We should not be tearing them from their families and keeping them in cages. [/quote]

The key word is unaccompanied.  This is a continuation of the post DACA surge and ORR has age breakdowns of UAM.  Youngest are likely traveling with sibs, cousins, friends of family.  This is not children separated from parents.

most are teenagers.  What do you people want?  UAM show up at border with an intended destination and sponsor-yes they have plans- fly the sponsor to Texas , a border state, and fly both back?  That is the quickest release to a sponsor with no screening of sponsors which do not have to be legally present.

Fairfax County, DC, NOVA don't want this operation yet those plus MD have the sponsors.  Mayor Bowser should complain since the site would be in her jurisdiction and DC gets less UAM released to sponsors by tens of thousands than MD and Virginia.  MD/VA/DC get more than Texas.  Site would be available for politicians to inspect and they could even volunteer despite the home state.

All who speak Spanish on TV could do ESOL.  Saturdays and Sundays.  I guess the DC site is in addition to the planned NOVA site.  So why none for MD?  [/quote]

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