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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More coverage about bus loads of hungry starving undocumented people https://twitter.com/nsbonsu_/status/1547970119162142722?s=21&t=17C49EoanIdACgtl6NF8lg[/quote]

Hmmm I wonder if anyone has considered enforcing immigration laws.[/quote]

How do you enforce a law when the bus , sent by a governor, arrives at 1am with women and small children who haven't eaten for two days. It's despicable. 3,400 people since May.[/quote]

I believe the pp was referring to prior to them arriving at the governor's state. As in why should that state have to handle all the costs? [/quote]

They arrived legally and are in the US legally. And they're probably thrilled to get out of Texas - I know the first buses, at least, were full of volunteers. There are many humanitarian issues with the situation but they're not here illegally.[/quote]

Curious… why do you think they’re here legally?  The articles I’ve read don’t spell it out but lots suggest these were people “caught” crossing the border. Doesn’t sound like there here legally. [/quote]

It's been widely reported that these are asylum seekers and others with legitimate claims under immigration law, but who still need to do more to stay here permanently / may ultimately be deported.  They present themselves at the border, not sneak in. Here's just one article:

“These are all migrants who have been processed by C.B.P. and are free to travel,” Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, recently said, referring to Customs and Border Protection, the agency that oversees border operations. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/us/politics/abbott-immigration-texas-dc-biden.html

Because Abbott cannot force people to take the buses, they are all volunteers trying to get somewhere, usually to stay with family.  The DMV may be their destination or a waypoint.

I don't mean this in a snide way but the idea that an R governor would release people into the US who have no legal right to be here, is nuts.  It would be political suicide, as well as outside his authority since Feds control immigration.  [/quote]

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