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Anonymous wrote:Gin, I have to ask...why bother trying to sneak/smuggle in if the borders are so open and policies are so welcoming? By that logic, people should just be able to walk right over and get welfare checks immediately.

They did walk over border, then to evade processing time for in the truck to their desired next destination. Truck was never checked thereafter and broke down. Better luck next time.

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Anonymous wrote:Gin, I have to ask...why bother trying to sneak/smuggle in if the borders are so open and policies are so welcoming? By that logic, people should just be able to walk right over and get welfare checks immediately.

They do just walk across the border….have you not been paying attention? Others are victims of the cartels engaging in human trafficking.

Anonymous wrote:What is Governor Abbott doing in Texas? Texas seems to be a safe are for trackers. This truck was only found because it was abandoned on a hot day. If the weather had been better no one in Texas would be the wiser.

Abbott is so f’ing incompetent.

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Anonymous wrote:There is never any talk about accountability for the governments of the countries where these people are coming from. They are the ones who should be feeling shame that they are not providing a safe environment where their citizens can prosper and not be driven to migrate.

The only leader that has taken accountability is Nayib Bukele of El Salvador who stepped up after that horrible accident where the father and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande trying to cross. Bukele made it a point to say publicly that El Salvador is at fault for driving them to migrate.

Of course not! Illegal immigrants’ remittances to Northern Triangle tally $5-6 billion a year, and comprise half of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua’s “GDP!” And funds more chain migration of more illegal economic migrants. So they afford the coyote escort and truck transport during the multi-country journey to america.

Anonymous wrote:Really nice to see so many republicans concerned about the welfare of illegal immigrants. So genuine.

Anonymous wrote:You can thank Joe Biden and the Democrats. This is what happens when you send the message out to the world that the US has open borders and you won't be deported if you try to come. It just emboldens illegal aliens to keep coming and keep taking risks that end up killing people. Shame on Biden and the Democrats for failing to understand the basic concept of moral hazard.

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Anonymous wrote:The solution is to crack down on employers and social welfare benefits. All contact with any level of government should require proof of citizenship or residency. If you take away the ability to easily work and live without documents, a lot of this goes away.

What social welfare benefits do you think people who don't have status in the US are getting?

Anonymous wrote:There is never any talk about accountability for the governments of the countries where these people are coming from. They are the ones who should be feeling shame that they are not providing a safe environment where their citizens can prosper and not be driven to migrate.

The only leader that has taken accountability is Nayib Bukele of El Salvador who stepped up after that horrible accident where the father and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande trying to cross. Bukele made it a point to say publicly that El Salvador is at fault for driving them to migrate.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, school checking citizenship would be one huge deterrent. People would come here to work but not bring their families.
Companies not hiring illegal workforce would be another deterrent but it seems like there’s too much interest in cheap labor.
Landlords will also rent for cash…
So I think schools are the only real way

Maybe, but I’m not sure it would work. The undocumented immigrants in our neighborhood have a pretty laid-back approach to school.

More likely, what would happen, is that the parents would keep the kids home from school. And use the older kids to watch the younger ones while they work, or get the kids involved in jobs young.

The kids are already victims (no choice - parents bring them here because the parents want to make more money). Keeping them out of school will make their situation even worse.

Crack down on employers. Crack down on illegal rentals. Quit offering free food/healthcare/backpacks/clothes/laptops/language lessons to every single undocumented immigrant adult and child. But don’t keep the kids out of schools.

Anonymous wrote:There is never any talk about accountability for the governments of the countries where these people are coming from. They are the ones who should be feeling shame that they are not providing a safe environment where their citizens can prosper and not be driven to migrate.

The only leader that has taken accountability is Nayib Bukele of El Salvador who stepped up after that horrible accident where the father and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande trying to cross. Bukele made it a point to say publicly that El Salvador is at fault for driving them to migrate.

Anonymous wrote:Gin, I have to ask...why bother trying to sneak/smuggle in if the borders are so open and policies are so welcoming? By that logic, people should just be able to walk right over and get welfare checks immediately.