XCR1250 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Texas governor sends migrants to New York City as immigration standoff accelerates By Sofia Ahmed and Ted Hesson NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said on Friday he has started to send buses carrying migrants to New York City in an effort to push responsibility for border crossers to Democratic mayors and U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat. The first bus arrived early on Friday at the city's Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan carrying around 50 migrants from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Venezuela. Volunteers were helping to steer people who had no relatives in town to city resources. "Most of them don't have anybody to help. They don't know where to go, so we're taking them to shelters," said one volunteer at the bus station, Evelin Zapata, from a group called Grannies Respond. One family of four from Colombia, who ended up at a homeless intake center in the Bronx, were unsure of where they would spend the night. Byron and Leidy, both 28, said they left the country's capital Bogota because they were having trouble finding work. They did not provide their last name. "It's a little easier to enter the country now, before it was very hard to come here with children," said Leidy, who traveled with her kids Mariana, 7, and Nicolas, 13. She said the family had hoped someone they knew in New York would take them in, but that plan did not work out. "We came here because they said they would help us find a place to sleep to not have to stay in the street," Leidy said. Abbott, who is running for a third term as governor in November elections, has already sent more than 6,000 migrants to Washington since April in a broader effort to combat illegal immigration and call out Biden for his more welcoming policies. read more Biden came into office in January 2021 pledging to reverse many of the hardline immigration policies of his Republican predecessor, former President Donald Trump, but some efforts have been blocked in court. Abbott said New York City Mayor Eric Adams could provide services and housing for the new arrivals. "I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief," Abbott said in a statement. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, another Republican, has followed Abbott's lead and bused another 1,000 to Washington. U.S. border authorities have made record numbers of arrests under Biden although many are repeat crossers. Some migrants who are not able to be expelled quickly to Mexico or their home countries under a COVID-era policy are allowed into the United States, often to pursue asylum claims in U.S. immigration court. 1/2 Texas Governor Greg Abbott holds a news conference with state agencies and local officials at Uvalde High School, three days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello Adams' office has in recent weeks criticized the busing efforts to Washington, saying some migrants were making their way to New York City and overwhelming its homeless shelter system. On Friday the mayor's press secretary Fabien Levy said Abbott was using "human beings as political pawns," calling it "a disgusting, and an embarrassing stain on the state of Texas." Levy said New York would continue to "welcome asylum seekers with open arms, as we always have, but we are asking for resources to help do so," calling for support from federal officials. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday called the Texas initiative "shameful" and an unnecessary burden on taxpayers in that state. Costs for the effort amounted to $1.6 million in April and May, a local NBC News affiliate reported in June, more than $1,400 per rider. Texas officials declined to provide the cost when asked by Reuters. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has also said her city's shelter system has been strained by migrant arrivals and last month called on the Biden administration to deploy military troops to assist with receiving the migrants, a request that has frustrated White House officials. A U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had declined a request for D.C. National Guard to help with the transportation and reception of migrants in the city because it would hurt the troops' readiness. Bowser suggested on Friday that she would submit a more targeted troop request, reiterating her stance that the federal government should handle what she called a "growing humanitarian crisis." "If the federal government's not going to do it, they need to at least get out of our way and give us the resources that we need," she told reporters. Many migrants are arriving after long and difficult journeys through South America. Venezuelan migrant Jose Gregorio Forero said before traveling more than a day by bus from Texas he had crossed through eight countries. "It's taken 31 days to get here, on foot and asking for rides," he said, saying he was glad to be in New York where he thought there would be more job opportunities. New York City, he said, "is very beautiful. I love it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member ZR800efi Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 thats the only way these fucks are gonna get it.send em all to dc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I don't see what the issue is with sending these people to the states that say they support all this immigration 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member ZR800efi Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ACE said: I don't see what the issue is with sending these people to the states that say they support all this immigration exactly. let them have it then. no crisis, no problems right guise? hug the world.hug the jihad right out of them with liberal acceptance and no background checks. what could possibly go wrong? Edited August 6, 2022 by ZR800efi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I think the border is Biden's biggest failure. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 Cities are no go zones thanks to Democrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Migrants? https://www.rescue.org/article/migrants-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-immigrants-whats-difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Undesirables.. Go back home.. we don’t want you.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted August 6, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Migrants? https://www.rescue.org/article/migrants-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-immigrants-whats-difference You talking about illegal aliens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 25 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: You talking about illegal aliens? If they are illegal the Texas Governor should be charged with human trafficking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted August 6, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, Mainecat said: If they are illegal the Texas Governor should be charged with human trafficking. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, Mainecat said: If they are illegal the Texas Governor should be charged with human trafficking. Right after they charge Kamala and Biden . Do you even understand how many are coming across our border since Biden has been elected? Fucking Hack. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, EvilBird said: Right after they charge Kamala and Biden . Do you even understand how many are coming across our border since Biden has been elected? Fucking Hack. Some of the illegals were interviewed. One common theme between all of them. Biden said we could come here.. The left owns this as well as any disruptions they created through this great country. Fuck the left… 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 35 minutes ago, Mainecat said: If they are illegal the Texas Governor should be charged with human trafficking. Biden moved illegals all over the country should he be charged with human trafficking? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 MC will invite some of them to his tent to live with him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, Pete said: Some of the illegals were interviewed. One common theme between all of them. Biden said we could come here.. The left owns this as well as any disruptions they created through this great country. Fuck the left… yep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 oooooo pooor DC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 58 minutes ago, Mainecat said: If they are illegal the Texas Governor should be charged with human trafficking. They illegals have already broken the law, but you’re fine with that. More hypocrisy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: MC will invite some of them to his tent to live with him. Nope we hides in a all White Neighborhood in NH. He will never help any immigrants or people of color like he preaches . Just another closet racist trying his hardest to seem like he is not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted August 6, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Pete said: Undesirables.. Go back home.. we don’t want you.. If they came through the legal way would "we" want them then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Skidooski said: If they came through the legal way would "we" want them then? There would be less of them and less of a burden on society. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 6, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) I am totally fine with legal immigration. Trump set the precedent that you HAD to come legally or you would be deported. And We were building a Wall to protect our borders from cartel traffickers. It was working. Biden comes in and sets the precedent of come one come all we will give you asylum. No more Wall and lets open our borders. Now we have a major National tragedy. These Border States most likely will never recover. I feel for some migrants but I feel worse for the American Citizens who have to deal with this. Edited August 6, 2022 by EvilBird 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 This country will be 80% Hispanic in a few years. That’s some real diversity. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Rigid1 said: Why? Because he’s transporting illegals if they’re illegal. Migrants have paperwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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