Mainecat Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 We need a Canadian wall. Canada will pay. ‘Help’ signs to aid migrants in distress, already used along Mexican border, are now being installed along northern border New Hampshire Public Radio | By Todd Bookman Published February 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM EST Used With Permission Newly installed signs, including this placard posted in New Hampshire, are aimed at assisting migrants and others who may need rescue assistance in remote areas. Federal immigration authorities in recent months have begun installing 911 distress signs with location codes along remote stretches of the U.S border in New Hampshire, Vermont and New York in an effort to assist migrants who may become stranded in perilous conditions as they seek to enter the country from Canada. The system of coded signs, already widely used along the country’s southern border with Mexico, is a reflection of the dangers migrants face when attempting to cross in harsh, wintry conditions. It’s also evidence of the rise in crossings in the region that has led to rescues by Canadian and U.S. border agents. Along the 295-mile border patrolled by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Swanton Sector, more than 3,100 people were apprehended between October and February, more than the previous four fiscal years combined. Nearly all of those encounters occurred in New York and Vermont. As the number of encounters have gone up, there has also been a reported increase in both rescues and recoveries, according to border officials, often in challenging weather conditions. “The environment, the remoteness & unpredictable weather along the Canadian border in northern NY, VT & NH is unforgiving,” Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia recently said on social media. “Don’t Risk It!” The recently installed signs carry simple instructions to call 911, with a number corresponding to a specific GPS location where responders will be dispatched to, according to a spokesperson for Border Patrol. The signs are part of the Missing Migrant Program, which immigration authorities launched in 2017 along the southern border to assist migrants who get stranded in remote, desert conditions. More than 2,700 signs with individual location information were in place along the U.S.-Mexico border, as of 2022. This is the first expansion of the program anywhere along the nation’s northern border with Canada, the agency confirmed. Border officials declined to say how many signs have been installed in New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, or provide their approximate locations. The signs were erected in October, although local 911 dispatchers in New Hampshire were not notified about the program until January, a lapse in communication that rendered the signs’ location codes meaningless for months. “When we learned about the signs, [Division of Emergency Services and Communications] Director Mark Doyle reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and explained that we answer all 911 calls for the state and transfer calls to local dispatch centers,” said a spokesperson for New Hampshire’s Department of Safety. “Since that initial conversation, the location codes that are displayed on the signs along the border have been built into DESC’s mapping software so we know exactly where a caller is should they need help.” Crossings have resulted in tragedies in recent years, including last January, when a Haitian man was found dead from hypothermia in a remote stretch of Quebec near the international border with Champlain, New York. The Associated Press also reported that in 2019, a Dominican man died in the same region. In March 2023, eight migrants seeking to enter the U.S. from Canada drowned while trying to cross the St. Lawrence River in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne, the Montreal Gazette reported. “We've had to mount rescue operations for people who got lost and disoriented,” Sgt. Charles Poirer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police previously told NHPR. “And it actually put some of our officers in danger themselves. We had a few officers that had to go to the hospital because of hypothermia and frostbite.” Though there has been a documented increase in migrant encounters in New York and Vermont, there have been only a scant number of interactions with migrants who were confirmed to have crossed the New Hampshire-Canada border. Just 21 interactions were logged by Border Patrol agents in the state during a 15-month period ending in Dec. 2023, according to recently released data. New Hampshire’s approximately 58-mile border with Canada includes relatively few road crossings and is sparsely populated. Aurora Sustainable Lands, a private company that owns the majority of land in New Hampshire bordering Canada, did not respond to requests for comment on whether it granted permission to Border Patrol to erect signs on its property. At least one sign located in New Hampshire contains the word “help” in both English and French, along with instructions to call 911 and a six-digit location code. “Signage language reflects the most encountered nationality/language within that specific area,” Border Patrol officials said when asked about the choice of languages. New Hampshire officials declined to say if the newly installed signs have assisted in any rescues, to date. https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-02-28/help-signs-to-aid-migrants-in-distress-already-used-along-mexican-border-are-now-being-installed-along-northern-border Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted February 29 Gold Member Share Posted February 29 Guarantee those will be riddled with bullet holes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted February 29 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 29 Water stations and stock piles of clothes for the illegals all over the place near the wall south of the El Camino del Diablo(The Devil's Highway)in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 And the man responsible for the border shit show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted February 29 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, Steve753 said: Water stations and stock piles of clothes for the illegals all over the place near the wall south of the El Camino del Diablo(The Devil's Highway)in Arizona. If that's where my donated clothing is ending up....I will never donate again.....I will just burn the shit. Threw tons of clothing in the donation shed at a local church when I moved last week . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted February 29 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 29 Close the border to anyone without valid ID or passport. Then thoroughly vet a small number every year to come in and be put on a path to citizenship. The rest can wait in Mexico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 2 hours ago, Doug said: And the man responsible for the border shit show. Put the immigration bill up for a vote. Blaming Biden is just showing everyone your a low IQ moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted February 29 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 29 3 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Put the immigration bill up for a vote. Blaming Biden is just showing everyone your a low IQ moron. Funny how secure the border was under Trump in comparison and he didn't need any immigration bill to do so. I'd say you're the low IQ moron. All Biden had to do was leave Trumps immigration policies in place and not do executive orders to reverse them in the first few days of office just as a show of TDS . He is getting his just dues now......right in time for the election 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 24 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Put the immigration bill up for a vote. Blaming Biden is just showing everyone your a low IQ moron. That's what should have been done 3 years ago when your boy Biden said they should surge the border and making this mess. Guess your IQ is lower 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted February 29 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 29 All on Biden.....may the blood run deep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted February 29 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 29 46 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Put the immigration bill up for a vote. Blaming Biden is just showing everyone your a low IQ moron. He doesn’t need a bill to fix the mess he created 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted March 1 Gold Member Share Posted March 1 2 hours ago, Mainecat said: Put the immigration bill up for a vote. Blaming Biden is just showing everyone your a low IQ moron. And what was in that bill MC ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted March 1 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 1 What a frail POS Biden is...wow what a difference compared to the GOAT 🐐.....what a contrast to both visiting the border. Border patrol just loves Trump and can't wait for him to take over. Biden is just a flat out embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 2 hours ago, EvilBird said: And what was in that bill MC ? The one that's tied to get funding for Ukraine. Biden is tring to clean up the mess he made at the border but saying the Republicans are holding in up. Reality is he caused the mess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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