Refugee Crisis in the U. S. (?)

[Buffalo_Gal]

No idea why this is "controversial."

 

US Supreme Court lets 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy stay in place
 

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that the controversial Trump administration "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy can stay in effect while legal challenges play out.
 

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[Deranged Rhino]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BuckSexton/status/1237814134990831616

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Gal said:

No idea why this is "controversial."

 

US Supreme Court lets 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy stay in place
 

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that the controversial Trump administration "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy can stay in effect while legal challenges play out.
 

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....and here's a REAL shocker............

 

"Justice Sonia Sotomayor would have denied the government's application, the court said."

[B-Man]

 

 

Xenophobic: Mexico reportedly considering closing its border to keep out Americans with coronavirus

 

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

Four Supreme Court rulings this term strengthen Trump’s hand on immigration

by Nicholas J. Kaster

Original Article

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

SEEMS LIKE BAD TIMING TO ME:  

 

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights just voted 4-2 to condemn Trump’s January extension of its restrictions on entry to nationals of  “Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgystan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.”

 

 

I think it means Kyrgyzstan, but whatever.

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

Follow up on the above post.........

 

 

TWO MEMBERS OF THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE STATEMENT:

 

IT’S TIME FOR THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS TO STOP USING WORDS LIKE “RACISM,” “XENOPHOBIA,” “HATE,” AND “HATEFUL” SO INDISCRIMINATELY.

 

 On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issued a statement expressing “grave concern” and “alarm[]” over “recent demonstrations of violence and hate toward people of Asian descent.” It warns of a “growing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.” For the reasons we will explain below, we declined to support that statement.

 

We agree, of course, that COVID-19 is no excuse for anyone to attack or insult individuals of Asian descent and that when such acts rise to the level of criminal behavior, law enforcement should immediately intervene. But that’s obvious to just about everyone in America. The rare exception is unlikely to read the Commission’s statement, much less be persuaded by it.

 

It is important to keep things in perspective. Given that the population of the United States is estimated to be over 330,000,000, the litany of incidents in the Commission’s statement is really quite small; most involve misbehavior by children or teenagers. Yes, a nine-year-old child in New Jersey was told by a classmate, “You’re Chinese, so you must have coronavirus.” But that’s why we send nine-year-olds to school; they’ve got a lot to learn. For adults to view the statement as hateful would be over the top. We’re talking about a child.

 

More serious is the case of the New York teenager who kicked an Asian-American man in the back, knocking him to the ground. Surely that is (and should be) a matter for the police. Fortunately, there is nothing to show this thuggish behavior represents a wave of racial violence.

 

Here is our biggest objection: The Commission make the ill-advised suggestion that referring to COVID-19 with terms like “Chinese coronavirus” is somehow fueling “[t]his latest wave of xenophobic animosity toward Asian Americans.” It is common to refer to infectious diseases by their geographic origin. Examples include Asian flu, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Brazilian hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, German measles, Japanese encephalitis, Lyme disease, Marburg virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Pontiac fever, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Spanish flu, Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever, and West Nile virus. In the case of Spanish flu, it was probably a misnomer. That disease likely originated in Kansas instead. But calling it the Spanish flu was never an indication that people hated Spaniards. It was simply a case in which the Spanish press reported on the flu extensively while the American press was preoccupied with World War I and subject to censorship. People therefore made the mistake of believing it originated in Spain.

 

It is counter-productive to hector the American people (or its leaders) about describing the COVID-19 as “Chinese” or as having originated in China. It did originate there. Ordinary Americans—of all races and ethnicities—who harbor no ill will toward anyone don’t like to have the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights imply that that they are fueling the flames of xenophobic animosity.   We can’t blame them. It is insulting.

 

Our colleagues on the Commission close their statement by writing under the current circumstances no American should be “ostracized solely because of their race or national origin.” That is certainly sensible enough. We would add that Americans should not be ostracized on account of false accusations that their conduct has been racist, xenophobic and hateful. The promiscuous use of those terms needs to stop.

 

Gail Heriot & Peter N. Kirsanow, Members, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

 Po

[B-Man]

 

 

 

CHANGE: 

 

COVID-19 border shutdown: Illegal crossers will get immediately deported to home countries.

 

 

 

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[Buffalo_Gal]

41 minutes ago, B-Man said:

CHANGE: 

 

COVID-19 border shutdown: Illegal crossers will get immediately deported to home countries.

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When they talked about this at the press conference yesterday, my thought was... will this continue after the Wuhan Flu hysteria calms down?  If so, another unintended consequence that the globalists will be unhappy about.

 

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

14 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said:

When they talked about this at the press conference yesterday, my thought was... will this continue after the Wuhan Flu hysteria calms down?  If so, another unintended consequence that the globalists will be unhappy about.

 

 

...cannot consider your post further....you are a racist by your depiction....

[bbb]

On 3/20/2020 at 2:44 PM, B-Man said:

 

Follow up on the above post.........

 

 

TWO MEMBERS OF THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE STATEMENT:

 

IT’S TIME FOR THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS TO STOP USING WORDS LIKE “RACISM,” “XENOPHOBIA,” “HATE,” AND “HATEFUL” SO INDISCRIMINATELY.

 

 On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issued a statement expressing “grave concern” and “alarm[]” over “recent demonstrations of violence and hate toward people of Asian descent.” It warns of a “growing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.” For the reasons we will explain below, we declined to support that statement.

 

We agree, of course, that COVID-19 is no excuse for anyone to attack or insult individuals of Asian descent and that when such acts rise to the level of criminal behavior, law enforcement should immediately intervene. But that’s obvious to just about everyone in America. The rare exception is unlikely to read the Commission’s statement, much less be persuaded by it.

 

It is important to keep things in perspective. Given that the population of the United States is estimated to be over 330,000,000, the litany of incidents in the Commission’s statement is really quite small; most involve misbehavior by children or teenagers. Yes, a nine-year-old child in New Jersey was told by a classmate, “You’re Chinese, so you must have coronavirus.” But that’s why we send nine-year-olds to school; they’ve got a lot to learn. For adults to view the statement as hateful would be over the top. We’re talking about a child.

 

More serious is the case of the New York teenager who kicked an Asian-American man in the back, knocking him to the ground. Surely that is (and should be) a matter for the police. Fortunately, there is nothing to show this thuggish behavior represents a wave of racial violence.

 

Here is our biggest objection: The Commission make the ill-advised suggestion that referring to COVID-19 with terms like “Chinese coronavirus” is somehow fueling “[t]his latest wave of xenophobic animosity toward Asian Americans.” It is common to refer to infectious diseases by their geographic origin. Examples include Asian flu, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Brazilian hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, German measles, Japanese encephalitis, Lyme disease, Marburg virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Pontiac fever, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Spanish flu, Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever, and West Nile virus. In the case of Spanish flu, it was probably a misnomer. That disease likely originated in Kansas instead. But calling it the Spanish flu was never an indication that people hated Spaniards. It was simply a case in which the Spanish press reported on the flu extensively while the American press was preoccupied with World War I and subject to censorship. People therefore made the mistake of believing it originated in Spain.

 

It is counter-productive to hector the American people (or its leaders) about describing the COVID-19 as “Chinese” or as having originated in China. It did originate there. Ordinary Americans—of all races and ethnicities—who harbor no ill will toward anyone don’t like to have the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights imply that that they are fueling the flames of xenophobic animosity.   We can’t blame them. It is insulting.

 

Our colleagues on the Commission close their statement by writing under the current circumstances no American should be “ostracized solely because of their race or national origin.” That is certainly sensible enough. We would add that Americans should not be ostracized on account of false accusations that their conduct has been racist, xenophobic and hateful. The promiscuous use of those terms needs to stop.

 

Gail Heriot & Peter N. Kirsanow, Members, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

 Po

 

Racists! 

[B-Man]

 

 

The BBC is reporting that a group of Mexican protesters at the border is demanding a Trump administration crackdown on people entering Mexico from the United States:

 

 

 

 

It's due to the China Virus of course, but still funny.

 

 

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[Koko78]

4 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

The BBC is reporting that a group of Mexican protesters at the border is demanding a Trump administration crackdown on people entering Mexico from the United States:

 

 

 

 

It's due to the China Virus of course, but still funny.

 

 

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They should build a wall.

[3rdnlng]

1 hour ago, Koko78 said:

 

They should build a wall.

And get the U.S. to pay for it?

 

BTW people, I've been thinking about getting a caravan started up to go to Mexico. Anybody up for it?

[Koko78]

2 hours ago, 3rdnlng said:

And get the U.S. to pay for it?

 

BTW people, I've been thinking about getting a caravan started up to go to Mexico. Anybody up for it?

 

So long as they accept my bullschiff claim of persecution, and give me a free ride through life. Also, they must all speak English to me, because I can't be bothered to learn Spanish.

[Uncle Joe]

50 minutes ago, Koko78 said:

 

So long as they accept my bullschiff claim of persecution, and give me a free ride through life. Also, they must all speak English to me, because I can't be bothered to learn Spanish.

Just remember "For English press 2."

[Buffalo_Gal]

 

[B-Man]

 

Donald Trump Responds to Illegals Not Getting Stimulus Checks: ‘They Came in Illegally’

by Charlie Spiering

 

Original Article

 

President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday about “undocumented” immigrants not getting a stimulus check from the government as part of the coronavirus economic rescue package.“Well, you know, you are saying undocumented, meaning they came in illegally,” Trump said. “A lot of people would say that we have a lot of citizens right now that won’t be working, so what are you going to do?”Trump said he felt bad about the situation for illegal immigrants during a tough economic period.“It’s a very sad question, I must be honest with you, but they came in illegally 

 

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not Stopping Border Wall Construction.

 

It shouldn't.

 

[Hedge]

04/10/20: Memorandum on Visa Sanctions

 

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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In recognizing the public health risk, I noted that on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the COVID-19 (the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) outbreak can be characterized as a pandemic.  Countries that deny or unreasonably delay the acceptance of their citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents from the United States during the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 create unacceptable public health risks for Americans.  The United States must be able to effectuate the repatriation of foreign nationals who violate the laws of the United States.

Sec. 2.  Visa Sanctions.  (a)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 243(d) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1253(d), if any government of a foreign country denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of aliens who are citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of that country after being asked to accept those aliens, and if such denial or delay is impeding operations of the Department of Homeland Security necessary to respond to the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2.

(b)  Upon receipt of a notification described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of State shall as expeditiously as possible, but no later than 7 days after receipt, adopt and initiate a plan to impose the visa sanctions provided for in section 243(d) of the INA.  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter or limit the authority of the Secretary of State to make exceptions consistent with the foreign policy interests of the United States.

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This memorandum shall cease to apply on December 31, 2020, unless extended.