Real talk from RFK about what is happening on the border. This surprised even me:
What’s Actually Happening At U.S.-Mexico Border Is MIND BLOWING!
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Megaterio Llamas
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What’s Actually Happening At U.S.-Mexico Border Is MIND BLOWING!
el rey del mambo
just watched
remember when people lost their minds at Trump wanting to build a wall, as if it was some horrible racist idea that no good person should ever conceive of?
*gasp*
Crazy he says that now everyone understands, but the Dems are so petty they won't use the infrastructure Trump had ready to go. Gonna waste it and build something else (worse)
remember when people lost their minds at Trump wanting to build a wall, as if it was some horrible racist idea that no good person should ever conceive of?
*gasp*
Crazy he says that now everyone understands, but the Dems are so petty they won't use the infrastructure Trump had ready to go. Gonna waste it and build something else (worse)
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Megaterio Llamas
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Can you believe that RFK has been denied secret service protection for his campaign though? That is beyond petty.
That is downright sinister.
That is downright sinister.
el rey del mambo
I could never understand why Dem/Republican VOTERS couldn't demand of their Political CONmen LEADERSHIP to COMPROMISE and put AMERICANS FIRST with a WALL & Universal HealthCare....a WIN/WIN for THE PEOPLE
but instead it was just DIVIDE the LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR wingNUTS for a WIN for the Political CONmen LEADERS
but instead it was just DIVIDE the LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR wingNUTS for a WIN for the Political CONmen LEADERS
Cliffs?
Uncle, seems like a superficial guy, no?
Karasu, the caps thing is unwise.
Uncle, seems like a superficial guy, no?
Karasu, the caps thing is unwise.
why unwise?
.....I KNOW "they" are reading and you would be surprised by the recognition posts/PMs over the years which I WON over through my PERSISTENCE
as for the ones which get TRIGGERED.....I can't help that, it's THEM, not me
.....I KNOW "they" are reading and you would be surprised by the recognition posts/PMs over the years which I WON over through my PERSISTENCE
as for the ones which get TRIGGERED.....I can't help that, it's THEM, not me
ok....just looking at the THREAD TITLE and noticed some ALL CAPS
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Edge Guerrero
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The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission
BY TARA COPP AND REBECCA SANTANA
Updated 4:04 PM BRT, August 1, 2023
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of a total of 1,500 active duty troops for a temporary 90-day military presence surge at the border in May. At the time, illegal border crossings were swiftly escalating with concerns they’d go even higher after the restrictions ended but instead the numbers have fallen.
The 1,100 troops will conclude their 90-day mission by Aug. 8; the remaining 400 will be extended through August 31, a defense official said on the condition of anonymity to discuss details ahead of an announcement.
At the time the troop movements were made public officials stressed that the active-duty troops would not be taking front-line positions on the border or interacting with migrants but instead doing tasks like data entry or warehouse support with the goal of freeing up Customs and Border Protection personnel to be out in the field.
The troops were intended to help back up border officials dealing with the end of Title 42. That rule allowed the government to quickly expel tens of thousands of migrants from the country in the name of protecting America from COVID-19.
In the days leading up to the end of Title 42, border agents were encountering 10,000 migrants a day and at one point had 27,000 migrants in custody. But immediately after Title 42 expired, the numbers dropped sharply to about 5,000 encounters a day, and have stayed low, according to the agency’s data.
But it’s far from clear how permanent these drops are. Already the number of people crossing the Darien Gap, a key route for migrants headed to the U.S. from South America, during the first seven months of the year is more than all of 2022 combined.
The active duty military troops’ departure is also happening as much of the Biden administration’s immigration agenda is subject to court challenges. Last week a federal judge ruled that an administration rule limiting asylum access at the southern border was against the law. The administration is appealing that ruling, arguing that it’s a key part of their efforts to maintain order on the border.
Separately the Justice Department last week announced it has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the state to remove floating buoys in the Rio Grande that the federal government says present a humanitarian and environmental concern.
The departures also do not impact an additional 2,300 National Guard troops under federal orders who remain at the border in similar supporting roles, National Guard chief Gen. Dan Hokanson said last week. Those troops will not be extended, but other units will be rotated in to replace them when their deployments end.
Austin has tried to get the Department of Homeland Security to fully assume the border protection role instead of continually relying on military troops. As a condition for Austin’s previous approval of National Guard troops to the border through Oct. 1, Homeland Security had to agree to work with the White House and Congress to develop a plan for longer-term staffing solutions and funding shortfalls.
In a response to the AP, the Pentagon said DHS has outlined a plan to increase personnel and technology investments to meet future surges.
https://apnews.com/article/us-military-remove-troops-mexico-border-immigration-b82a32f5c82c421f1c645a64715dabb1
BY TARA COPP AND REBECCA SANTANA
Updated 4:04 PM BRT, August 1, 2023
Share
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of a total of 1,500 active duty troops for a temporary 90-day military presence surge at the border in May. At the time, illegal border crossings were swiftly escalating with concerns they’d go even higher after the restrictions ended but instead the numbers have fallen.
The 1,100 troops will conclude their 90-day mission by Aug. 8; the remaining 400 will be extended through August 31, a defense official said on the condition of anonymity to discuss details ahead of an announcement.
At the time the troop movements were made public officials stressed that the active-duty troops would not be taking front-line positions on the border or interacting with migrants but instead doing tasks like data entry or warehouse support with the goal of freeing up Customs and Border Protection personnel to be out in the field.
The troops were intended to help back up border officials dealing with the end of Title 42. That rule allowed the government to quickly expel tens of thousands of migrants from the country in the name of protecting America from COVID-19.
In the days leading up to the end of Title 42, border agents were encountering 10,000 migrants a day and at one point had 27,000 migrants in custody. But immediately after Title 42 expired, the numbers dropped sharply to about 5,000 encounters a day, and have stayed low, according to the agency’s data.
But it’s far from clear how permanent these drops are. Already the number of people crossing the Darien Gap, a key route for migrants headed to the U.S. from South America, during the first seven months of the year is more than all of 2022 combined.
The active duty military troops’ departure is also happening as much of the Biden administration’s immigration agenda is subject to court challenges. Last week a federal judge ruled that an administration rule limiting asylum access at the southern border was against the law. The administration is appealing that ruling, arguing that it’s a key part of their efforts to maintain order on the border.
Separately the Justice Department last week announced it has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the state to remove floating buoys in the Rio Grande that the federal government says present a humanitarian and environmental concern.
The departures also do not impact an additional 2,300 National Guard troops under federal orders who remain at the border in similar supporting roles, National Guard chief Gen. Dan Hokanson said last week. Those troops will not be extended, but other units will be rotated in to replace them when their deployments end.
Austin has tried to get the Department of Homeland Security to fully assume the border protection role instead of continually relying on military troops. As a condition for Austin’s previous approval of National Guard troops to the border through Oct. 1, Homeland Security had to agree to work with the White House and Congress to develop a plan for longer-term staffing solutions and funding shortfalls.
In a response to the AP, the Pentagon said DHS has outlined a plan to increase personnel and technology investments to meet future surges.
https://apnews.com/article/us-military-remove-troops-mexico-border-immigration-b82a32f5c82c421f1c645a64715dabb1
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theraskal wrote:why unwise?
.....I KNOW "they" are reading and you would be surprised by the recognition posts/PMs over the years which I WON over through my PERSISTENCE
as for the ones which get TRIGGERED.....I can't help that, it's THEM, not me
Reminds me of Emily's histrionics.
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