Migrant group demands Trump either let them in or pay them each $50G to turn around: report
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Two groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday with a list of demands, with one group delivering an ultimatum to the Trump administration: either let them in the U.S. or pay them $50,000 each to go home, a report said.
Among other demands were that deportations be halted and that asylum seekers be processed faster and in greater numbers, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
The first group of caravan members, that included about 100 migrants, arrived at the consulate around 11 a.m. Alfonso Guerreo Ulloa, an organizer from Honduras, said the $50,000 figure was chosen as a group.
“It may seem like a lot of money to you,” Ulloa told the paper. “But it is a small sum compared to everything the United States has stolen from Honduras.”
He said the money would allow the migrants to return home and start a small business.
A letter from the group criticized U.S. intervention in Central America and asked the U.S. to remove Honduran President Orlando Hernandez from office. They gave the consulate 72 hours to respond.
A letter from the second group of about 50 migrants arrived at the consulate around 1:20 p.m. asking the U.S. to speed up the asylum process and to admit up to 300 asylum seekers each day at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego. Currently, around 40 to 100 are admitted.
“In the meantime, families, women and children who have fled our countries continue to suffer and the civil society of Tijuana continue to be forced to confront this humanitarian crisis, a refugee crisis caused in great part by decades of U.S. intervention in Central America,” the letter states.
Of the roughly 6,000 migrants who’ve traveled from Central America to Tijuana, around 700 have returned home, 300 have been deported and 2,500 have applied for humanitarian visas in Mexico, according to Xochtil Castillo, a caravan member who met with Mexican officials Tuesday.
Others have either crossed into the U.S. illegally, moved to other parts of Mexico or have fallen through the cracks, the Union-Tribune said.
“A lot of people are leaving because there is no solution here,” said Douglas Matute, 38, of Tijuana. “We thought they would let us in. But Trump sent the military instead of social workers.”
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From trying to come in, now to demanding money to go home. Not sure exactly why they think we owe them money or a home. We do not. Why not spend their time and energy changing the country they live in? Burning American flags for the media is not exactly a way to go if you expect to be welcomed with open arms.
When i didn't see the satire tag i clicked the link expecting to see an Onion piece but alas ...... this isn't satire.
The ill intentions of many in this group are slowly coming into the light.
50k? I wonder how they came up with that number.
According to the seed, the migrants believe that it is enough money for them to go back to Honduras and start their own business. According to their own words, these migrants are demanding entry into the US to work. They do not qualify for political asylum. They are just demanding that they don't have to go through the legal process and wait their turn getting green cards.
I suspect that many, if not most, already have family residing in the US. The decades of catch and release has created an attitude of entitlement among illegal immigrants. The citizens of Central America seem to believe that the citizens of the US have stolen from them and now owe them a living in their own countries and in the US.
I believe it is in the best interests of US citizens to find out who is responsible for telling the Central Americans that US citizens are responsible for employing and feeding the world.
Regardless of their individual situations, I believe it to be simple extortion.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Yeah, it is extortion all right. Mexico won't pay for The Wall so the Trump will extort the US Taxpayers for funding on a project that will never happen. Except that funding will be stolen by 'the swamp' the Trumpism thing dwells in.
I agree 100%.
The federal government securing our borders is not extortion. Its a constitutionally required security function of our government.
People demanding 50k at our border or else?
Pure, 100% extortion.
Possibly the same radical Hispanic groups (Aztlan, La Raza, MEChA) that tell other Hispanics that the USA "stole" Mexican land during the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) and won't tell them that the USA paid Mexico for the land through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
There's also Pueblo Sin Fronteras.
Mexico was Spanish 'til 1810. Then it was ruled as a monarchy 'til 1824. It became the United Mexican States with the drafting of a Republican Constitution in 1824. The First Empire and First Republic followed from 1824 - 1836. The Second Empire and Second Republic followed from 1836 - 1867. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 gave the U. S. 1/3 of Mexico's lands north of the Border which included California, New Mexico and parts of Texas. The Gadsden Purchase gave the U. S. the territories of Arizona and SW New Mexico in 1854.
Just FYI.
In the early 1800's, the Mexican government begged Americans to migrate and settle their lands in Texas. The settlers had to learn to speak Spanish, convert to Catholicism, and become Mexican citizens to get land grants, but when the Mexican government demanded they give up their weapons that was going too far and trouble started brewing.
Actually, the Mexican government demanding the settlers give up their slaves was also an area of contention.
Interesting isn't it. Mexico was having problems with the Commanchies so they solicit Americans to settle land hoping they would solve that problem, because they where to weak to do it themselves.
Here's a couple of numbers you might be interested in Sparty. Every time a soldier uses a round of ammunition to dissuade an "asylum seeker" from entering the country illegally (or fixing the problem permanently), that round costs the government approximately $.35; thus saving the United States taxpayers $49,999.65. Interesting problem in economics.
So the so-called ……… "Nice "migrant" folks"...….are really extortionists !
I'd let them in this country /s !
As is their government.
The Honduran president is cautiously implying that the country may be forced to turn to China for development if the US government does not give them more money.
I searched for a more reliable source for this story and found NONE. That isn't to say that everything in the article is false. I completely agree with the determiners used.
With that said, I'll wait for a "real" news source to report out on this story.
That makes good sense.
If and when this story is vetted to be true your next question should be why didn't you find it anywhere else?
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That should be when and 'if' true - the source is Faux 'news'.
So I would take that as a 'It's not true' and wouldn't find it anywhere else because 'It's not true'.
Yes you would and like usual in matters such as this you will likely be proven wrong once again.
This example of "non-reporting" is just one more piece of empirical evidence at how biased the mass media has become these days. Trump allegedly gets two scoops of ice cream instead of the expected one and its immediately breaking news all over the mass media.
This story? Not so much.
Hilariously sad!
Really? 100 people out of 6000! So because 100 nutjobs came up with a ridiculous scheme you're going to blame the entire group? So can I safely say that all Republicans are racists now?
I'm truly amazed, with your skill, knowledge and intelligence you couldn't find any other story to confirm this one. I actually spent almost 6 seconds searching and found this:
From the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Well....to be honest. I really just like pushing your buttons. It's super easy and the return is endless.
If the story is accurate, I am not a fan of being held hostage with demands.
On the other hand, this Administration is in violation of the law. They should not be blocking entry ways. Just my opinion. I think we're smart enough to figure this out and improve the immigration nightmare without these thug like tactics.
Ya beat me to it!
Every sovereign nation has the right to block its entry points and protect its borders. Don't believe me? Try entering Mexico without paperwork, make demands that it lets you in, and see what they'll do to you.
If you're going to start making sexual references...........
Me? nah - I would never do that. It would be off topic and seeder would flag me.
OMG - I think you're being intentionally obtuse Tex. I'm not advocating for nilly willy entry. There are specific border crossing locations that these immigrants are attempting to approach so that they may LEGALLY request asylum.
Further, I've always been an advocate for stronger immigration laws including the white people that can afford to come by plane. Sadly, this Administration and it's supporters close their eyes to those immigrants who look more like them......
We need to revamp ALL of our immigration policies. Not just the ones that lean more towards the brown people.
Did I say we MUST let them in? Did I say that? No, I did not but I did say we need to follow our current law or change it. We are a CIVILIZED country and we have laws that keep us civilized. When we start throwing out laws that a specific faction of our citizens decide they don't like without going through the proper channels and changing the law then we become like the very countries that these immigrants are fleeing from.
Think about that. Think about how we are becoming more and more like the uncivilized, chaotic, undemocratic countries that we used to despise. I never thought we'd look to them as a model of how to run a country.
PJ - the folks crossing the borders illegally are not all "brown" people.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the countries of origin for the largest numbers of illegal immigrants are as follows (latest of 2017):
The Urban Institute also estimates "between 65,000 and 75,000 Canadians currently live illegally in the United States."
And, sadly, if we didn't have our "undemocratic" Democrats crying for "open borders", we wouldn't be in this mess.
1st - I have not heard of any democratic leaders calling for open borders. That is a myth and a Trump talking point.
Also, another point I wanted to make on this subject. There have been plenty of people who have exploited these workers including Mr. Trump.
Let's not pretend that the immigration problem is only a border problem. It is far more complex then that.
What do you think Pelosi meant when she said that a border wall is immoral and ineffective? Start at 1:45 on this video - in her own words:
Exploiting workers is wrong regardless of who does it.
E-verify should be mandatory. Fines for employers should be mandatory. Deportation of anyone who buys or sells fake IDs to illegal immigrants should be mandatory.
There are numerous ways to make the immigration problem far less complex.
I agree
Well, there's flags, and then there are flags.
That's not true. They have NEVER advocated for open borders. They don't seem to talk about solutions or alternatives to the wall but they've NEVER advocated for open borders.
Sounds like Reagan's immigration/jobs policy when the democrats extracted amnesty out of him......
Guess what, the Democrats blocked it by refusing to fund it....
This is a bipartisan issue.
There are amnesty supporters in both parties.
Um dude.....thats the exact same source as this seed!
Very True no argument.
But I was talking in the historical reference frame when Reagan negotiated the deal it was a democrat controlled congress and funding was decided along partisan lines....
Hence the Democrats blocked it is the truth..... (back then)
Do you actually believe that the MSM would jump at the chance to publish an article that would completely destroy their SJW narrative? I'm not at all surprised that all far left media has ignored this. Here are some articles that support the FNC article. I hope that they're "reliable" enough for you:
For those of us (me) who really try to remain independent, the source is important. I automatically react negatively whenever FOX is cited as the driving source of a negative story that has an agenda to push division.
I wish more people could be as responsible.
I already do BF. I pay taxes that supports all sorts of free shit. I'm not someone who likes to give my money away but I'm also not heartless or selective.
Maybe GM can give each family a vehicle and they can drive back to the GM plant for a job.
So might talking fish.
Cheaper than pissing away 25 billion dollars on the boondoggle of an ineffective wall.
If the $50K to go away and start over back in their own country was a real thing then the outlay would be a much better return for tax dollars spent, if one just weighs the pros & cons of tax dollars wasted on a wall Vs being used to improve hell holes of poverty and violence that most of these folks are running from.
Just saying, in a snarky sort of way only of course.
Lemme see - $50K per person x 100 = $5M. So, OK, the precedent is set. Now the remaining 7,700 want their $50K = $38.5B. Then all the other "asylum" seekers get the word and the figure of 17M x's $50K = $850B - nah - not in our budget.
But, but, but......I've seen movies (well, Disney) with talking fish....
Interesting concept, hike to the border, get $50K and go home. Could be a cottage industry there, but where does it end? How many will get theirs then sneak across anyway?
Money for a 2 thousand mile Southern Border wall, is a completely stupid, unnecessary waste of tax payer dollars and would be a grossly obscene drain on our budget.
Now, a long term commitment of Israeli level aid into the areas these folk are fleeing would be budget worthy and a good use of our soft power in problem solving.
U.S. Aid to Israel Totals $233.7b Over Six Decades
Don't get me wrong. Those yahoos sitting on the border asking for money to go home are being ridiculous.
Almost as ridiculous as we would be if we were wasting our money on Trumps wall.
However, addressing the refugee problem by spending aid money south of our border makes sense and has precedence in our history. Israel and all the nations helped by the Marshal plan are examples of aid money well spent.
You do know that such is pretty much considered absolute bias?
Exact same thing as saying I automatically react negatively when I see a black man.....
Umm...all your link uses the same source as this seed....read them they use the exact same words!
None of those articles quote FNC. Epic fail, willjay9.
NWM - That's a huge stretch.
Not in my book it isn't, to me it's the exact same thing.....
Logically it works like this.....
I cannot be an anti-bigot on one issue (black skin) and be a bigot on another (philosophical beliefs)
There is no such thing as automatic prejudice. The word prejudice in and of itself describes the act of pre-judging. and in every dictionary I've consulted judging is making a choice.
Are you prejudiced politically? yes, just as much as I am at least, and we both have what we consider our logical reasons. But neither of us are particularly bigoted just the fact we like each other despite our plain prejudices is a perfect example of our non-bigoted beliefs....
So please don't ever intimate your a bigot cause you are not....
And automatic prejudice is bigotry.....
Best talking fish movie ever....The Incredible Mr. Limpet (not Disney).
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!
Warner Bros. Starring Don Knotts, 1964
If there is interest I'll post it....
Umm...never said it did! Read your links, they all use the same ONE source!......FAIL REVERSED!
This Story doesn't help support the Leftwing Media's Narrative so they'll just skip it.
You cannot make a blind man see.
Did you all of the sudden become a politically correct activist?
What is SJW?
I have heard, Social Justice Warrior, whatever that is ,
Social Justice Warrior
S.... illy
J....amolt
W....hiner
What's a Jamolt?
I tried !
A "Funny" word that begins with the letter "J" !
No such word.
No need for definitions of made up words. Duh.
I think that's a great idea! Can you share the meaning of Covfefe.
I KNEW IT!
BF already told me all about it being a secret coded word from Trump to the Russians. Nothing worse than a fish who can't keep his mouth shut. At least I think I've finally figured out what type of fish BF is, a bigmouth buffalo.
Jamook - someone who is clumsy or anti-loquacious, but altogether endearing nonetheless
“We thought they would let us in. But Trump sent the military instead of social workers.” That's what is needed when Hoards of Invaders are threatening to cross the Border.
Quite obvious the Russian propaganda machine is still operating and has willing 'subjects' within US borders.
Why are you coming here and insulting people instead of discussing the seed?
Ah yes. lol.
Some time ago, I said they wanted our stuff
You were wrong then and now
and they still act like feral cats
Why not just call them vermin? Oh, I forgot, that's another posters' inhumane contribution.
Yours is wild animals.
Well done
Okay....I'm exhausted trying to keep up as the minority representative on this seed in knocking down the walls of misinformation. I'm going to have to take a siesta for a little bit.
What a completely dopey article. Who would take this seriously? Oh, wait. Never mind.
Who still wants to let them in after hearing this?
LOL. If I weren't afraid of being shot I would get on a slow boat from China to America and demand that I be given a place to live, welfare and medical coverage OR ELSE demand that America pay my way back to China with US$50,000. That would convert to 300,000 Yuan and would pay for opening up my "Buzzy's Western All-Day Breakfasts" restaurant. I'm great at making banana-blueberry pancakes, French toast, ham and cheese omelettes, deli-style eggs 'n onions, scrambled eggs with bacon or sausages, smoked salmon on cream-cheese covered bagels, Australian oatmeal with walnut powder, brown sugar, bird eggs, wolfberries and banana slices, etc.
Do you have an online menu?
Don't laugh, atone point i almost half way considered southern border route for Julia and Irina.
What we have seen is that path gets you in front of everyone else who has followed the rules. Maybe the has changed with how the observed processing is working now. It don't know. It's a possibility.
That method would negate the occasional trip back to their home country to satsify some AH bureaucrats and save me from turning from Dr. Jeckil to Mr. Hyde while they spend their periodic 6 to 8 weeks away from home.
In the end, I am simply no longer physically capable of what I once was and there is no way I could smuggle my 2 choice revolvers to escort them through the southern route and through our border that few years ago.
Though very frustrating, it is always best to follow the rules.
No online menu - I haven't made it a business. My breakfasts are my relief from everyday Chinese food, and sometimes my wife eats the breakfasts I make. However, I have posted my recipes for Banana-blueberry pancakes and Simple French toast on John Russell's 6 Ingredients or Less group here on NT.
Thank you Buzz. It was a tongue in cheek question.
Though, to be honest, should you open such a restaurant, I would not be surprised if you were busy breakfast, lunch and dinner.
LOL. "Tongue-in-cheek" was the perfect expression for the subject.
Fran's Restaurant in Toronto was very successful in serving an all-day breakfast - many good menu choices, and I particularly liked the Corned beef hash with eggs. I can't get corned beef here.
Lots of cojones on their part. Totally idiotic and unrealistic, but still lots cojones.
We call it "chutzpah".