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Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 24, 2024, 05:38:43 pm »

Thank you!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13118737/Tucson-Samaritans-hold-open-border-migrants-crossing.html

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Volunteer from Tucson Samaritans is seen holding open hole in border fence and encouraging migrants to walk through as Republicans demand probe into the NGOs 'facilitating the crisis'
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the migrants were transported to an encampment in the Coronado National Forest run by No More Deaths, a non profit working with the samaritans groups.
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'As an organization that has been in existence for more than 20 years, we work to ease suffering and prevent deaths along the US-Mexico Border.

'The situation with asylum seekers offers challenges to everyone to respond in a humane, legal manner.

'This is what we do.'



The non-profit states its mission is 'to offer humanitarian assistance to migrants in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands' and later asserts that 'humanitarian assistance is never a crime.

The organization is sponsored by The Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, a 501(c)(3) charity which means donations are tax deductible.

Meanwhile, Tucson Samaritans says it provides, 'water, food, first aid, and other essential items to migrants who cross the border in southern Arizona.

The organization is supported by Southside Presbyterian Church and spent $13,804 on supplies in 2023, according to its website.

https://www.tucsonsamaritans.org/
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 22, 2024, 05:17:48 pm »

Restating the obvious:

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-18/returning-sea-migrants-to-libya-is-illegal-italys-top-court-says

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ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top appeals court has established that sending sea migrants back to Libya is unlawful, a ruling hailed by charities and human rights groups.
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Italy and other European governments have taken an increasingly hard line on immigration in recent years, amid a swell in support for right-wing parties that want strict curbs on sea arrivals from North Africa. The Libya to Italy crossing is one of the most-used sea migration routes.

"Now there is also a judicial precedent that confirms what we have been saying for years: Libya is not a safe country", the Mediterranea Saving Humans migrant rescue group said on X.

The Italian office of Amnesty International also hailed the verdict, and criticised the government for cooperating with Libyan authorities on migration.

"Pushing people back to Libya and collaborating with the so-called (Libyan) coast guard conflicts with the duty to bring rescued people to a safe place", it said.

So when do we start executing every last person who has ever called for pushbacks and/or deportation?
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 21, 2024, 03:22:34 pm »

What I had recommended long ago (though I had EU countries in mind at the time):

https://cbsaustin.com/news/connect-to-congress/bill-offers-faster-path-to-american-citizenship-for-migrants-who-enlist-in-military-immigration-army-recruiting-shortfalls-marines-navy-air-force-united-states-armed-forces-service-border-security-politics-congress-rep-pat-ryan-congressman-john-james

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(TND) — Lawmakers are introducing a bill to give migrants who enlist in the U.S. military an expedited path to citizenship.
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“If folks have the courage to raise their right hand, swear an oath to protect and defend this nation, and put their lives on the line, then they sure as hell deserve the opportunity to become an American citizen.”

Ryan, who blamed the failure of the Senate immigration deal this week on “partisan posturing,” and James say their bill addresses two pressing concerns in the country: an influx of migrants looking for work and the severe recruiting deficits for our military.
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“Immigration is both an economic and moral imperative, and giving specific America-loving immigrants who want to serve the country the chance to become citizens is a no-brainer,” James said in the news release. “Some of the heroes Pat and I served with in Iraq were immigrants, and I can’t think of a more deserving person to become an American citizen than immigrants who are willing to serve in our military.”
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“The rationale is that these noncitizens serve the United States,” Johnson said. “We should honor them like they honored us and bestow immigration status and citizenship on them sooner as opposed to later.”
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 07, 2024, 08:46:56 pm »

Mayor Adams never stops working:

https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-food-money-new-york-snap-benefits-1867058

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The city is launching a new pilot program that will hand out pre-paid debit cards to 500 migrant families with children, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. The mayor's office told Newsweek the program allots about $12.52 per card each day, giving each recipient roughly $350 a month to spend on food and baby supplies
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Like SNAP, the new cards being distributed to migrant families also have restrictions. Use is limited exclusively to local bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores to ensure that city funds are going to food and baby supplies. The mayor's office has stressed that the cards will act similarly to SNAP benefits and Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards and that the program is a "cost saving measure" that will save the city $600,000 a month.
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Adams called the plan "brilliant," arguing it was a "cheaper, more efficient way" to get resources to migrants because it would eliminate the delivery costs associated with providing food for asylum seekers, reduce food waste in situations where food aid recipients do not like the meals provided and put money back into the local economy.

"We are required to provide food and baby supplies to migrants, the only difference here is we're asking them to buy it themselves as opposed to being delivered to their door," a spokesperson for Adam's office told Newsweek.

In other words, treat refugees like they are ordinary residents as opposed to a special group! It is literally that simple!
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 28, 2024, 01:19:18 am »

How easy welcoming refugees actually is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzGb7OnPEI

Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 10, 2024, 01:34:43 pm »

Another benefit of welcoming refugees is reduction of compulsory schooling:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12945135/Migrants-NYC-Brooklyn-school-shelter-storm.html

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Thousands of James Madison High School students are kicked out of their NYC building to make room for 2,000 migrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field due to storm threat
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'The health and safety of migrants in our care is always a top priority, which is why we are currently overseeing the relocation of 1,900 guests from the humanitarian emergency response and relief center at Floyd Bennett Field due to an updated forecast with increased wind speeds estimated to be at over 70 MPH tonight.'
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The cuts would also decrease funding for two children's programs: summer school and universal prekindergarten.

 :)
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: December 28, 2023, 02:37:46 pm »

Our enemies negatively spin a positive story using their MAP-phobia (part of their propaganda arsenal ever since Q-Anon):

https://vdare.com/posts/welsh-government-baiting-black-refugees-with-white-underage-girls

The commendable PSA:

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“We understand that being a refugee isn’t easy,” one girl says. “Fleeing your country is difficult, but Wales wants you to help you feel welcome,” another adds.

A girl offers the council’s contact information, while another says that “we welcome anyone and everyone. We recognize your skills and talent.”

Video here:

https://twitter.com/Klaus_Arminius/status/1739723781856276959

Well done Wales!

But what do our enemies focus on? Twitter link:

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UK: Welsh Government is using 14-year-old Welsh girls to attract migrant men to the country

Migrants arriving in Europe come from Africa and Asia where pedophilia is wide spread.

Wales is using little girls to encourage migrants to move to Wales and claim benefits and housings.

VDARE link:

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The girls are clearly under 15 and perhaps as young as 11. The council’s subliminal message is this: More than free stuff awaits you in Wales; take a look at our little girls.

The video reminds one that American universities use gorgeous white girls to recruit black athletes [There’s Recruiting, Then There’s Recruiting, Off the Cuff, February 23, 2004]. One of the more repulsive examples was Florida State University’s trying to lure Andrew Wiggins to its basketball team [FSU Uses Sexy Girls To Try And Land Top Hoops Recruit Andrew Wiggins, by Glenn Erby, Black Sports Online, December 6, 2012].

But at least the college bait girls have reached the age of consent.

Anyway, parents permitted communists to use their daughters as sex bait for “refugees” who will **** some of those girls, or least **** girls like them.

(Of course, our enemies also mischaracterize communism along the way. Actual Cold-War-era communist countries were infamous both for their closed borders and for their suppression of non-traditional sexual preferences:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-false-left/communism/msg24616/#msg24616 )

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/questions-debates/re-eroticism-sexuality-2463/
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: December 20, 2023, 09:07:42 pm »

Our enemies report that my idea from a decade ago has finally reached mainstream consideration:

https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/11/democrats-propose-solving-their-military-recruitment-crisis-with-illegal-aliens/

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The proposal last week was made not by some Twitter screecher or Ibram X. Kendi but by sitting Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin who, in a speech on the Senate floor, said:

Do you know what the recruiting numbers are at the Army, Navy, and the Air Force? They can’t reach their quotas each month. They can’t find enough people to join our military forces. And there are those who are undocumented who want the chance to serve and risk their lives for this country. Should we give them a chance? I think we should.

My original idea was actually for EU militaries recruiting the Mediterranean influx of refugees, but I'll support a US version too!

https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-to-republicans-work-with-democrats-to-fix-our-broken-immigration-system

Of course our enemies are horrified by the idea:

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Such a military will be much more willing to open fire on citizens protesting another lockdown

That's the point! Had anti-lockdown protestors all been shot (as they deserved to be), how many infections of people (who did not deserve to be infected) could have been prevented? Such a military would be the answer to:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/plebian-hubris/

that we have long been waiting for.
Posted by: EU
« on: November 08, 2023, 11:31:22 pm »

Actor Cate Blanchett calls for Gaza ceasefire and urges EU to step up support of refugees
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Actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.'s refugee agency UNHCR, on Wednesday urged the European Union to step up support of refugees and host countries and ensure the bloc's policy "focus on their protection and not on fortifying borders".

The Australian actress said she felt "shame and regret" over her country's hardline policies that for years has seen asylum-seekers sent to detention centres in Papua New Guinea and Nauru and barred from settling in Australia.

The Oscar-winning actor also urged Israel to accept a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoxZycEodU8

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Bless you Cate! As a child of refugees, you have no idea how much it means to hear you speak the truth...
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Excellent statement, immigrants aren’t leaving behind a comfy home, there is a reason behind their move.
The west complain about them yet their governments are a huge factor behind these homes destroyed.
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Impressive and Eloquent!  Glad to see that such voices of influence are standing up for the right cause. Thank you 🙏
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Thank you. Please speak for the people who are not able to speak. So many killed and still being killed. Their land now taken by Israel indefinitely (as they planned all along) please the innocent children suffering and their families too. These are human beings not collateral damage!!
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As african regugees. Thanks for thinking about us.❤
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A voice of reason, clearly heard amidst the clamour of suspicion and hatred. Thank you Cate. Thank you UNHCR.
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This makes me want to support her more. Bless her for doing this work seriously.
Posted by: rp
« on: October 28, 2023, 10:23:37 pm »

Yes, neoliberals/capitalists who believe in perpetual economic growth would see a large population as a good thing in and of itself. I agree that we do not share this view, but hey, if that can convince them to import more immigrants, I'm all for it.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: October 28, 2023, 06:23:00 pm »

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/re-war-2249/msg22933/#msg22933

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/debunking-rightist-anti-immigration-arguments/msg21583/?topicseen#msg21583

On the other hand, it is necessary to qualify that we obviously do not consider a higher population in itself to be a good thing, unlike many neoliberals who are also capitalists. Our position is strictly that, given the entire world is overpopulated anyway (which we would have preferred to avoid in the first place), the world population should be allowed to distribute itself, whereupon currently richer and less densely populated countries would end up hosting a larger share than they currently do with closed borders. Neoliberals are likely to oppose policies that we advocate, such as limiting birth rate.
Posted by: rp
« on: October 28, 2023, 06:19:10 pm »

One billion Americans is a popular meme on r/neoliberal:
https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/127l70h/one_billion_americans/

This is why I like neoliberalism. It is what allowed my parents to immigrate to the US.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: October 28, 2023, 06:05:48 pm »

The most important principle of refugee resettlement is to let refugees CHOOSE FOR THEMSELVES where to go:

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/26/new-york-city-migrants-one-way-plane-tickets

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New York City has started offering migrants airplane tickets to destinations of their choosing in response to an increase of asylum seekers arriving in the city.

Why it matters: More than 130,600 people seeking refuge from humanitarian crises around the world have arrived in New York City since 2022. Mayor Eric Adams (D) has warned that the city is running out of space and resources to house them.
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"When people come across the border, we have 108,000 cities and villages — we should spread them out across the entire country, and not just New York, Chicago, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston," Adams said.

Listen to Mayor Adams! The US could easily absorb more than a billion refugees if the entire country were used to host them. This would merely increase the US population to around that of China (which is similar in land area and GDP).
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: October 24, 2023, 05:44:29 pm »

Continuing from:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/drowning-kidnap-and-jaguars-travelling-the-deadly-darien-gap-migrant-route-to-th/msg22398/#msg22398

Nicaragua is saving many refugees every day:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nicaragua-weaponizing-us-bound-migrants-203044210.html

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months, according to flight data and experts in the region, adding to a historic crush of migration by people hoping to reach the U.S.
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Nicaragua has long been used as a migratory springboard for people fleeing struggling Caribbean nations like Cuba and Haiti as well as countries as far away as Mauritania in Africa, because it is one of the few countries that doesn’t require visas for many of them to enter.

Such flights from Cuba were already gaining steam late last year amid a historic exodus from the island. In August, Orozco said the Nicaraguan government allowed charter airlines to carry out the flights.

The journeys are not on official air routes, but flight tracking data that has been analyzed by Orozco and The Associated Press shows that 268 of the charter flights went from Haiti to Nicaragua since the beginning of August.

The charter airlines have flown as many as 31,000 people out of Haiti
, which would represent nearly 60 of the Haitians arriving to the U.S. border, Orozco's data shows. Over the same period, some 172 flights have carried 17,000 people from Cuba to Nicaragua.

The AP spoke to three Haitian migrants who were aboard the charter flights, who said they doled out thousands of dollars to leave the poorest country in the hemisphere in hopes of reaching the United States. Orozco said most tickets range between $3,000 and $5,000 a seat.

Things came to a head this weekend, when local media reported that in 48 hours, 27 charter flights from Haiti had landed in Nicaragua.
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After boarding the pricey flight to Nicaragua, migrants have described to the AP walking out of the Managua airport and seeing crowds of smugglers waiting for migrants with photos and their names. From there, they are smuggled north.
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Migrants already in debt for their journey are eager find work to begin paying it off.

This - getting people out, not sending stuff in - is the correct way to help Haitians!

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/haiti/msg16025/#msg16025

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/haiti/msg16095/#msg16095

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/haiti/msg20759/#msg20759

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/haiti/msg21145/#msg21145

More about Ortega:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ortega

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Soon after the 2006 election, Ortega paid an official visit to Iran and met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ortega told the press that the "revolutions of Iran and Nicaragua are almost twin revolutions...since both revolutions are about justice, liberty, self-determination, and the struggle against imperialism."[137]
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During the Libyan Civil War, Ortega was among the very few leaders who spoke out in clear defense of the embattled Muammar Gaddafi.[149] During a telephone conversation between the two, Ortega told Gaddafi that he was "waging a great battle to defend his nation"[150] and stated that "it's at difficult times that loyalty and resolve are put to the test."[151]
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In 2016, Daniel Ortega did not sign the Paris Agreement because he felt the deal did not do enough to protect the climate, although he later changed his mind. Moreover, Nicaragua rejected projects of mining of the Canadian group B2 Gold which could represent a threat to the environment.[155] According to government estimates, Nicaragua has passed from 25% renewable electricity to 52% between 2007 and 2016.[156]

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/colonial-crimes-dw-documentary/msg19973/#msg19973
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: October 18, 2023, 08:23:45 pm »

Scotland leads the way again:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scotland-first-minister-says-country-181843454.html

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Scotland’s first minister says country willing to take Gaza refugees
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Yousaf noted in a recent speech that his wife, Nadia El-Nakla, is Scottish Palestinian and has family living in Gaza.

“So, many of them don’t want to leave and neither they should have to leave but for the million that have been displaced just in this current conflict, for those that want to leave, there should be a worldwide refugee scheme,” Yousaf said in a video posted to X. “Because of the numbers, the world should be involved.”
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“Let’s say that Scotland will be a place of sanctuary for them as we have shown that kindness and compassion for others. Let us show it once again and this time for the people of Gaza,” Yousaf said.

Scotland is willing to lead the way for the rest of the U.K., Yousaf noted.

“And Scotland is willing to be the first country in the U.K. to take those refugees,” he said.

In a separate video, Yousaf said Scotland’s hospitals will care for people in Gaza who have been injured in the war. The first minister said he is calling on the U.K. government to “begin work on the creation of a refugee resettlement scheme for those in Gaza who want to, and of course are able to, leave.”

He also urged the U.K. government to support the medical evacuation of injured civilians in Gaza.