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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #90 on: January 11, 2022, 09:03:25 pm »
https://www.yahoo.com/news/egypt-leader-criticizes-europe-handling-164942609.html

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s leader on Tuesday criticized Europe’s handling of the migration crisis and its refusal to receive refugees arriving at its borders, saying his own country has taken in millions of people who left their home countries.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Egypt hosts at least 6 million people who fled conflict and poverty at home. He said his government, unlike some other countries, doesn’t hold migrants in refugee camps but allows them to live freely in the community.

For years, people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East have made dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, seeking safety and a better life in Western Europe.

But after the arrival of more than a million people in 2015, European Union nations put up concrete and razor-wire walls, installed drone surveillance and cut deals with Turkey and Libya to keep migrants away.

“I’m talking about huge numbers, not about five or ten thousand, (that) our friends in Europe refuse to receive,” el-Sissi said.

He said his government provides education, health care and other services to all migrants and refugees despite his country’s limited resources and economic strains.

“We made what we have available (for them) without making a fuss,” he said.



Thank you for demonstrating how easy it would be for all EU countries (which are considerably wealthier than Egypt) to do the same if they wanted to. But now that we have established beyond any doubt that the problem is not that they can't but that they won't, the important question is: how do we make them? (Answer: it requires WMDs.)

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Egypt has for decades been a refuge for sub-Saharan African migrants trying to escape war or poverty. For some, Egypt is a destination and a haven, the closest and easiest country for them to enter. For others, it is a point of transit before attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe.
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With restrictions and tight security on Europe’s Mediterranean borders, a new route to the European Union has emerged through the forests and swamps of Eastern Europe.

In recent months, people from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere have flown to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, on tourist visas and then traveled by car — many apparently aided by smugglers — to the border.

The three EU countries that border Belarus — Poland, Lithuania and Latvia — accuse Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of acting to destabilize their societies.

Poland has denied entry to thousands of migrants and refused to let them apply for asylum, violating international human rights conventions. The country has been criticized by human rights groups at home and abroad.

And this is where the WMDs should be dropped first.

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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #91 on: January 14, 2022, 08:57:06 pm »
At last someone points out the obvious:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gov-abbott-border-crackdown-operation-222354259.html

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s border enforcement effort violates the U.S. Constitution, a Travis County state district judge on Thursday ruled, threatening Operation Lone Star's future and opening the gates to a flood of court challenges.

Travis County state District Judge Jan Soifer's ruling came in a legal challenge to the detention of a man from Ecuador who is seeking asylum. His lawyers say he is among thousands of migrants arrested as part of Abbott’s effort to combat illegal border crossings.

Soifer's ruling "sets a clear pathway for everybody arrested under Operation Lone Star to challenge their arrests," said Kristin Etter, a special project director at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, which represents about 800 defendants arrested as part of the operation. Etter also testified during the hearing.

Seeking asylum is legal, period. Just because rightist media keeps calling asylum-seekers "illegals" over and over again doesn't make it true, any more than Trump saying he won the 2020 election over and over again makes it true. Both are Big Lies.

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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #92 on: January 25, 2022, 08:58:01 pm »
Algeria learns the correct response to deportations:

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/01/22/claim-algeria-no-longer-accepting-forcibly-deported-migrants-from-france/

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French media have claimed that an internal email from the French Interior Ministry has revealed that Algeria is no longer accepting any forced deportation of its nationals from France.

The alleged confidential internal Interior Ministry email, dating from the 6th of December of last year, states that Algerian authorities now outright refuse to accept any Algerian nationals who have been deported from France against their own will.
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“Algiers has instructed its consular network in France to no longer ensure any consular hearing and not to grant any issue of laissez-passer,” the letter states. The Laissez-passer is temporary passport granted to allow travel in lieu of a passport.

According to French media, the Algerian government has also moved to automatically cancel any airline tickets booked by the French Interior Ministry, which now has a policy that all returns must be both voluntary and deportees must purchase their own airline tickets in order to avoid Algieria blocking their return.

Deportees should of course refuse to purchase such airline tickets. There is no such thing as a "voluntary deportation". All deportation is initiated violence.


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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #93 on: February 10, 2022, 07:52:59 pm »
Our enemies complain about cereal:

https://vdare.com/posts/kellogg-foundation-paying-new-mexico-illegals-universal-basic-income-500-per-month

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The far-left Kellogg Foundation is now funding a global basic income (GBI) pilot program in New Mexico that would provide monthly payments of $500 to 330 families of illegals across 13 counties. The program, named the New Mexico Immigrant Global Basic Income Project, is led by The New Mexico Economic Relief Working Group (ERWG), made up of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos, NM Voices for Children, NM CAFé and Partnership for Community Action.

The serious story:

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2022/02/08/new-mexico-universal-basic-income-program-application-undocumented-immigrants/6698863001/

https://www.wkkf.org/who-we-are/overview

Related information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellogg%27s

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Kellogg's has donated to notable groups opposing voter-ID laws, such as the Applied Research Center (now RaceForward).[93] The company also decided to remove their advertisements from the Breitbart News website.[94] Breitbart News in turn called for a boycott of Kellogg's products.[95]
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In January 2012, Kellogg's gave the Calhoun School a $250,000 grant for a "three-part youth-based project on issues of white privilege and institutionalized racism".[96]

Thank you Kellogg's!

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« Reply #94 on: February 10, 2022, 11:01:19 pm »
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The far-left Kellogg


Hey, on another note rightists are also arriving at the conclusion that cereals belong to the True Left, which ultimately means the True Left is responsible for creating the foundations of civilization during the Neolithic Revolution, and that rightists do NOT have what it takes to run a functional society!

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« Reply #95 on: February 11, 2022, 07:53:05 am »
https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_small/16/164924/2867261-1714988022-Tony_.jpg

I just love their cast of characters, in particular this merry comrade here:



There's just something about them that puts a huge grin on my face whenever I see them. After the revolution, we'll dress them in Hitler Youth-style clothes (though I like their current outfit as well) and have them promote vegan "Smacks"!
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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #96 on: February 14, 2022, 10:50:00 pm »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/11/uk-may-extend-visa-scheme-to-young-hongkongers-seeking-refuge

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The UK government has given its strongest indication yet that it will agree to calls to extend its visa lifeboat scheme to cover Hongkongers aged between 18 and 24 who were at the heart of recent civilian protests.

The current scheme, opened a year ago, is available only to British national (overseas) (BNO) passport holders born before 1997, the date of the handover of the city to China and the ending of the BNO scheme.

A campaign that has the support of senior Conservatives including the former foreign secretary William Hague and the last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, has been under way for months. It calls for a route to citizenship in the UK to be opened to younger Hongkongers if they are the children of BNO passport holders who do not wish to come to the UK.
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Research published last year found 93% of the defendants in street protest cases were between the ages of 18 and 25.

Good, but why not also Afghan refugees?

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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #97 on: March 08, 2022, 09:58:02 am »
Migrants detained after boat lands in Florida:

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« Reply #98 on: March 14, 2022, 01:47:30 am »
Benedict Cumberbatch has a great response for a reporter who calls him out for speaking about refugees on stage
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The British actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been using his fame to raise awareness and money for refugees arriving in Europe, and was not ashamed to use the stage in order to reach out to people.

After his performances of Hamlet at the Barbican theatre in London, Cumberbatch urged his audiences to donate money to Save The Children in order to help Syrian refugees. The appeals were very successful, estimated to have raised £150,000 for the charity.

However some people criticized him for his views and his use of the stage in order to discuss what they believed are political matters.
 
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  Hypocritical & foul-mouthed left-wing actor abuses stage to harangue audience with his naïve political views https://t.co/ITd7JUxb3H
    — Western Defence (@westerndefence) November 4, 2015

    Benedict Cumberbatch stick to playing Hamlet and Sherlock lad & leave out the whining political messages.
    — John. (@JohnG1706) October 13, 2015

    @SkyNews Cumberbatch should stick to acting and stop talking lefty crap about Muslim mass immigration. Vast majority DONT WANT IT!
    — rubium (@rubium) October 11, 2015
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However he couldn't care less about what these people think of him.

Cumberbatch received a CBE award at Buckingham Palace this week recognizing his services to the performing arts and charity. Outside the palace he was questioned by a reporter who challenged him on his discussion of the refugee crisis after performances, and Cumberbatch had a great response. See the video below:
 

    Benedict Cumberbatch defends Hamlet tirade on refugees

    "I'm not interested in what flack I'm taking - I'm interested in trying to raise awareness and funds for people who are in far worse positions than an actor."Benedict Cumberbatch has defended his decision to speak out against politicians' treatment of refugees after a performance of Hamlet.
    Posted by ITV News on Tuesday, 10 November 2015
https://www.albawaba.com/loop/benedict-cumberbatch-has-great-response-reporter-who-calls-him-out-speaking-about-refugees-stag


Benedict Cumberbatch says he will take part in ‘homes for Ukraine’ scheme
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Actor says Britain must ‘create a haven’ for refugees and wants to help via programme announced by Michael Gove on Sunday
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/mar/13/benedict-cumberbatch-homes-for-ukraine-scheme

Compare Cumberbatch's idealism to:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/ethnonepotism/
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/

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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #99 on: March 30, 2022, 06:55:15 pm »
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/39534/seaeye-4-carrying-migrants-rescued-by-container-ship-headed-to-malta

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The Sea-Eye 4 is on its way towards Malta, the private German rescue organization Sea-Eye communicated in a press statement on Wednesday, March 30. It is carrying 32 people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the crew of a container ship, the Karina.

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Karina’s captain is Ukrainian national Vasyl Maksymenko.

Curious whether Blumenthal, Abunimah and Co. will find an Azov-angle on that story as well.

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Re: Refugees Welcome
« Reply #100 on: April 13, 2022, 10:15:27 pm »
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« Reply #101 on: April 20, 2022, 10:00:24 pm »
The comedy continues:


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« Reply #102 on: April 21, 2022, 08:39:36 pm »
Thank you Univision!

https://www.foxnews.com/media/univision-swimming-lessons-rio-grande

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Univision airs segment on teaching migrants how to swim across the Rio Grande River
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Sunday’s Edicion Digital spotlighted a swim coach who has been training migrants how to navigate the Rio Grande and cross the U.S. border.

"We now go live to Mario Veneiro, the swim coach for Club Mantarrayas (Club Stingray), who teaches his countrymen that are set to migrate, free of charge," Univision anchor Borja Voces said.

Veneiro told viewers that "all types of people" join his course and "each day more are added" to his waitlist.

Fellow anchor Carolina Sarassa asked Vaneiro about the process of training migrants to swim across currents.

"Obviously, when people see the Rio Grande it looks very calm, still waters- like a pool. However, there are many currents which are very dangerous. What do you do so that your pool has turbulent waters like those of the Rio Grande and that people truly learn to swim against the current?" Sarassa asked.

"We made a tunnel with some lanes inside the pool, and we placed 10 people with boards on each side, and we created turbulence (by) splashing water on the person going over the channel," Vaneiro replied.

"It's good that you're telling us about this course, which has gone viral. Fathers, mothers, children who are thinking about coming to the United States and facing those very dangerous waters of (the Rio Grande). Thank you very much," Sarassa concluded the segment

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« Reply #103 on: April 25, 2022, 08:31:32 pm »
RIP HERO!

Learn more about Texas National Guardsman who died trying to save migrants
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Officials say Bishop Evans dove into the river Friday morning to save two drowning migrants struggling to cross.


Missing Texas Guardsman's friends unsurprised by 'heroic' actions
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Bishop Evans' friends said the Arlington man always strived to help others and hope for the best.



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« Reply #104 on: May 08, 2022, 08:15:36 pm »
This is what should be happening all over NATO:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/st-louis-seeking-boost-population-123626009.html

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St. Louis seeking to boost population with Afghan refugees
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An aggressive effort in St. Louis is trying to lure Afghan refugees like Niazai. About 600 have arrived so far and another 750 are expected later this year.

Civic leaders are hopeful that over the next few years, thousands more will decide to relocate to the Midwestern city, helping to offset seven decades of population loss and rejuvenate urban neighborhoods — just as the arrival of Bosnian refugees did three decades ago.
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In the 1990s, St. Louis became America's most popular landing spot for Bosnians displaced by war in the former Yugoslavia. Among the estimated 300,000 who fled to the U.S., some 40,000 now call St. Louis and the region home.
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St. Louis' Afghan Resettlement Initiative is backed by over $1 million in donations and more than 800 volunteers, and it has support from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, the International Institute of St. Louis and other nonprofit groups. Advocates say they’ve received no opposition to their efforts.
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“There’s a mutual need. We have been stagnant,” Schlichter said. “With this one-time opportunity with Afghan refugees ending up somewhere in this country, we should take advantage of it.”
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St. Louis isn’t the only city with a declining population trying to attract Afghan refugees.
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Detroit corporate and community leaders in April launched the Detroit Refugee Network, with hopes of raising more than $1 million to provide services such as housing, education, transportation and language training. About 250 Afghan refugees have settled in Detroit, with another 400 or so elsewhere in southeastern Michigan.
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Tobocman and Alan Mallach, a senior fellow with the Center for Community Progress, studied two Detroit neighborhoods filled with immigrants from Bangladesh, Yemen, Mexico, and Central and South America. Those two neighborhoods have grown by nearly 50% in the past two decades or so.

The result is less crime, well over 100 new businesses and reductions in home vacancies and tax foreclosures, the study found. Residents surveyed were more satisfied and optimistic than Detroit residents as a whole.