“In the last decade, those heading north have also gradually become more aware of their right to claim asylum. The UN Refugee Agency has campaigned widely, handing out pamphlets on the road.” Something tells me the UN don’t hand out any such pamphlets on any of the roads heading in to China.
Stephen Walsh
1 year ago
“In the last decade, those heading north have also gradually become more aware of their right to claim asylum. The UN Refugee Agency has campaigned widely, handing out pamphlets on the road.” Something tells me the UN don’t hand out any such pamphlets on any of the roads heading in to China.
R Wright
1 year ago
“Today, the influx of asylum seekers from Latin America is partly a consequence of a swing back to Marxist* governments”
I fixed your article for you. Labelling Venezuela and Cuba as merely ‘authoritarian’ without qualification is deceptive. There are various fatal flaws which aren’t with mentioning.
What this article does not cover is the fact that there are now thousands of non Latin Americans coming over the border, most recently bus loads of Chinese!! There are also estimated to be at least 20 Russians who have crossed over along with Arabs, and many others. This article gives the impression that this a bipartisan problem but the fact is that under Trump they had the lowest immigration problem in forty years. On the day of his inauguration however Biden signed an executive order that tore up the Trump deal with Mexico and since then up to 2 + million of illegals have come into the US, all of whom are doubtless expected to vote ( yes some of them will ) Democrat in grateful thanks to Biden et al.
What this article does not cover is the fact that there are now thousands of non Latin Americans coming over the border, most recently bus loads of Chinese!! There are also estimated to be at least 20 Russians who have crossed over along with Arabs, and many others. This article gives the impression that this a bipartisan problem but the fact is that under Trump they had the lowest immigration problem in forty years. On the day of his inauguration however Biden signed an executive order that tore up the Trump deal with Mexico and since then up to 2 + million of illegals have come into the US, all of whom are doubtless expected to vote ( yes some of them will ) Democrat in grateful thanks to Biden et al.
R Wright
1 year ago
“Today, the influx of asylum seekers from Latin America is partly a consequence of a swing back to Marxist* governments”
I fixed your article for you. Labelling Venezuela and Cuba as merely ‘authoritarian’ without qualification is deceptive. There are various fatal flaws which aren’t with mentioning.
Hugh Bryant
1 year ago
There’s really only one solution to the global problem of mass migration caused by bad government: colonialism.
Unfortunately the whole process is much too profitable for the Western superclass for any genuinely practical policies to get off the ground.
Oh please. These are overwhelmingly economic migrants whose goal is to get to the US by any means available, and a sensible policy would be make that hard to do. Why do Venezuelans not apply for asylum in all the countries they pass through on the way? Trump’s remain in Mexico policy made a lot of sense, and successfully reduced illegal immigration. Do you really think migrants would wait four years in a Mexican detention camp? Pay attention to the incentives.
Oh please. These are overwhelmingly economic migrants whose goal is to get to the US by any means available, and a sensible policy would be make that hard to do. Why do Venezuelans not apply for asylum in all the countries they pass through on the way? Trump’s remain in Mexico policy made a lot of sense, and successfully reduced illegal immigration. Do you really think migrants would wait four years in a Mexican detention camp? Pay attention to the incentives.
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Hugh Bryant
1 year ago
There’s really only one solution to the global problem of mass migration caused by bad government: colonialism.
Unfortunately the whole process is much too profitable for the Western superclass for any genuinely practical policies to get off the ground.
Warren Trees
1 year ago
“…who says it could mean the numbers of asylum seekers are even higher than the records show.” I almost choked on my coffee at the naivete of that one!
The second guffaw came from the comment about Biden being tougher on asylum seekers than Trump. It is reported that 5.5 million illegal aliens have crossed into the U.S. since Biden took office. Who really knows how many?
Lastly, someone from Mexico, or virtually any Central or South American country, should be the last one to comment on failing to get things under control.
Warren Trees
1 year ago
“…who says it could mean the numbers of asylum seekers are even higher than the records show.” I almost choked on my coffee at the naivete of that one!
The second guffaw came from the comment about Biden being tougher on asylum seekers than Trump. It is reported that 5.5 million illegal aliens have crossed into the U.S. since Biden took office. Who really knows how many?
Lastly, someone from Mexico, or virtually any Central or South American country, should be the last one to comment on failing to get things under control.
Brian Villanueva
1 year ago
“Do Americans want to honour the spirit of the Refugee Convention they approved in 1951 and make it function properly? Or do they want to change the law itself ? A choice needs to be made. The alternative — squeezing an already broken system — clearly isn’t working.”
It is working for the only people it needs to work for — the US political parties.
Brian Villanueva
1 year ago
“Do Americans want to honour the spirit of the Refugee Convention they approved in 1951 and make it function properly? Or do they want to change the law itself ? A choice needs to be made. The alternative — squeezing an already broken system — clearly isn’t working.”
It is working for the only people it needs to work for — the US political parties.
“In the last decade, those heading north have also gradually become more aware of their right to claim asylum. The UN Refugee Agency has campaigned widely, handing out pamphlets on the road.” Something tells me the UN don’t hand out any such pamphlets on any of the roads heading in to China.
“In the last decade, those heading north have also gradually become more aware of their right to claim asylum. The UN Refugee Agency has campaigned widely, handing out pamphlets on the road.” Something tells me the UN don’t hand out any such pamphlets on any of the roads heading in to China.
“Today, the influx of asylum seekers from Latin America is partly a consequence of a swing back to Marxist* governments”
I fixed your article for you. Labelling Venezuela and Cuba as merely ‘authoritarian’ without qualification is deceptive. There are various fatal flaws which aren’t with mentioning.
Plus hyper inflation in Venezuela.
What this article does not cover is the fact that there are now thousands of non Latin Americans coming over the border, most recently bus loads of Chinese!! There are also estimated to be at least 20 Russians who have crossed over along with Arabs, and many others. This article gives the impression that this a bipartisan problem but the fact is that under Trump they had the lowest immigration problem in forty years. On the day of his inauguration however Biden signed an executive order that tore up the Trump deal with Mexico and since then up to 2 + million of illegals have come into the US, all of whom are doubtless expected to vote ( yes some of them will ) Democrat in grateful thanks to Biden et al.
Plus hyper inflation in Venezuela.
What this article does not cover is the fact that there are now thousands of non Latin Americans coming over the border, most recently bus loads of Chinese!! There are also estimated to be at least 20 Russians who have crossed over along with Arabs, and many others. This article gives the impression that this a bipartisan problem but the fact is that under Trump they had the lowest immigration problem in forty years. On the day of his inauguration however Biden signed an executive order that tore up the Trump deal with Mexico and since then up to 2 + million of illegals have come into the US, all of whom are doubtless expected to vote ( yes some of them will ) Democrat in grateful thanks to Biden et al.
“Today, the influx of asylum seekers from Latin America is partly a consequence of a swing back to Marxist* governments”
I fixed your article for you. Labelling Venezuela and Cuba as merely ‘authoritarian’ without qualification is deceptive. There are various fatal flaws which aren’t with mentioning.
There’s really only one solution to the global problem of mass migration caused by bad government: colonialism.
Unfortunately the whole process is much too profitable for the Western superclass for any genuinely practical policies to get off the ground.
Oh please. These are overwhelmingly economic migrants whose goal is to get to the US by any means available, and a sensible policy would be make that hard to do. Why do Venezuelans not apply for asylum in all the countries they pass through on the way? Trump’s remain in Mexico policy made a lot of sense, and successfully reduced illegal immigration. Do you really think migrants would wait four years in a Mexican detention camp? Pay attention to the incentives.
Oh please. These are overwhelmingly economic migrants whose goal is to get to the US by any means available, and a sensible policy would be make that hard to do. Why do Venezuelans not apply for asylum in all the countries they pass through on the way? Trump’s remain in Mexico policy made a lot of sense, and successfully reduced illegal immigration. Do you really think migrants would wait four years in a Mexican detention camp? Pay attention to the incentives.
There’s really only one solution to the global problem of mass migration caused by bad government: colonialism.
Unfortunately the whole process is much too profitable for the Western superclass for any genuinely practical policies to get off the ground.
“…who says it could mean the numbers of asylum seekers are even higher than the records show.” I almost choked on my coffee at the naivete of that one!
The second guffaw came from the comment about Biden being tougher on asylum seekers than Trump. It is reported that 5.5 million illegal aliens have crossed into the U.S. since Biden took office. Who really knows how many?
Lastly, someone from Mexico, or virtually any Central or South American country, should be the last one to comment on failing to get things under control.
“…who says it could mean the numbers of asylum seekers are even higher than the records show.” I almost choked on my coffee at the naivete of that one!
The second guffaw came from the comment about Biden being tougher on asylum seekers than Trump. It is reported that 5.5 million illegal aliens have crossed into the U.S. since Biden took office. Who really knows how many?
Lastly, someone from Mexico, or virtually any Central or South American country, should be the last one to comment on failing to get things under control.
“Do Americans want to honour the spirit of the Refugee Convention they approved in 1951 and make it function properly? Or do they want to change the law itself ? A choice needs to be made. The alternative — squeezing an already broken system — clearly isn’t working.”
It is working for the only people it needs to work for — the US political parties.
“Do Americans want to honour the spirit of the Refugee Convention they approved in 1951 and make it function properly? Or do they want to change the law itself ? A choice needs to be made. The alternative — squeezing an already broken system — clearly isn’t working.”
It is working for the only people it needs to work for — the US political parties.