The southern border seems to have an increasing migrant problem: Where to put them?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/record-number-of-migrants-puts-severe-pressure-on-border-patrol-facilities-local-shelters/ar-AABw534?li=BBnbcA1

Record number of migrants puts 'severe pressure' on Border Patrol facilities, local shelters

"Officials at U.S. Border Patrol stations are struggling to process a record number of asylum-seeking Central American families.

Now, instead of transferring the families to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the border agents are releasing people at shelters and Greyhound bus stations in the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire in California.

An infusion of more than $500,000 in California state funds is making it easier for a Catholic ministry to house some migrant families in Coachella. But the shelter sometimes reaches capacity and the Indio bus station has been selling out of tickets, forcing Border Patrol agents to transport the migrants farther from the border.

“The whole system is under severe pressure,” said David Kim, assistant chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol’s El Centro sector".



http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/17/migrant-influx-us-mexico-stretching-border-patrol-facilities-palm-springs-shelters-greyhound-bus/3712074002/


This is just as much Trumps fault as it is anyone else before him. The way Trump is handling this by dumping them out all over the country, Stupid. Instead of putting them on plains and flying them all over the USA and dumping them out and leaving each state to deal with them, One of two things needs to happen. Either take them back where they came from, Or stand up and fight the oppressors that are causing the whole problem. Just like I said before, it's not the immigrant's fault.

All they are trying to do is escape the death of themselves and their families. If people here in American had the same problem, they would no doubt do the same thing. You would run to the border. To keep myself and my family alive, I know I would. So, that only leaves one thing, War with these peoples oppressors. If our border is that big of a problem, there isn't a whole lot left to do. That's what makes me wonder sometimes, Is it really that big of a problem to our Gov? Or, is it just Trump stupidity? Or both? I wonder how much "oil " has to do with it?


Fleeing a hell the US helped create: why Central Americans journey north

"The region’s inequality and violence, in which the US has long played a role, is driving people to leave their homes "

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/central-america-migrants-us-foreign-policy

Saturday, 18 May 2019. CBS program Full Measure.

During March 100,000 illegals crossed the boarder. During April 110,000 illegals crossed the boarder. This equates into over 1,000,000 people per year and counting. Theses are just illegals, not legal immigrants. The immigration department is overloaded and it appears this is the liberal plan.

It use to be just men. Those supporting this learned that the public has been sensitized to illegals and have changed tactics: send women and children or just children. Really play on the American public's emotions.

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Democrat's are turning a deaf ear because they are planning on these immigrants becoming citizens and they will vote democrat because they were allowed in by democrat's. This is manipulating the voting character of our nation and their supporters don't care.

Political power is all they care about. They care less about the Hispanics themselves.

This boarder crisis is a manufactured crisis.

Here we go again. Let's blame the Democrats. While Trump dumps them on, in this case, Florida. He's planning on dumping them on several states. Now, If Trump had the brains of a billy goat, you would think he would know better. He's gotta have Fla to win in 2020. This is just as much a Republican fault as it is a Democrat. Republican's have had chance after chance to do something about it. And wouldn't. And here they are with another chance. And what's Trump gonna do? Dump them all over the country.


Trump Administration to Ship Migrants to Broward and Palm Beach Counties UPDATED

"In a bizarre, cryptic announcement, Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen said this afternoon the Trump administration plans to begin shipping migrants from the U.S./Mexico border to Broward and Palm Beach Counties "on a weekly basis without designated shelters or funding to house them, feed them, and keep them safe".

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trump-administration-will-send-hundreds-of-migrants-to-broward-palm-beach-counties-11174417

Why Immigration Reform Died in Congress

"Immigration reform couldn’t pass into law when Republicans controlled the White House and Congress (in 2005-2006). It couldn’t pass when a Republican was in the White House and Democrats controlled Congress (in 2007-2008). It couldn’t pass when Democrats controlled both the executive and legislative branches (in 2009-2010). And now we officially know this after yesterday: It isn’t going to pass with a Democrat in the White House, Democrats in charge of the Senate, and Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives (2011-2014). Back in 2008 or 2012, Republicans COULD argue that President Obama didn’t make immigration reform a priority, or that he took steps to stymie reform in when he was a senator. (And 2010, in particular, the one REAL moment of the Obama first term when immigration was possible, it was Senate Democratic leaders who weren’t ready to give up the politics of the issue. And the White House didn’t fight.) But now, no reasonable person can say that immigration’s death -- in 2013 and 2014 -- is anyone’s fault but House Republicans. Still, we also understand why they killed it: They saw no short-term benefit. Yes, the long-term politics (for 2016 and 2020) cry out for Republicans to remove immigration as an issue. But doing so would be so painful in the process (just see Eric Cantor’s primary defeat). All of that said, the longer Republicans wait on passing immigration reform, the longer the wounds with Latino voters will take to heal. We’ll simply quote from that RNC after-election autopsy report from March 2013: “[W]e must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform. If we do not, our party’s appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only".

President Obama officially announced on Monday immigration reform’s death. “I believe Speaker Boehner when he says he wants to pass an immigration bill,” Obama said from the White House. “But last week, he informed me that Republicans will continue to block a vote on immigration reform at least for the remainder of this year.

Boehner: If Obama acts on immigration ‘we are going to fight it’


"House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) assured his colleagues on Thursday morning that he will work with them to formulate some kind of a congressional response if President Obama uses his executive authority to revamp the nation's immigration laws".

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/why-immigration-reform-died-congress-n145276

Migrant families being flown to San Diego from Texas in U.S. border crisis

"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of detainees from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in Texas and elsewhere are being flown to San Diego for processing beginning on Friday, the agency said".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-flights/migrant-families-being-flown-to-san-diego-from-texas-in-us-border-crisis-idUSKCN1SO005

What about all the democrats who aren't politicians? Why would they only be concerned with how others might vote?

I am a democrat. I care about being HUMANE. And if I KNEW that every 'illegal' planned to vote republican, it wouldn't change the way I feel about that issue.

What about all the democrats who aren't politicians? Why would they only be concerned with how others might vote?

I am a democrat. I care about being HUMANE. And if I KNEW that every 'illegal' planned to vote republican, it wouldn't change the way I feel about that issue.

The immigration problem is not so much the fault of immigrants as it is with our politicians! It is an issue that panders to their base and is driven by party leadership. I suspect if party leadership did not push their members hard in one direction or the other, enough rational congressional people would write and pass meaningful changes to our immigration laws. What we have obviously is not working but our politicians are not willing to work toward fixing it. Dumping a 100,000 immigrants into the country each month makes no sense yet there is no way to return them to their home country or provide facilities to support them. I do not see the problem getting any better in the near or mid term.

I agree. Although, I still don't see it as a border emergency. I have said many times that I have actually BEEN through the system, and it needs much broader improvements that are more aligned with today's global situation.

Every time I see something like this I can't help but get an impression of Trumps lack of maturity. He sounds like some whiney 10-year old that is spoiled and thinks he has to have the last word no matter what."My way or no way."

Trump calls GOP lawmaker who called for impeachment a 'loser'

"President Trump fired back at Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., on Sunday, a day after Amash became the first Republican congressman to call for Trump's impeachment.

Among other things, Trump called Amash a "total lightweight" and a "loser".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-amash-impeachment-153829368.html

GOP congressman: 'President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct'

"Michigan GOP Rep. Justin Amash said Saturday he had concluded President Donald Trump committed "impeachable conduct" and accused Attorney General William Barr of intentionally misleading the public.

Amash's comments recommending Congress pursue obstruction of justice charges against Trump were the first instance of a sitting Republican in Congress saying the President's conduct meets the "threshold for impeachment".


http://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/politics/justin-amash-trump-impeachable-conduct/index.html

In clash with Congress, weak legal case may still help Trump

"WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser as his team tries to defy congressional attempts to investigate him. Yet they may end up delaying the investigations with their argument, and that could be a win in itself".


http://www.apnews.com/49f4ff7a59054035b4d7d76c989006d1

Trump contradicts himself? Why "warn" someone over something you say you don't want? Why threaten them with, "official end" of Iran? So mature of him.

Trump Tells Pentagon Chief He Does Not Want War With Iran

"WASHINGTON — President Trump has sought to put the brakes on a brewing confrontation with Iran in recent days, telling the acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, that he does not want to go to war with Iran, administration officials said, while his senior diplomats began searching for ways to defuse the tensions".

http://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/world/middleeast/iran-war-donald-trump.html

Trump, Saudi Arabia warn Iran against Middle East conflict

"Trump issued a new threat to Tehran on Sunday, tweeting that a conflict would be the "official end" of Iran, as Saudi Arabia warned it stood ready to respond with "all strength" and said it was up to Iran to avoid war".

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Trump-Saudi-Arabia-warn-Iran-against-Middle-East-conflict-590141

Trump says tariffs making companies leave China, a deal can't be '50-50'


"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to move production out of China to Vietnam and other countries in Asia, and added that any agreement with China cannot be a “50-50” deal".

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to move production out of China to Vietnam and other countries in Asia, and added that any agreement with China cannot be a "50-50" deal.

In an interview with Fox News Channel recorded last week and aired on Sunday night, Trump said that the United States and China "had a very strong deal, we had a good deal, and they changed it. And I said that's OK, we're going to tariff their product."


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-tariffs-making-companies-leave-china-a-deal-cant-be-50-50-idUSKCN1SQ03N

Companies just do not simply move from one country to another. The logistics, the highering, government approval needed for the new country. Just does not happen at the snap of a finger.


The United States would be taking in $100 billion or more in tariffs"
That's a $100 billion TAX HIKE on American consumers, and it will hit poor and middle-class Americans (and farmers) the hardest. But at least farmers are going to get another $15 billion in welfare to help them. But guess who pays for THAT? Hint: it ain't China!

Romney on Mueller report: 'Really, really troubling,’ but Americans ‘just aren’t there’ on impeachment

"Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Sunday that he disagrees with the call for President Trump's impeachment issued by Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich.

"It's a courageous statement," Romney said on CNN's "State of the Union" of Amash's statement, which appears to be the first instance of a Republican member of Congress calling for impeachment. But he cautioned: "The American people just aren't there." He added that the Senate also wasn't there".

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-cnn-mueller-report-142312332.html

Americans' support for impeaching Trump rises: Reuters/Ipsos poll

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans who said President Donald Trump should be impeached rose 5 percentage points to 45 percent since mid-April, while more than half said multiple congressional probes of Trump interfered with important government business, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-poll/americans-support-for-impeaching-trump-rises-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1SF2D9

Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face 'end'

"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it'll face its "official end," shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight. "

http://www.apnews.com/e46d3bdff2bd48d9a6a87a6752e6be6f

Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts

"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Anti-money-laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving legal entities controlled by Donald J. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be reported to a federal financial-crimes watchdog. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/business/deutsche-bank-trump-kushner.html

'WRONG!': Trump fumes after NYT reports on his banking history

"President Trump on Monday lashed out at the New York Times after the paper reported that anti-money-laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank flagged multiple transactions involving him and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in 2016 and 2017, and recommended they be reported to a federal financial-crimes watchdog".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-blasts-new-york-times-report-about-his-relationship-with-deutsch-bank-130141707.html

More blantant obstruction.

Trump blocks former White House counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress

"President Donald Trump has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn not to testify on Tuesday before Congress about events relating to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, the White House said on Monday".

http://www.yahoo.com/gma/white-house-intends-block-former-counsel-mcgahn-congressional-184730089--abc-news-topstories.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index


White House instructs McGahn to defy Dem subpoena to testify

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/20/trump-mcgahn-subpoena-1335331

Trump loses lawsuit challenging subpoena for financial records

"(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ruled in favor of a U.S. House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm, dealing an early setback to the Trump administration in its legal battle with Congress. "

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-court-mazars/trump-loses-lawsuit-challenging-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN1SQ29H

"It is simply not fathomable that a Constitution that grants Congress the power to remove a President for reasons including criminal behavior would deny Congress the power to investigate him for unlawful conduct — past or present — even without formally opening an impeachment inquiry," Mehta said.

Now let's deny and call it fake news.

Trump administration drops plan to send migrants from the southern border to Florida, elsewhere

"MIAMI – President Donald Trump on Sunday denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior to lessen the workload at crowded Border Patrol facilities".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/20/trump-administration-pulls-back-plan-send-border-migrants-across-us-florida-broward-palm-beach/3738774002/

Trump administration prepares to release Central American migrants 'across the entire nation'

"The Trump administration is preparing to send Central American migrants caught along the southern border to Border Patrol stations "across the entire nation," according to a senior Border Patrol official who confirmed the plans Friday".

"Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, one of the first officials to publicly denounce the plan, suggested in an audio message shared via Twitter on Saturday that the quick reactions with alarm from local officials and federal lawmakers who represent Florida made federal officials change their mind.

"Because of everybody's efforts, we were able to stop what it appeared to be a crisis for our communities." "

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/17/border-patrol-cbp-release-central-american-migrants-across-entire-nation/3710025002/

House Democrats release Cohen testimony on his claim Trump lawyers knew he lied to Congress

"The Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee voted on Monday to release transcripts of its two-day closed-door interview with former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen -- interviews that touched on Cohen's claim that Trump's lawyers edited his testimony and knew he lied to Congress about Trump's business ties to Russia.

Following the vote, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., released a statement about the release of the transcripts".

"With the completion of Special Counsel Mueller's work and the release of his report, it is critically important that the Committee, and the Congress, make public as much information as possible that bears on Mueller's findings, explain the evidence he uncovered, and expose the obstructive actions taken by this President and those who surround him, Schiff said. "It is in this light that the Committee today releases the transcripts of two days of interviews of Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen."

http://abc7news.com/democrats-release-cohen-testimony-on-his-claims-trump-lawyers-knew-he-lied/5309733/

The best parts of the article=The Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee voted on Monday to release transcripts of its two-day closed-door interview with former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen -- interviews that highlighted Cohen’s claim that Trump's lawyers edited his testimony and knew he lied to Congress about Trump’s business ties to Russia.

“With the completion of Special Counsel Mueller’s work and the release of his report, it is critically important that the Committee, and the Congress, make public as much information as possible that bears on Mueller’s findings, explain the evidence he uncovered, and expose the obstructive actions taken by this President and those who surround him March.

Cohen told the House Oversight Committee that the president’s personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, changed his 2017 statement to the House and Senate intelligence committees regarding the duration of discussions about a potential Trump Tower Moscow project.
“You need to know that Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers reviewed and edited my statement to Congress about the timing of the Moscow Tower negotiations before I gave it," Cohen said.


In July 2016, then-candidate Trump said, "I have nothing to do with Russia. I don't have any jobs in Russia. I'm all over the world but we're not involved in Russia."
According to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, Cohen said he was instructed by Trump’s attorney to keep his 2017 statement to Congress short and "tight," and that he should stay on message and not contradict Trump. Mueller said there was evidence that Trump was aware of Cohen’s false statements to Congress.

Mueller's office later wrote that Cohen also sought to "minimize links between the Moscow Project and Individual 1," referring to then-candidate Trump.

The House Intelligence Committee has since sent letters to attorneys representing members of Trump and his family members’ legal teams in an effort to investigate the attorneys' involvement in drafting Cohen’s false statement.

Trump’s lawyers have pushed back against the request.

Mrs. H, I'm sure you already know this. But Republicans are becoming fewer and fewer by the year. They don't want to identify themselves as Republicans anymore. Many would rather identify as independent. I've heard several different people talk about this. My own son, he's 22.

He doesn't like the way the Republican party has become. He says that too many people are sliding too far right. They've slid so far to the right that they sound crazy. Believe crazy things. As for him, he doesn't want to be identified as being part of that group. But, at the same time, he doesn't want to be called a Democrat either.

He said that many of his age wanted things to be in the middle. He said that to him the only thing left that hadn't gone off its rocker was Independent.

But, on the other side of that, there are the diehard Republicans. The diehard Republicans complain about these immigrants. They don't want to help the immigrants at all. And they get pissed off because the Democrats will. They try to say that the Democrats are doing nothing but trying to score browny points with these people so they will eventually be voting for Democrats.


When that's not true. The truth, the Democrats, through all there failures and shortcomings, at least they haven't slid so far that they have forgotten there humanity. That's one thing that is turning young people away from the Republican party. Too many are just hateful. Too many believe outlandish tails with nothing to back it up. The Republican party just isn't what it used to be.

Just my personal thought. The Republican party took it's biggest tumble when Obama took office. That's when I noticed the first big change. They fought Obama tooth and nail on everything. They became the party of "NO" and obstructionism. And it's been downhill ever since. Then Trump came along and finished dragging the Republican party down into the sewer. Now, under Trump, to many Republicans are flirting with dictator/autocracy. And I don't even think they realize it.


People are defecting from the GOP. But not to the Democrats

"Fewer people say they consider themselves Republicans, according to recent polling. But they're not becoming Democrats instead.

That's the conclusion of an analysis of Gallup data by Marquette Law professor and pollster Charles Franklin. He found that while there is a slight increase in Democratic Party support among Americans, more Americans are just becoming pure independents".

http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/14/politics/fewer-republicans-more-independents-no-parties/index.html

Trump owns a shrinking Republican party

http://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/06/14/trump-owns-a-shrinking-republican-party/