Are we supposed to care about their feelings? In a sane world, one in which the government of the United States enforced its laws, the ones screeching for amnesty would be immediately deported
Undocumented immigrants are frustrated with Biden on reforms as Build Back Better stalls
Katia Escobar was preparing to start college at the University of Houston last year, excited about the prospect that Congress might soon pass legislation that would wipe out the barriers she faced as an undocumented “Dreamer,” brought to the U.S. from Mexico illegally by her parents when she was a year old.
But today, the once bright hopes of Escobar — and millions of other Dreamers — have all but evaporated. Despite President Biden’s brief renewed pledge in his State of the Union address to push for a “pathway to citizenship” for Dreamers, farmworkers and essential workers, the prospect for immigration reform seems more remote than ever, and undocumented immigrants like Escobar are increasingly disillusioned.
Boo hoo. Most Americans do not care. We’ve been dealing with COVID for 2 years, dealing with the soft tyranny of the government response, now dealing with inflation, and now a war in Ukraine
“I’m fighting for my life, and many others are with me on that,” said Escobar, who has become an activist on the issue. “My life and the lives of millions of others who are like me should not be up for debate.”
She’s right, it shouldn’t be up for debate. She should be deported forthwith to her country of origin.
As for Biden’s remarks during his address, Escobar added that she’s not sure she trusts the White House to be truly committed. “We have seen in the past him making empty promises,” she said.
Brandon making empty promises? Well, that’s strange.
Escobar is an example of the real-life costs of congressional inaction on the issue of immigration — and the political risks for Biden and Democrats as they face challenging midterm elections without being able to deliver on an issue that has been a top priority of Hispanic groups for years.
Since the ones who find it being a priority are mostly in the U.S. illegally, their opinion doesn’t count. Let them go back to their countries and apply for citizenship.
A poll from Morning Consult/Politico released in January found that 56 percent of registered voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration, an apparent reflection of persistent reports of surging border crossings since he took office. But while the spike in illegal entries has been amplified by conservative media and denounced by GOP lawmakers, some of the most stinging criticism of the White House is coming from Hispanic activists who once enthusiastically welcomed the Democratic president’s election and now see the administration as giving them little more than lip service.
Reports? It’s just reports of surging border crossings? Like, they’re not really real, we’re just getting “reports”? The border is almost completely open.
As for Escobar, she has been able to enroll as a freshman at the University of Houston. But being undocumented, she has been unable to receive financial aid from the federal government. She’s also had difficulty finding work to support herself and faces an uncertain future once she graduates, hostage to the seemingly endless debates in Washington over immigration.
“There’s a lot of things they have promised us,” she said. “Right now, before we even give them the chance to start giving up on us, we just want to remind them that they have a moral obligation to pass citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants.”
She shouldn’t even be allowed to enroll, much less Demand that the government legalize them all.
As for Escobar, while she continues to pursue higher education, her legal status remains in perpetual limbo.
Last March, she applied for DACA status in Texas under the Obama-era program. But her application was thrown out when U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Texas ruled that the program was illegal and ordered a halt to all first-time applications to the program.
“I really was depending on this program to give me a work permit to be able to generate income during my time in college to support myself. Of course, that all changed in an instant, and my life was once again in limbo,” Escobar said.
When did she arrive illegally where she would apply for the un-Constitutional DACA last March? The authorities know where she is: she should be deported under federal law.
Escobar said she was ultimately able to fund her way through college after applying for and being awarded money through the Texas Application for State Financial Aid, or TASFA.
Which takes money away from actual U.S. citizens.
And while she said she’s glad Biden mentioned immigration reform during his State of the Union address, she wishes he had emphasized how important it is for Dreamers like her that Congress act right away.
“The situation is urgent,” she said. “We need these protections now.”
Then apply for citizenship in your home country. These people have no right to demand anything. Criminals do not get to demand anything.
It is said , you can find sympathy between shit and syphilis. What part of Illegal does him a joe not understand!
A majority of Americans disagree with the deportation of ‘Dreamers”. Even trump supporters support the Dreamers. It’s a no brainer, so perfect for Congress, who need to act. In President Biden’s SOTU address he pushed for comprehensive immigration reform. Come on, no-brain Congress, act.
Conservatives hate non-European, non-white immigrants.
That Congress has not passed immigration ‘reform’ means that Congress is satisfied with the immigration laws as currently written, laws which Congress itself had previously passed.
Katia Escobar has publicly identified herself as an illegal alien. Under any sensible government, ICE agents should show up at her door, take her into custody, and ship her back to Mexico.
Radical leftists hate non-African/Hispanic/Muslim & non colored immigrants. Plus they hate all white Americans. They tell us that every day by how they abuse and use us and by what they teach the children behind our backs and against our will. They are racists who hate the very people who discovered America, explored, settled and founded the USA and who created this great society, nation and culture. White American haters like dOwd should be exiled to Africa where they can be among the people they feel superior to and think they can control.
BTW, if conservatives hate anyone (which by our nature would only be leftists not immigrants) we would hat people who come here illegally. dOwd thinks illegals should be let in. Does dOwd let strangers into his home with is family and possessions? Didn’t think so, but he wants to let filthy illegals into our home.
Let’s go dOwd, maybe you can get more illegals to murder and rape more Americans like you seem to want. What would one expect from a baby killer?
My freshman football coach said the only place you can find sympathy is in the dictionary between shit and suicide. And although I politely raised my hand before correcting his mistake, it cost me 20 pushups. “Dowd, give me twenty!!” LOL.
Our laws determine how we deal with immigrants. Congress makes our laws, the Courts determine if the laws are legal or illegal, the executive branch enforces the laws.
A show of hands, please, from those who believe that Mr Dowd could have ever done twenty pushups.
It was a struggle, but it taught me never to question the coach. Tyranny.
Those border crosses are as evil as the white settlers taking Indian lands
As Trump would say “very unfair”
Illiterate lazy Mexicans are now considered to be better workers than native born.
“Better workers” Do you have proof of that, John? Of course you don’t.
Read this.
Immigrants Make Better Workers: Here’s Why!
And here’s a description of the businesses and industries that rely on documented and undocumented immigrants.
Have your roof replaced then decide if immigrants are hard workers.
Jeff,
You don’t understand anything.
The wet backs are illegal and did not come under legal means.
The illegals are paid less than our citizens and often under illegal circumstances (I have a brother in law that worked a crew and well aware of the mechanics)
American citizens are put out of work and can not compete.
Illegals are a drain on our social structure.
Porter has finally reprogrammed the davebot9000 (an upgrade? downgrade?) to cast slurs on the unfortunate, and of course, to continue to lie. As always, paleskin supremacists are unwilling to share the land they stole.
The unemployment rate is 3.8% and employers are begging for workers.
The bot is programmed to call immigrants a drain on our social structure. That’s straight out of the white nationalist guidebook.
Nice try, J. Nowhere does it say they make better workers, it simply says they’re congregated in certain jobs.
Gotta understand that is what all leftists regurgitate, JL. They spew this crap about ignorant untrained grunt laborers from Guadalajara being these supermen in sombreros that come here and out perform Americans at every level while the truth is no where near that.
Fact is they don’t understand nor speak English most of the time so you need to get a “boss” to run the crew for ya. Then the “boss” gets paid by the American and he pays out to the grunts what he wants usually $2 an hour or so thereby breaking our laws again. Many restaurants run their kitchens like this. As do those roofer teams our beloved leftists so much admire. When the workers get hurt, no insurance. Time off? No way. Benefits or retirement. Kiss the boss’ ass.
When second and/or third world ignorant filth illegally come to the USA they bring only second/third world habits and culture with them. They do not miraculously become shining citizens and great workers and intellectuals as the left who use them as they used to use their slaves would have us believe. IOW, shit in, shit out.
BTW, gas futures just opened trading up 24 cents a gallon. Thank you joe, may we have another?
Jill,
Read the first article.
Hairy are you saying you want the filthy illegal aliens to do to your fellow white people what the settlers did to the Indians? Interesting. So you too hate your own race and nation just like a dOwdinista? It’s hard to make a country better when it’s native born citizens actually hate it, it’s founders and the majority of people living in it. How pathetic you low-lifes are.
Let’s go Hairy, maybe you can help some filthy illegals steal your neighbors jobs.
BTW, if the fukin illegals can do a better job than Americans why the fuk don’t they stay in Mexico and do it? People good at what they do i.e. good workers aren’t what Mexico is sending us. They are sending us criminals, slavers, drug runners, gang members, rapists, murderers, welfare dependents and the bottom of their society. They don’t send us MIT grads, PhD’s, heart surgeons, and millionaires. You’re all full of bull shit. And you can’t think straight either. These filthy illegals have virtually destroyed several industries in America by making it impossible for our own to get jobs there. Not because they’re better, because they undercut the labor and are cheaper.
Marl0n Brand0 is full of it!
LOL. Native born citizens like you?
By all means work in a chicken processing plant. Pick fruits and vegetables. Put on new roofs.
Are you ready to put employers in prison for hiring illegals? Hint: The trump Org hired undocumented workers.
The U.S. is starting to experience labor shortages.
If the illegals are frustrated (like we all are) with Brandon maybe they shouldn’t vote for him next time.
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The increasingly shrill, but consistently ignorant, dishonest and irrelevant, ShitLips, feels that non-citizens vote in our national elections.
But you need to be you, boi.
Yet Rimjob responds.
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We live to correct ShitLip’s lies!!
Just stop lying!!
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Picture Rimjob hovering over the keyboard all day waiting for the next comment.
Child suffers from a savior complex.
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Imagine how those of us paying the bills must feel.
No fucking sympathy here.
‘Dreamers’ pay income and FICA taxes. Dreamers in the military pay taxes. All Dreamers pay sales and local taxes. In fact, it’s estimated that Dreamers are not a drain on economies at all!
Imagine how high income Americans feel about supporting poor red states! You’re welcome. But we sympathize with our less fortunate red state brothers and sisters, whether leuco, Black or brown.
The DACA requirements are strict:
a.You were under 31 years old as of June 15, 2012;
b.You first came to the United States before your 16th birthday;
c.You have lived continuously in the United States from June 15, 2007 until the present;
d.You were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012 and at the time you apply;
e.You came to the United States without documents before June 15, 2012, or your lawful status expired as of June 15, 2012;
f.You are currently studying, or you graduated from high school or earned a certificate of completion of high school or GED, or have been honorably discharged from the Coast Guard or military (technical and trade school completion also qualifies); and
g.You have NOT been convicted of a felony, certain significant misdemeanors (including a single DUI), or three or more misdemeanors of any kind.
f. and g. would likely exclude some current citizens!
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European Union nations are welcoming Ukrainian refugees. They can stay for 3 years if needed. We should applaud Poland, Austria and all the EU nations.
Both Canada and the US have given undocumented Ukrainians 18 month protected status. No doubt Mssrs Dana, Teach, Brand0 et al would use it as a way to sucker in the Ukrainians and deport the illegals!!
dOwd: “No doubt Mssrs Dana, Teach, Brand0 et al would use it as a way to sucker in the Ukrainians and deport the illegals!!”
What does that stupid statement even mean? Why would we want to “sucker in” the Ukrainians and why wouldn’t we move to deport filthy illegal aliens bringing disease and crime to out country?
Your ignorance is almost as immense as your psychosis.
Let’s go Brandon, now you can change Ukie prosecutors in favor of your criminal son again. You leftists are all criminals and tyrants.
Woo hoo hahahaha Russia isn’t invading Mexico Elwood! Infact no one is! But please keep acting like you know everything hahaha…
Not true. Mexico is being invaded by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador through their southern border. Fortunately (for them at least), all those “migrants” are just passing through.
Good point professor! And the ultimate destination of those invaders would be where exactly?