U.S. readies for migrant influx as COVID-era border rules set to end

150,000+ people have crossed from the Mexican border every month for the last year and a half. Every. month.

Let that sink in a minute.

I’m in a border state. I see the effect every day. Hundreds of illegal immigrants are given free housing in hotels, food, clothes, unlimited phone calls, healthcare and legal services, while the streets are full of homeless camps of Americans.

How long can US taxpayers support this? The illegals are given a court date and released to who knows where. If you come across the border now, your court date will about seven (7) ( ! ) years from now.

They’re not allowed to work, but they work. The workers they replace were paying taxes and social security and into medicare, but the illegals don’t pay anything, because they’re not working. It’s like a dark comedy.

You’re better off now sneaking into the country than spending years trying to get a visa legally. What about those people?

As of 2021, the birth rate in the United States was 11.7 births per 1,000 people - that is, without immigration, America would be facing the same demographic crisis as Japan and SK - an ageing, shrinking population.

Biden is trying to get a hand on this by facilitating applications on the Mexican side of the border. The initiative is still new and definitely needs improvement, but it is a good start. Regulated immigration in large numbers is necessary for both sides.

Lots of these people are victim of a bad education system,but once lots of them enter the US by hook or crook,they become masters of the US way of life and outdo American

Lots of these people are victim of a bad education system,but once lots of them enter the US by hook or crook,they become masters of the US way of life and outdo American

Your word salads are not making it much of a challenge for them, lol :)

I'd rather have a struggling immigrant with choppy English for a neighbor than a well armed multi-generational American. Just saying ............

They should get in line. If they’re just economic refugees, then they should be sent back.

This is a terrible situation Biden has created, by giving hope to tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who put themselves at risk coming to the border.

Yes, the Biden administration even told the illegals where to go to be "processed"

(wink wink, nudge nudge- dont go there thats where the border patrol is, go somewhere else to illegally cross)

the military to the border to protect our border?

Nope, to assist with processing more aliens who will be released into the streets and dropped off at bus stations, gas stations and shopping centers to go wherever they please once they are "processed".

They’re not allowed to work, but they work. The workers they replace were paying taxes and social security and into medicare, but the illegals don’t pay anything, because they’re not working. It’s like a dark comedy.

I wouldn't hold the immigrants responsible.

A lot - if not most - of the blame should go to born-and-bred Americans. These are the people who have an addiction to these illegal immigrants to work their factories, homes, farms and companies. These American businesses should all be shut down and forcibly bankrupted.

If hundreds of thousands of poor people from America’s slums enter and reside in Canada illegally, is Canada obligated to take care of them?

Enter from Canada. Learn to swim.

I have no idea what they ever will make great again even in the improbable case they could. lol

I am beyond 1000% against illegal immigrants trying to run over the US border. Every single day I go to work, I personally see hundreds of homeless AMERICANS on the streets. Homeless encampments, Americans living out of their CARS. Until America can help it's own citizens, the US is not obligated to take care of a swarm of migrants running into the country illegally. As the saying goes, "Get in line". The US is a first come first serve system, and the government can only prioritize the ever growing list in that order.

There are many Americans who are homeless due to mental issues, unaffordable housing for the elderly/retired/working poor, job loss during the pandemic, and of course heavy substance abusers.

Until I see these issues taken care of first, Biden's (every other administration afterwards) needs to focus on deportation, permanently banning repeat offenders as they refuse to follow the US laws on immigration (tough $**+ if it takes so long... get in line).

Obviously the border needs to be severely upgraded and funded with whatever measures we can find. Hold the countries the migrants are leaving responsible for their ineptitude and corrupt governance. Encourage migrants to stay and fix their own country. The US has more than enough of it's own problems. The EU is cracking down on their illegal immigration problem for the same reason.

The American homeless problem could mostly be resolved if the country really wanted it. There is no excuse not to.

There could be more affordable accommodations for people needing them.

The American homeless problem could mostly be resolved if the country really wanted it. There is no excuse not to.

You mean like Japan and South Korea? Low total fertility rates and declining population, hostile environment for immigrants so no new blood coming in, leaving lots of empty homes and in Japan's case deflation. Yeah, that's the solution. Not!

A lot - if not most - of the blame should go to born-and-bred Americans. These are the people who have an addiction to these illegal immigrants to work their factories, homes, farms and companies. These American businesses should all be shut down and forcibly bankrupted.

One side of me agrees thinking every employee should be vetted through eVerify, but it would destroy agriculture in the western US and in Florida. For all of Ron Desantis pontificating on immigration without craploads of illegals Florida's citrus and tomato crops would fail.

There could be more affordable accommodations for people needing them.

How is that going to happen? Legislating the size of apartments? Forcing densification? Even vaunted Japan has homeless.

A lot - if not most - of the blame should go to born-and-bred Americans. These are the people who have an addiction to these illegal immigrants to work their factories, homes, farms and companies. These American businesses should all be shut down and forcibly bankrupted.

The average American is not out hiring illegal immigrants. I'll wager the average employer isn't either. We have never been given the option of having an everify system on the ballot.

You mean like Japan and South Korea? Low total fertility rates and declining population, hostile environment for immigrants so no new blood coming in, leaving lots of empty homes and in Japan's case deflation. Yeah, that's the solution. Not!

You prefer the ever-increasing number of people living on the streets in LA. SF, Portland. If the richest country in the world can't resolve the homeless crisis not much encouragement for other nations.

Compared with the US the Japanese homeless figures are much lower than the US and yes they too can resolve the problem. The article is about the US.

Finland resolved its homeless problem by giving everyone a home and then a job.

There are buildings in LA like an unused hospital that could be converted to house the homeless and have addiction problems.

In the UK I worked to provide homes for homeless people.

There are answers if there is a political interest. The new mayor of LA is trying to do something.

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   There could be more affordable accommodations for people needing them.

> How is that going to happen? Legislating the size of apartments? Forcing densification? Even vaunted Japan has homeless.

I was involved in the UK in London with the housing cooperative movement providing affordable accommodations at costs less than what local authorities can achieve. Housing associations are also doing the same.

Across the UK there are 685 housing co-ops with a turnover of £642m and membership levels close to 70,000.

https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/shared_spaces_housing_coop_web.pdf

There are housing co-ops in America.

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/the-making-of-co-op-city-americas-biggest-housing-co-op

It needs people with vision.

> I was involved in the UK in London with the housing cooperative movement providing affordable accommodations at costs less than what local authorities can achieve. Housing associations are also doing the same.

This has nothing to do with illegal immigration into the US.

There could be more affordable accommodations for people needing them.

Much of the reason for a shortage of affordable housing in many parts of the US is suburban community opposition to low cost and / or high density housing. At least in my state every time such housing is proposed it runs into a buzzsaw of politically meaningful opposition from community groups.