The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Anti-migrant in 'sanctuary' cities

    By artappraiser on Thu, 09/07/2023 - 10:25pm |

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    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/07/2023 - 10:27pm

    a public defender

    a woke lefty 'abolitionist' member of the NYC Council:

     


    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/07/2023 - 10:34pm

    Oh and in the UK


    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/07/2023 - 10:36pm


    by artappraiser on Fri, 09/08/2023 - 1:19pm


    by artappraiser on Sat, 09/09/2023 - 12:25pm


    by artappraiser on Sat, 09/09/2023 - 2:15pm


    by artappraiser on Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:57am


    by artappraiser on Wed, 09/13/2023 - 11:58pm


    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:11am


    by artappraiser on Sat, 09/16/2023 - 2:09am

    They're not illegal immigrants, they're mobile international labor markets.

    Deregulating immigrants makes it easier to regulate the terrorists among them. (special line at the border and such)

    Apparently I wasn't the only one to try inhaling household solvents as a teen.


    by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 09/16/2023 - 2:27am

    mobile international labor markets yeslaugh


    by artappraiser on Sat, 09/16/2023 - 2:51am


    by artappraiser on Mon, 09/18/2023 - 6:22am


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 2:56am


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 5:12pm


    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/21/2023 - 3:01pm

    'Venezuelans' appear to be the new hot button, especially after Hochl said they number about 40% of the border crossers sent to NY:

    I fought for TPS for Venezuelans when I was in Congress, and four years later is overdue but as necessary as before. Florida is home to so many Venezuelans who have fled a brutal dictatorship, and granting them protective status is the least we can do. https://t.co/OQDLk7cxiH

    — Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (@DebbieforFL) September 21, 2023

    @JoeBiden is legalizing HALF A MILLION Venezuelans in order to come to areas like Chicago and flood Black neighborhoods.
    He's no longer even PRETENDING to be doing it legally. He's just flooding the zone wholesale now.https://t.co/iV1EukZBEu

    — Black Authority (@TheBlackChannel) September 22, 2023

    (I am thinking ot some past Dagblog members, wish they were here to 'splain why so many want to leave a socialist heaven for the U.S.A. Are they really all C.I.A. agents or what?)


    by artappraiser on Fri, 09/22/2023 - 4:08am


    by artappraiser on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 3:42am


    by artappraiser on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 3:55am


    by artappraiser on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 4:04am


    by artappraiser on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 4:18am

    What "global collapse"?


    by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 09/24/2023 - 1:37pm

    videos:

    referred by


    by artappraiser on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 11:41pm

    Ukrainian refugees were a bit more orderly, and they're running from missiles.

    What's Venezuela's prob? Imagine if they were Haiti instead and just go back home.


    by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 4:20am

    Re: What's Venezuela's prob? I just figured that out. (DOH!) The Biden admin. just qualified Venezuelans for Temporary Protected Status during which genuine refugees from persecution can apply for asylum.That's obviously been big news in Venezuela, so you've got a flood of those who think capitalism will give them better chances and they all plan to present persecution stories


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 5:17pm

    Worse than Ukraine, eh?


    by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 11:51pm

    I dunno if that's what's happening with current refugees, but certainly sounds familiar about how NYC works in general


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 6:23am


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 3:53pm

    I think Peru is about to deliver an unwelcome wake-up call to the Americas.

    It's not only authoritarian socialism, like Venezuela's, that drives mass migration, but also mafia capitalism, like Peru's.

    Lawmakers chip away at regulatory bodies to the point markets no longer work. https://t.co/ys0GtsGQzt

    — Will Freeman (@WillGFreeman) September 26, 2023

     


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 4:56pm

    Ron DeSantis:


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 4:59pm


    by artappraiser on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 5:02pm


    by artappraiser on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 6:12pm


    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 11:49pm


    by artappraiser on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 12:02am

    Elon Musk, Sept. 29 (and probably not what you presume from recent antics, though perfectly logical for a very rich immigrant enterpreneur):


    by artappraiser on Sat, 09/30/2023 - 4:50pm

    A lot of people have a meta-misperception about immigration politics where they think opinion has become more restrictionist, when actually what happened is the growth of the pro-immigration minority has made restrictionism more salient. pic.twitter.com/wndDjigYph

    — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 29, 2023

    There was no "populist right" leveraging an anti-immigration backlash to win elections in the mid-1990s because this was the Democratic Party position.https://t.co/At2yGytpjZ

    — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 29, 2023

    by artappraiser on Sat, 09/30/2023 - 5:11pm


    by artappraiser on Sun, 10/01/2023 - 5:53pm


    by artappraiser on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 10:33am


    by artappraiser on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 2:32am

    you only have to listen to a few minutes to get the gist


    by artappraiser on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 1:06am

    NIMBY crowd worried that migrant shelter may lower Chicago's high crime rate


    by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 3:28pm

    Videos reveal increasing militarization as Gov. Greg Abbott orders more troops and concertina wire to try to stop illegal border crossings.

    By David Peinado, Brent McDonald and Meg Felling

    David Peinado reported and filmed from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, where he covers the U.S. border. Brent McDonald reported from Washington, D.C. Meg Felling edited video.

    Oct. 7, 2023 NYTimes.com, Updated 9:55 a.m. ET

     

    by artappraiser on Sat, 10/07/2023 - 3:24pm

    Interesting quote tweet of Elon Musk, reply by the German Foreign Office:

    Yes. And it’s called saving lives. https://t.co/7eTCbKhG8w

    — GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) September 29, 2023

    by artappraiser on Sat, 10/07/2023 - 4:40pm

    they read on the internet that American cops don't do traffic stops anymore because they are racist?

    but some people still call 911?


    by artappraiser on Sun, 10/08/2023 - 1:48pm

    continued:

    Please do not come to New York.'

    'In more than a dozen interviews this week in Necoclí and on the streets of Mexico City and Ecuador’s capital, Quito, most U.S.-bound migrants said that they would not be dissuaded by Mr. Adams’s statements.'

    'In Quito on Friday, a hundred feet from where the mayor and his entourage were touring the historic city center, Carlos Gabriel Hernández sat on a restaurant doorstep with his wife and two young children. He said that he and his family had already tried and failed to cross the Darién Gap but were determined to try again to reach New York. He was puzzled, even offended, to learn the purpose of Mr. Adams’s visit.'

    “How can you tell someone not to follow their American dream?” he asked.

    https://nytimes.com/2023/10/07/nyregion/latin-america-eric-adams-migrants.html


    by artappraiser on Sun, 10/08/2023 - 9:11pm

    When SubSaharan Africa grows by 2 billion over the next 25 years how many will want to come to New York?

    It's gonna get much worse - including another 15% south of the border

    Latin America population continued growing up to 512 million inhabitants in 2000 and it is estimated that it will rise to 680 million in 2025 and 779 million in 2050.


    by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 1:19am

    “How can you tell someone not to follow their American dream?” he asked.

    “How can you tell someone not to follow their Jewish dream?”, PP rhetorically asked.

     

    Presumably Israel supporters see how well loads of immigrants are welcome around the world, and adjust their illegal settler policy accordingly. Except the immigrants here are the same ethnic group as the ruling elites, so the reaction is 180 degrees reversed, local inhabitants br damned.


    by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 10:43pm


    by artappraiser on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 12:05am

    ordered by Gov. Abbott:


    by artappraiser on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 5:11pm

    Guatemala’s top court upholds suspension of president-elect’s party. His supporters block roads


    by artappraiser on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 6:46pm

    (psst, Nicaraguans:  there's far far from enough immigration courts and judges, so like with the Venezuelans now, if Mayorkas/Biden were to make this change, all Nicaraguans who want to come would have to do is make up a good persecution story to get in, and for the next 5 or 10 years - or perhaps even longer if you/re good at hiding from ICE - enjoy being in the U.S. while you wait for a court/judge to vet your story)


    by artappraiser on Fri, 10/13/2023 - 1:41am


    by artappraiser on Fri, 11/03/2023 - 12:36am


    by artappraiser on Fri, 11/03/2023 - 1:53am

    The Biden administration on Monday warned those involved in a new migration scheme to help Cubans, Haitians and other asylum seekers reach the United States by flying expensive charter planes to Central America that they risk the wrath of U.S. law. Brian Nichols, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere, said he is concerned by reports of a dramatic increase in Nicaragua-bound charter flights carrying Haitians, Cubans and others migrants who, with the help of traffickers, make their way to Mexico with the hope of entering the U.S.

    By flying directly into the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport in Managua, migrants have been able to bypass the Darién Gap, the dangerous stretch of jungle separating Colombia and Panama, and get around U.S. asylum restrictions.

    Last week, the Miami Herald and independent Nicaraguan media outlet and partner La Prensa reported that tens of thousands of Haitians had made the trip since August, paying as much as $4,000 for a one-way ticket from Port-au-Prince to Managua. Hours after the Herald’s report, the government of Haiti announced the suspension of all Nicaragua-bound flights. But the head of Haiti’s National Office of Civil Aviation, Laurent Joseph Dumas, has told local media that the shutdown is only temporary to allow for better organization, and the flights will soon resume. “No one should profit from the desperation of vulnerable migrants — not smugglers, private companies, public officials or governments,” Nichols said on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.

    The administration, he said, “is exploring the full range of possible consequences for those facilitating this means of irregular migration. We continue to urge the use of safe and lawful pathways.” Eric Stromayer, the chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, warned Haitiansin a video message that if they are “considering going to Nicaragua and then traveling overland to enter the United States illegally,” they should think twice.[....]


    by artappraiser on Tue, 11/07/2023 - 10:21am

    ....In hopes of fostering stability in Venezuela, the Biden administration this past month offered an easing of sanctions contingent on President Nicolás Maduro holding free and fair elections, which for him would be a first. The initiative comes after a year in which Venezuelans, driven by social and economic upheaval, have poured into the United States, seeking asylum after making a long trek over land and across the Rio Grande. The influx has strained immigration and social services.

    Biden’s move has outraged some Republicans, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who called it “granting legitimacy to a criminal dictatorship.”....


    by artappraiser on Tue, 11/07/2023 - 10:42am


    by artappraiser on Sat, 11/11/2023 - 7:37pm

    Canada tackles the migrant issue


    by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 1:59am

    stoked!smiley


    by artappraiser on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 1:36pm

    SANCTUARY CITY UPDATE:

    Services for taxpayers in NY will be cut drastically in order to pay for illegals.

    These budget cuts reduce the number of police officers and reduce spending on education by $1 billion.

    More on the way, Mayor Adams adds.

    pic.twitter.com/A3sghpDMrZ

    — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 16, 2023


    by artappraiser on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 4:09pm

    I think DeSantis tricked immigrants, didn't just "offer".


    by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 11/18/2023 - 11:34am

    Ambassador Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State.  Tweets directly from me signed -BAN:

    If you cross the U.S. border unlawfully & have no legal basis to remain in , you can be quickly returned to your home country. This month @DHSgov continues flying Venezuelans directly back to Venezuela. We urge potential migrants to reconsider – use lawful pathways instead. pic.twitter.com/2D18yLLUE7

    — Brian A. Nichols (@WHAAsstSecty) November 20, 2023

    by artappraiser on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 10:18am

    ....Migration was a dominant issue in the Dutch election. For EU politicians, it remains a pressing concern. As migrant numbers continue to rise, so too has support for far-right parties in many countries in Europe. In Italy last year, Giorgia Meloni won power for her Brothers of Italy. In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally remains a potent force, in second place in the polls. In Germany, the Alternative for Germany has also surged to second place in recent months. 

    In his victory speech, Wilders vowed to tackle what he called the “asylum tsunami” hitting the Netherlands. 

    “The main reasons voters have supported Wilders in these elections is his anti-immigration agenda, followed by his stances on the cost of living crisis and his health care position,” said Sarah de Lange, politics professor at the University of Amsterdam. Mainstream parties “legitimized Wilders” by making immigration a key issue, she said. “Voters might have thought that if that is the issue at stake, why not vote for the original rather than the copy?”....


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    by artappraiser on Fri, 11/24/2023 - 5:23am


    by artappraiser on Fri, 11/24/2023 - 4:49am

    Niger junta revokes law curbing migrant smuggling from Africa to Europe


    by artappraiser on Tue, 11/28/2023 - 11:51pm


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    by artappraiser on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 9:19pm


    by artappraiser on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:45am

    Mayors Adams & Brandon Johnson & Mike Johnston:

    Denver, Chicago, NYC mayors speak against migrant busing, issue regulations, Dec. 27


    by artappraiser on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 6:26pm

    Picture of current massive oncoming caravan with crucifix leading is apparently real;I wasn't  sure but now I see The Guardian is using it:

    US and Mexico in talks to limit surge of migrants reaching border https://t.co/Xjx7fc3EzF

    — #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) December 28, 2023

    Largest Migrant caravan of 17k+, the largest in years advances north as U.S. officials head to Mexico | Reutershttps://t.co/CIOR74RxYt

    — Doctor Sleep (@MChiquitajuan) December 28, 2023

    White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border | PBS NewsHour#Immigration #Migration #Refugees #Border #Mexico #Guatemalahttps://t.co/dZb8Z1lWa8 via @YouTube

    — 0ok (@0ok) December 28, 2023


    by artappraiser on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 8:39pm

    ^from the A.P. article. the last above; super ironic because Republicans are usually happy to take migrants from these two countries, and if they become citizens, former Cuban/Venezuelan refugees often vote Republican

    López Obrador has said he is willing to help, but he wants to see progress in U.S. relations with Cuba and Venezuela, two of the top sources of migrants, along with more development aid for the region.


    by artappraiser on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 8:52pm

    ^ one excellent example of that in anotherr story about a Venezuelan military family that are active opponents of Maduro:

    Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family’s saga highlights Biden’s migration challenge

    BY JOSHUA GOODMAN AND ELLIOT SPAGAT
    Updated 11:18 AM EST, December 27, 2023

    by artappraiser on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 9:04pm


    by artappraiser on Thu, 12/28/2023 - 4:15pm