Re: Honoring our past Presidents

On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:21:30 -0500
Ed P <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2/21/2026 12:59 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> 
> >> Have you checked rents lately? You have to also come up with
> >> first and last month's rent plus a damage deposit before
> >> renting a place.
> >> A local shelter provides small apartments for guys who arrive to
> >> work, or who have jobs, but can't afford those high fees to rent
> >> normally.  
> > 
> > 
> > I understand that but the thing is that they were touting these
> > people as being a benefit to our society. Yet they remain in
> > shelters that are heavily subsidized by the government. That means
> > we are paying for them, and I can't see how that can be seen as a
> > benefit to us. Let's at least be honest and suggest they are burden
> > that we feel obligated to assist, but let's not say the are a major
> > asset to our economy. Maybe the shelters should be reserved for
> > newcomers and give them a limited time to start supporting
> > themselves. 
> How many parents still have their adult children living at home for
> the same reason?  Many cannot afford to go out on their own.

How many more non sequitur, anecdotal sob stories will you deploy to
marginalize the discussion of migrants who came looking for handouts
primarily and then overstayed even the giverment's ludicrous incentives?

The fact is that were induced with govt. freebies, and that lands only
the worst of the worst mooches.

https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/report-biden-harris-administration-funnels-tens-millions-taxpayer-dollars

"This report highlights how the Biden-Harris Administration has
funneled tens of millions of American taxpayer dollars to services supporting illegal aliens, often through left-wing nonprofit organizations, at the expense of border security and public safety.
 
Key findings from the report include the massive expansion of
Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs by the Biden-Harris Administration. Taxpayer-funded programs like the Young Adult Case Management Program (YACMP) and the Case Management Pilot Program (CMPP) provide a wide range of taxpayer-funded services to illegal aliens, including legal orientation, social services referrals, mental health support, and services to assist illegal aliens in returning to their home countries after being removed from the United States. Claire Trickler-McNulty, the former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Immigration Program Evaluation (OIPE), which helped develop ATD programs, admitted that ICE lacks sufficient data to accurately judge the overall effectiveness of ATD. Another senior ICE official testified that the agency diverted resources from arresting threats to public safety and national security to assist with the chaos at the southwest border and facilitate illegal alien releases into the country.
 
The report also reveals instances where ICE contractors referred
illegal aliens to receive services from groups like Planned Parenthood,
an organization that advocates for transgender surgeries for children, and another biased group that has compared Republican governors to Russian President Vladimir Putin."
 

But you will continue your absurd bleeding heart tributes to a
migrant caravan wreckage our own leftarded politicians made for us,
won't you Eddy P?

You fucking treasonous asshat!
 
> As for benefits, depends.  Often cheap labor.  

Slave labor you mean.

Be honest for one day in your life.

And now, at long last:

AI Overview
The primary "incentives" the U.S. currently pays to illegal immigrants
are a cash bonus and paid travel assistance for those who agree to
voluntarily depart the country through the "Project Homecoming" program
managed via the CBP Home mobile application. 

Cash "Exit Bonus": As of January 2026, the standard exit bonus is $2,600, paid upon confirmed arrival in the home country or another country where the individual has legal status. A temporary "holiday stipend" of $3,000 was offered at the end of 2025. A separate incentive of $2,500 has been offered to unaccompanied migrant teens in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
Cost-Free Travel: The U.S. government purchases a one-way flight for the individual and their family members (if applicable) to their destination country.
Forgiveness of Fines: Outstanding civil fines for "failure to depart" after a prior removal order are forgiven.
De-prioritization for Detention: Participants are generally not prioritized for detention or enforcement actions by ICE while their departure is being processed.
Potential for Future Legal Entry: Voluntarily departing may preserve
the option for individuals to return to the U.S. legally in the future,
unlike a formal, enforced deportation which often results in a 5 to
10-year or lifetime ban. 

+1!


> I see the people 
> harvesting crops here.  Many kids have after school or summer jobs,
> but none are picking the tomatoes in the fields.  The ones bent over
> in the 90 degree heat are all darker skinned and speak other
> languages.

Because the wage scale favors slave labor, duh.

Everyone knows that picking and piece work is a non-starter for more
than seasonal labor.

Just as everyine knows you are so thick of head as to deny reality on a
daily basis.