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pinkstarburst

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13. So you think that Eagle Pass, Tx, population 28,000 people

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 8, 2024, 01:48 PM

Feb 2024

is set up to receive 30,000 migrants in three days, and that's all fine and good (this actually happened and happens ALL THE TIME.) But Chicago, population 2.8 million, has a right to whine about receiving 24,000 migrants over the course of many months?

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So you think that Eagle Pass, Tx, population 28,000 people pinkstarburst Feb 2024 #13

I think the Federal government Johnny2X2X Feb 2024 #14

Except Texas IS handling the border and processing immigrants pinkstarburst Feb 2024 #17

There is a medical bills are too high crisis, there is a Trump destroying our government crisis ck4829 Feb 2024 #5

Meanwhile, immigrants are set to increase the US economy by $7 trillion Poiuyt Feb 2024 #8

GDP will be greater - well that's good for some people redqueen Feb 2024 #10