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HoneyBadger

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25. Fascinating

Reply to grantcart (Reply #21)

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 09:50 PM

Feb 2017

Mom worked in Catholic based refugee resettlement for her entire career. She spent a year at Harrisburg when the first wave came in. My favorite story was how they hated the cold. She sent one to Maine in the winter and they never heard from him again. She stopped sending them there.

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This May Sound Like Dumb Questions - But When People Are Deported To Mexico.... [View all] global1 Feb 2017 OP

I was also wondering about people who came THROUGH Mexico TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #1

A News Organization Should Do A Program On Deportation..... global1 Feb 2017 #3

What a concept, they could report on facts treestar Feb 2017 #19

Wow, you're really asking for a lot there... yagotme Feb 2017 #32

these ICE officers bdamomma Feb 2017 #27

Reminds me of Germany WWII! FFS, the US is disappearing with this asshole as president. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2017 #30

a lot of people bdamomma Feb 2017 #35

I get the impression the current admin(hardly)... wcmagumba Feb 2017 #2

tRump isn't wasting any time of his time worrying about these people. Nameless/faceless to him. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #4

"Nameless/faceless to him..." dchill Feb 2017 #29

He is catering to his small base bdamomma Feb 2017 #37

Trump, doesn't give a shit about any of this, as he bellows, lies and tweets, as he follows the RKP5637 Feb 2017 #31

In the case of Cambodians ChicagoRonin Feb 2017 #5

I've got a dumber question. astral Feb 2017 #6

Less than what? ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #20

Do you think the problems are somehow related? bhikkhu Feb 2017 #24

Good question, but you assume there is a logical answer because this is all based on reason. world wide wally Feb 2017 #7

ICE imprisons them in holding facilities in questionably humane conditions Tiggeroshii Feb 2017 #8

I heard they bdamomma Feb 2017 #33

HS arranges flights to return everyone to their home Luz Feb 2017 #9

There are good articles about the deportation process and stories by deportees... pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #10

Yes, we have similar stories, including my favorite where Hortensis Feb 2017 #11

What's A Coyote?.... global1 Feb 2017 #12

Someone who smuggles people across the border...for a price. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #13

99% of the Mexican undocumented aliens are returned to the nearest port in air conditioned grantcart Feb 2017 #15

I'm sure anti-immigrant groups are promoting the notion that deportees... pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #16

See response below grantcart Feb 2017 #21

Fascinating HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #25

I work with some undocumented families. phylny Feb 2017 #14

My job brings me into contact with ERO Officers. grantcart Feb 2017 #17

Does Mexico verify that they are Mexican citizens first? LeftInTX Feb 2017 #22

Actually there is pretty good cooperation between US Customs and Mexican Customs grantcart Feb 2017 #23

Thanks nocalflea Feb 2017 #39

Thank you for Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #38

It isn't a dumb question. It is a good question LeftInTX Feb 2017 #18

I heard bdamomma Feb 2017 #34

Mexico indicated that they wont accept people who are not drray23 Feb 2017 #26

True -Mexico and the US "HAD" an agreement that Mexico would take people from South & Cen America womanofthehills Feb 2017 #36

IIRC from when a co-worker of mine was sent back to Europe for overstaying his student visa Jake Stern Feb 2017 #28

As I understand it, yes, they are dumping 2naSalit Feb 2017 #40