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77. Now over $1,000,000

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Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:33 PM

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Trump Admin. Charging Puerto Ricans Full Flight Price and Holding Passports to Evacuate Island [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

What the hell! PatSeg Sep 2017 #1

It was actually FOUR HUNDRED thousand. George II Sep 2017 #14

Jeez PatSeg Sep 2017 #18

Well, Puerto Ricans don't vote for presidents, soooooooooooooooo....screw 'em. George II Sep 2017 #25

until they move to Florida d_r Sep 2017 #28

That is correct SCantiGOP Sep 2017 #40

Ha, ha, ha PatSeg Sep 2017 #63

Yes. n,/t whathehell Sep 2017 #83

Yeah, I thought of that! PatSeg Sep 2017 #62

Now over $1,000,000 Lebam in LA Sep 2017 #77

Whew. I noticed that Politico said it was more than 25 flights but his office first "admitted"... George II Sep 2017 #78

Added costs are for military flights he took Lebam in LA Sep 2017 #79

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #64

Troll! We've also not had maxrandb Sep 2017 #71

Agreed 1000% Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #73

I don't think PatSeg Sep 2017 #72

IF they have a passport zipplewrath Sep 2017 #2

If they don't have a passport, the privilege of a passport is suspended berni_mccoy Sep 2017 #57

If anyone hears how we can pay the airfare for an evacuee please post. rogue emissary Sep 2017 #3

Latest EXPEDIA One way fare SJU to MIA or JFK or ORD is about $680. pangaia Sep 2017 #44

I think they're gouging. Flight from San Juan to Miami in November.... George II Sep 2017 #55

Could be.. Also if this is just Expedia's standard search engine working, pangaia Sep 2017 #58

Thanks for the info. rogue emissary Sep 2017 #56

That's very charitable of you, but luvtheGWN Sep 2017 #88

just when we think 'he could not do anything worse than that' Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2017 #4

Pathetic in so many ways Bayard Sep 2017 #5

Excellent point. Duppers Sep 2017 #66

Why ?? Because he can and no one will stop him. King_Klonopin Sep 2017 #6

Well, hopefully angry blowback will cause them to ease this for at least some. Hortensis Sep 2017 #7

Please forgive me if I seem stupid, but mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #8

Sounds like they're confiscating the passports to keep people from fleeing to other countries. Girard442 Sep 2017 #13

Exactly-You Don't Need a PASSPORT Stallion Sep 2017 #23

or a visa or anything other than something to prove ID, like flying anywhere in the US.. pangaia Sep 2017 #47

And if the state department loses these people's passports? IronLionZion Sep 2017 #30

For example if they want to register to vote in states that require proof of citizenship DBoon Sep 2017 #33

EXACTLY! From Snopes: "practice of charging evacuated Americans can be documented back Hortensis Sep 2017 #74

How much have Trump's golf trips cost America? Botany Sep 2017 #9

This is sick. JoeOtterbein Sep 2017 #10

K& Fucking R. Such motherfuckers. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2017 #11

Puerto Ricans are US citizens, so why do they need a passport to come to the US? muntrv Sep 2017 #12

My guess is to try to make sure we don't "skip out" on the bill. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2017 #15

Really?! Did they demand payment/passports from Houstonians they plucked from rooftops? SunSeeker Sep 2017 #16

I don't think the govt did that. It was volunteers & charity orgs. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #29

Coast Guard and National Guard did a lot of rescues IronLionZion Sep 2017 #31

Those weren't church helicopters plucking people off of rooftops. nt SunSeeker Sep 2017 #42

Not Houston, but they did from the Carribean metalbot Sep 2017 #69

These people LIVE there. They're not tourists who assumed the risk of travel. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #70

Time for a MASSIVE voter registration drive after these folks get settled on the mainland. nycbos Sep 2017 #17

KK&R ATL Ebony Sep 2017 #61

Also remember Puerto Ricans with money weren't aloud to leave. rogue emissary Sep 2017 #19

Why does one need a passport to travel within the US? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #20

They don't need a passport to travel anywhere in the US. Stonepounder Sep 2017 #45

That is freakin' nutso. pangaia Sep 2017 #50

Time for Pelosi to demand investigation of the Administration's handling of PI rescue. nt NCjack Sep 2017 #21

"It's time to take care of OUR people"--The Madman. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #22

Wait, RobinA Sep 2017 #24

They've enforced it recently for whites evacuated from other Caribbean islands IronLionZion Sep 2017 #34

Any other president would have waived this. Scoopster Sep 2017 #60

for a disaster of this magnitude, the humane thing would be to waive the policy to save lives DBoon Sep 2017 #36

Let's assume it cost $300 to fly them from Puerto Rico to Miami. For the money Price pissed away... George II Sep 2017 #26

tRump's $33 million P. Rico bankruptcy would fly 100,000 to Miami. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #52

Trump is not even pretending to care about the American citizens living in Puerto Rico Gothmog Sep 2017 #27

Trump wants them to die True_Blue Sep 2017 #82

We're a fucking banana republic on steroids nini Sep 2017 #32

tRumpistan is the banana republic. USA is on hold while the GOP indulges in a time warp fantasy. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #54

Trump has found his Katrina Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #35

You don't need a passport mainstreetonce Sep 2017 #37

As I recall you didn't used to need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico from the U.S. (?) maddiemom Sep 2017 #39

Snopes says unproven Maeve Sep 2017 #38

From Newsweek? Marthe48 Sep 2017 #41

The difference is that Puerto Rico is USA. Not a COLONY or a foreign country. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #53

Passports? One doesn't even need a visa to travel from PR to mainland US. pangaia Sep 2017 #43

Did people in Houston have to pay for being rescued by helicopter, or boat or....? pangaia Sep 2017 #46

Settle down! Settle down! ejbr Sep 2017 #48

I feel like throwing up in anger lunatica Sep 2017 #49

"state department policy" -- as if Puerto Rico were a COLONY ! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #51

I can't imagine this policy was ever meant for natural disasters TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #59

No.... "State not requiring Puerto Rico evacuees to pay transportation costs" 4139 Sep 2017 #65

"unless he or she has another proper form of identification" Glorfindel Sep 2017 #67

Reading the articles Marthe48 Sep 2017 #68

I think it's time for a MASSIVE General Strike. Sugar Smack Sep 2017 #75

Racist piece of shit. SergeStorms Sep 2017 #76

Update: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT CHARGE PUERTO RICANS FULL FLIGHT PRICE TO EVACUATE ISLAND Gore1FL Sep 2017 #80

Stop Stop Stop James48 Sep 2017 #81

What? This is insane! whathehell Sep 2017 #84

Puerto Ricans---for the umpteenth time---are US citizens! No passports required!!!! WinkyDink Sep 2017 #85

There is only one way to avoid this kind of crap. colorado_ufo Sep 2017 #86

Maybe Puerto Rico could become greymattermom Sep 2017 #87

Nice idea! colorado_ufo Sep 2017 #89