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Relief Workers Struggle to Cope With Flood of Migrants From Central America
ABC News ^ | June 27, 2014 | by Geneva Sands

Posted on 06/27/2014 9:01:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

McAllen, Texas — Piles of diapers, boxes of donated clothes, and rows of cots fill the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in this small city near the Mexican border. The scene here looks like a humanitarian relief effort following a natural disaster. But it’s a different kind of crisis that has city workers and volunteers rushing to respond.

The church is now receiving between 80 - 200 people per day, while a second location is receiving another 70 people daily, according to Brenda Nettles Riojas, a spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville.

Many of those immigrants -- federal authorities won’t give exact numbers -- aren't deported immediately. Instead, they’re processed in detention centers, assigned court dates, and then released to travel throughout the United States to join family members to await immigration proceedings.

The steady influx of immigrants has turned bus terminals in places such as McAllen into transit hubs for Central American mothers and children heading northward to reunite with relatives scattered across the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at fusion.net ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; border; childillegals; deathtrain; illegalaliens; illegalsinvasion; invasion; orchestratedcrisis
#StopTheInvasion
1 posted on 06/27/2014 9:01:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Our border control is a disgrace, and has been for decades.


2 posted on 06/27/2014 9:06:49 AM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Invited in, and escorted, by DH”S”.

Must have been more important than securing the borders
against invasion, infection and terrorism.


3 posted on 06/27/2014 9:07:09 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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How difficult is it to walk these invaders to the border when they’re right there ?


4 posted on 06/27/2014 9:08:58 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Does Catholic Charities have a contract ?

They usually do before they get involved.


5 posted on 06/27/2014 9:10:17 AM PDT by maine yankee (I got my Governor at 'Marden's')
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

.... Considering all of our resources are being overwhelmed in the US handling illegal trespassers invited into this country by Obama, I wonder what would happen at this point if a REAL disaster hit the US?


6 posted on 06/27/2014 9:11:50 AM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What struck me is that every one of the illegals is chubby and looks well nourished. The kids look happy. No one looks traumatized. Piles and piles of clothing, diapers, wipes and food. Tables upon tables of medical supplies like syringes. How much of that came from the local organizations to help Americans in poverty? Is this where the food/clothing drive donations of citizens are going?

One woman paid $3500/per person??? She had anywhere from $7k US to??? to spend to get here? That is not the definition of impoverished.


7 posted on 06/27/2014 9:12:59 AM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
When they are transferred from a Border Patrol facility they get a complimentary Hoodie.


8 posted on 06/27/2014 9:21:11 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The Obamas Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Guess the RCC is finally getting enough “undocumented immigrants” into the country. They must be pleased as punch. They can get more taxpayer cash to keep their “charities” going. (When did we take a vote on that?)


9 posted on 06/27/2014 9:58:21 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These churches need to be held accountable too. Tired of hearing and seeing them ignore laws.


10 posted on 06/27/2014 11:11:48 AM PDT by voicereason (The RNC is like the "One-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: Iron Munro

Blackshirts, too. Someone needs to post that graphic of Obamussolini.


11 posted on 06/27/2014 11:14:23 AM PDT by Bigg Red (31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

There should be free bus tickets to NYC.


12 posted on 06/27/2014 12:17:16 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: Bigg Red
Blackshirts, too. Someone needs to post that graphic of Obamussolini.


13 posted on 06/27/2014 3:20:49 PM PDT by Iron Munro (The Obamas Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
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