500 detained fathers and sons to go on strike after being separated

The Guardian UK ^ | 01 Aug 2018 | Amanda Holpuch

[blueplum]

More than 500 migrant fathers and sons detained in Texas after being separated from each other for weeks and months have launched a strike against unfair conditions.

The fathers plan to resist orders and refuse food at three sites at Karnes detention center, while the sons are set to refuse to participate in school activities. The demonstrators are asking US officials to expedite their immigration cases {snip}

...government officials have said Karnes is being used to temporarily hold families facing imminent deportation, according to court documents.

[blueplum]

I guess in their home countries striking is a way to manipulate government, but we don't do that here.

[Myrddin]

Deport them immediately.

[o-n-money]

Saves money on food. If they should crap out, no need to deport. More savings.

[BenLurkin]

On strike?

Where do they work?

[raiderboy]

All of these children must rejoin their parents as they are escorted the hell out of OUR country, in accordance with the LAW!!

[Boomer]

It really should be a felony for a first offense illegal border crossing or visa overstay.

What is it about these illegals that does not allow them to understand they broke our laws as their first act of being in our country? Are they really that stupid or dumb? Don’t they have laws in their own country? Maybe the entire concept of laws is beyond their understanding. If so they definitely came to the wrong country.

[thoughtomator]

Why is this the business of a British paper?

[thoughtomator]

> It really should be a felony for a first offense illegal border crossing or visa overstay.

Historically, border-jumping would get someone executed as a spy.

[The Toll]

Cool. Go home.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Send them home immediately, it’s so unfair to keep them here.......

[Petrosius]

The demonstrators are asking US officials to expedite their immigration cases.

No problem. Here, you can have your deportation order now.

[KittyKares]

Probably American community organizers told them this tactic will reunite them faster. Time to send them home united.

[mass55th]

Your choice numb nuts.

[pluvmantelo]

Cloward-Piven technique. Not enough of them to make it work. Yet.

[FrdmLvr]

Go on strike? From receiving handouts?!

[Beagle8U]

Deport the bastards along with any lawyer representing them!

[blueplum]

somewhere in the cobwebs of my memory, and I may be wrong, but I think that illegals who protest or participate in acts of insurrection against the govt are committing a felony, subjecting them to immediate deportation with prejudice. Or maybe that’s just in Messico, Guatamala and Honduras.

[hal ogen]

If the criminals starve to death, throw their bodies into the deep ocean. Fish have to eat too.

[shanover]

Care less. Fek-em.

[Gay State Conservative]

I really hope they stop...they’re breakin’ my friggin heart!