Posted on 05/17/2019 12:58:21 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Trump administration is preparing to move hundreds of immigrants from overcrowded camps along the U.S. border to Broward and Palm Beach counties, local officials said Thursday.
Broward Mayor Mark Bogen and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said they were told to expect two planeloads of immigrants each week, starting in about two weeks. The 270 weekly passengers about 1,000 each month would be split, with half going to Palm Beach County and half to Broward.
Confusion and disbelief swirled late Thursday around the reports, which were not confirmed or acknowledged by the Trump administration. Local members of Congress, Floridas two Republican senators and even Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said they didnt know about it.
The governors office was not informed of this decision, his spokeswoman said in an email. Florida counties do not have the resources to accommodate an influx of illegal immigrants.
In an afternoon news conference organized after the news broke, Sheriff Bradshaw said the Miami border patrol operations chief came up to talk to him about it earlier this week.
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, a DeSantis appointee, also said he was advised, but not by border patrol. In an email, Tony said the information, which was also shared with me by my trusted colleague Bradshaw, was not confirmed by state or federal officials. He said he passed it on to Bogen so Broward could be prepared, and is currently awaiting a scheduled calendar meeting with my County Commissioners.
The immigrants are families who crossed the border illegally into El Paso, Texas, and who indicated they were Florida-bound, Bradshaw said. They will be processed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection Offices in Dania Beach and in Riviera Beach, and released into the community, expected to return for hearings, he said.
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Oh, well by all means, if they said they want to live i Florida, we should assist them. They happen to mention if they want some beachfront property and a seasonal pass to Disney World too?
Why would one need to brace for their arrival. One does not brace for good and wonderful events and the Leftists have been telling endlessly us how wonderful illegals are.
Bullshit, it should not be spread nationally. They should be sent to the states encouraging it. California and New York.
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Trump knows that DeSantis is trustworthy and competent to handle this properly. Can Cali or New Mex or Wash or Oregon be trusted?
Single women with kids will be hunting for new daddies!
The immigrants are families who crossed the border illegally into El Paso, Texas, and who indicated they were Florida-bound, Bradshaw said.
Fricken ridiculous! Trump and his cohorts are really starting to piss me off with this BS.
once in FL they could move to anywhere else. I am not thrilled Trump doing this. Just like NM shipping illegals to CO. It’s crazy.
Those counties are the ones that cheat in elections... are they setting up to be sure Florida votes dem????
Skip to comments. ICYMI: FL Armed Teachers Law Goes Into Effect In October
Townhall,com ^ | March 16, 2019 | Matt Vespa
Posted on 5/16/2019, 11:18:53 AM by Kaslin
Well, the debate is over. The voting is done. And the bill has been signed into law. Florida will now permit armed teachers in the classroom. Its a win for gun rights advocates. Florida is still reeling from the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland from last year, where shooter Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people. Its the reality we live in, folks. Since were not going to repeal the Second Amendment or enact a policy of confiscation, everything must be on the table to keep schools safe. Also, we cannot forget that America is not a shooting gallery. Schools have never been safer. With proper training, a policy of arming teachers isnt an extreme policy. Having armed guards staffed by former military veterans or the local police are also a fine alternative.
The fact of the matter is that Parkland was avoidable. The list of the times local, state, and federal authorities failed to act on Cruz, who was deeply disturbed, is lengthy and maddening. If the government had done its job, there is no doubt he would not have been able to purchase the AR-15 rifle he used to commit the shooting.
Well, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the legislation into law. On October 1, armed teachers goes into effect, with participation based on approval by the various school boards (via Tampa Bay Times):
[T]he 54-page Senate Bill 7030 sparked days of debate and was one of the most contentious bills of the 2019 legislative session, DeSantis drew as little attention as possible in making it law, holding no news conference or ceremony. Instead, his office blasted a late afternoon, two-paragraph email stating that he signed it at some point Wednesday, the same day that he had received it from the Legislature.
The law goes into effect Oct. 1.
For teachers and other staff to be armed, school districts must opt-in to the so-called Guardian program, which allows teachers and other staff to volunteer to carry a gun on campus after getting screened and trained by a sheriffs office. That program was passed by state lawmakers last year in response to the Feb. 14 Parkland massacre, but it didnt allow teachers who exclusively perform classroom duties to carry guns, partly on the urging of former Gov. Rick Scott.
So whats the answer then since congress won’t move and his hands are tied by law? You can’t let them riot on the border and create further violence, which they’ll certainly do as they’ve shown already. And of course the drug traffickers gladly will assist them to flood the border.....
Trump and his cohorts are really starting to piss me off with this BS....
Ok what do you suggest?
Actually they should all be deported.
You won't be laughing when they vote in 2020.
This entire debacle is nuts, beginning to end. It’s like the Katzenjammer Kids are in charge.
Idiotic. DeSantis can do nothing to stop them from voting in the face of the massive fraud that will make it happen. And If Washington, Cali and Oregon let them vote, it doesnt change a single electoral vote.
In Florida it does. And America is basically over when they flip Texas or Florida.
Hell, maybe we should just go ahead and let it happen. Might be better than the death of a thousand cuts.
Hey, our righteous indignation about govt sponsored and bush/obummer facilitation of the invasion is what got Trump elected in the first place. Trump wants what every first term president wants, a second term.
He thinks all he has to do is to string this crisis along until 2020 for re-election. It's liable to not play out that way at this rate.
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