Posted on 09/08/2019 6:45:49 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott on Wednesday asked President Trump to waive visa requirements for Bahamians affected by the shattering blow of Hurricane Dorian.
The Republican lawmakers sent Trump a letter outlining their reasoning, citing their state's proximity to and relationship with the Bahamas. They asked Trump to make it easier for citizens of the Bahamas to come to the United States to reside with relatives while they rebuild their lives.
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NO
With ratpublicans like these, who needs demoncrats?
Democrats certainly don’t. The GOP is doing the GOTV work for them.
Dont they need every man on that island to help clean up and rebuild?
No
Just deport little Rubio to Cuba.
They are here ALREADY?
While the Bahamians are basically good folks this would set a bad precident.
Unfortunately, President Trump has little choice but to bring them to the U.S. due to the optics of the situation.
They are part of the British Commonwealth, are an independent nation and still retain the Queen as their symbolic head of state. If Brexit fails, they will still be tied to the EU as well. They can do the bulk of the rebuilding,America doesn’t have to shoulder it all.
FOX showed them in Miami.
He had been in the Philippines the previous years and said the natives were mostly lounging in the rubble selling souvenirs to the GIs and waiting for them to rebuild.
The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1973 with Elizabeth II as its queen. In terms of gross domestic product per capita, the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas (following the United States and Canada), with an economy based on tourism and finance.
We can send aid and build temporary structures on the Islands and Nassau itself could shelter thousands; they dont need to come here.
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Yep....NO to refugee status for them in the US. They can stay in the Bahamas where they can work to help rebuild. What is being shown on American TV are the worst areas with the most devastation. Many areas do NOT have catastrophic destruction but merely repairable damage.
To the extent that they dont already have it, the Bahamian government should pass AND ENFORCE stringent building codes. Its amazing what good footers, foundations and code-compliant hurricane straps and tie downs can accomplish to hold buildings together.
No, not really. Once they’re here, they’re here permanently and they have their run of the place.
Precedent.
Why? Is the UK closed ? Where is the Royal Navy? Why is it on Trump and America to rebuild and fix this British possession?
Optics? Send some big ol’ C-17s down there to provide free transport to Canada. Send a hospital ship, and a few more ships and planes with food and water and generators and stuff.
Take lots of pictures.
All England has done is send royal condolences. Elizabeth, shame on you. Shame, shame, shame.
These new US immigrants didn’t have to wait at the hot southern border to get freebies.
Send Tents Food and Water and help them rebuild
Where is the Royal Navy?
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