I know its been bad for a while. I know its been bad for a while. If youre asking me to explain why the influx over the last cup of months all of the sudden if you could, yeah, sure. Im not sure i have the answer to that question. I do believe that the Smuggling Organizations are putting out a lot of disinformation about the conditions, the legal conditions here in the United States to induce this activity. And i agree with you, congressman, that we have to put in place, and i think were doing this, a number of deterrent factors. Increased housing to detain parents, adults who come to this country with their children, expedited removals, and the Public Relations campaign. And one of the things that im doing in addition to Everything Else weve done on the Public Relations front is im talking to the u. S. Conference of catholic bishops about how they can help. And ive had very good conversations. And i think that they will. Because they realize that the dangers of a parent sending a chil
One thing that we are seeing in terms of the 72hour detention. Some of the folks have been taken to buses so they can be sent to the other facilities. But the numbers are so overwhelming that the bus stations are closing because theres not enough buses. Some of the local nonprofits are having to take care of some of those families. My question is, what federal Grant Programs are there that we can tap into on an urgent basis so these nonprofits working alongside cbp and dhs down there can work with . I know we had a terrific volunteer effort. I know the red cross has really stepped up as well as a number of texasbased volunteer organizations have done a heroic job. In terms of grant making, id have to take a closer look at that to see what might be available. Perhaps administrator fugate has thoughts. Id have a take a closer look at it. We can work with your offi. C. E. On those few points. I want to thank you, mr. Vitiello and agents at border customs and patrol. I have witnessed first
Push factors. Ive seen these reports. People are fleeing difficult conditions, theyre reuniting with family in the United States, theyre fleeing Economic Uncertainty and failed governments both locally and nationally. So the conditions youre talking about, the crime, the uncertain conditions, the poor conditions economically, what has changed dramatically would you admit that the numbers have increased dramatically . There is no doubt about that. So is there a corresponding increase dramatically in poorness of conditions in these countries south of the border . Its been a while since those conditions have existed. So there seems to be an awareness that is perpetrating among american citizens that things have exponentially decreased south of the border and thats increased this immigration south of the border to the United States. I dont know if its true and you dont know of any metric that would support that. Not metrics. So do you think that there is any difference in our policy . And
The attorney general from the state, we saw somebody get up on the fence and the Police Precinct and not being used operationally. Boarded windows. We saw the perimeter get breached and things being thrown at the building. We saw police merge and firing flash bang grenades, which are bay sli basically fireworks, not exactly true. Not like they were firing grenades designed to fragment and cause shrapnel. They are designed to be loud and something to make you leave the area. We saw live there those having diminishing returns as Police Continue to do that from the roof. Now they are down on the ground floor, as well and that situation seems to be devolving quickly in south minneapolis. This is the third night of protest after the death of 46yearold george floyd, father of two in Police Custody as Police Officer kneeled on his neck. County Attorney Says hes considering whether or not criminal charges should be brought against the officers involved there but he pleaded for patience while h
Week, in the depths of the Great Recession and frankly a number like 600,000something would be spectacular news for us at this point. For us now, week after week, i said ten weeks, actually for eight straight weeks as of today, we are over two million americans filing for unemployment. Simultaneously, and perhaps in a related development, the white house announced today that theyre just not going to give their annual National Forecast for the economy this summer. The white house does that every year. They do a budget in february and then they do an Economic Forecast in the summer. For how things are going to go for the rest of the year. Except this year, for the first time in decades, theyve just said theyre not going to do that. Better not to say, right . Imagine what that report would say about the forecast for the economy, if they did have to put it out. Better just to keep mum maybe. We are learning from this federal government with each passing day of the epidemic that not talking