花木兰传奇

What Do Suffocation Deaths of Trafficked Latino Migrants Say About Biden's Border Policy?_我的网站

一 |     "Gov. Abbott is right; the Biden policies are directly responsible for encouraging migrants to pay smugglers to bring them across the border illegally, and for enriching the smuggling organizations to the extent that they have expanded their deadly business so much over the last 18 months," says Jessica M Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies based in Washington, DC.,She believes that "until the Biden policies are changed to deter and prevent these mass illegal crossings and to impose consequences on illegal migrants, it’s only going to continue and to get worse.","It’s not possible to curb the illegal migration without policy changes," Vaughan insists.,Following Joe Biden's decision to reverse his predecessor's border policies, the number of illegal entries started to rise. On March 10, 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered 100,441 persons attempting entry along the southwest border in February 2021, which represented a 28% increase over January 2021, when Biden was sworn in. US immigration experts noted at that time that Biden's campaign vows to impose a deportation moratorium, extend protections for those called "Dreamers" and provide a path to citizenship for about 11 million illegals, invigorated migrant caravans.,Melting Pot: How Biden's Immigration Reform May Backfire on US Economy & His Political Future19 January 2021, 20:10 GMT,The US Customs and Border Protection reported in June 2022 about a staggering 239,416 encounters along the southwest land border in May, which represented a 2% increase compared to April. Of those, 25% involved individuals who had at least one prior encounter in the previous 12 months, the report reads. The flow of illicit narcotics including cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin, fentanyl, and marijuana across the border has also been increasing, according to the CBP.,The unfolding border crisis has long been in the making, according to Dr. Aileen Teague, an immigration expert from the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service.,"President Biden's current immigration policies are not solely his," she says. "They follow decades of an inability to reach consensus on both sides of the aisle. Biden has been a bit 'wishy washy' on Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and telling immigrants to 'not come' soon after entering the White House, but besides a murky rhetoric of reform, many of 'his' policies long predate his presidency.",Border Crisis: Who Wants to Flood the US With Migrants and Why?21 March 2021, 16:26 GMT,What's Behind the Federal Government's Inaction?,Last week, Republican Rep. Andy Biggs described the situation at the US-Mexico border as "overrun," "out of control" and "dangerous". He also predicted more deaths would soon be discovered. Nevertheless, "the federal government has not lifted a finger to help the states cope with this influx," according to Vaughan.,"The reason that the Biden administration has not acted to regain control of the border is because they are not concerned about the harm to American communities that this crisis is causing," she says. "They are isolated from its costs, and they hope to reap political benefits, in the form of support from the special interests who profit from this influx, which include certain big businesses, ethnic advocacy groups, and a few leftist politicians.",Republicans are accusing the Democrats of deliberately loosening border policies and promising to legalize illegals to beef up their electoral base. Immigration reform could become an "electoral bonanza" for the Dems, Politico noted in April 2013. At the same time, a 2013 Pew Research revealed that of the Latino immigrants who are eligible to vote, "many more identify as Democrats than as Republicans – 54% versus 11%.",Meanwhile, many powerful US business lobbies such as the agricultural industry, rely on exploiting cheap and illegal non-citizens for seasonal labor. Out of 11.3 million illegals, eight million have jobs, according to CBS News. The basic rights of these unauthorized workers aren't protected. In addition to that, big business capitalizes on mass immigration to drive wages down and to combat organized labor.,DeSantis Advises Migrants Escorted to Washington DC: 'Do Not Come' to Florida14 April, 17:35 GMT,Local Leaderships Struggle With Illegal Entries,Some Republican-controlled states have tried to tackle the border crisis through a series of local legislative initiatives and border operations.,In particular, the Texas governor and attorney general withstood Biden's executive order signed on day one of his presidency stipulating a 100-day pause on the deportation of illegal immigrants. On March 5, 2021, Gov. Abbott kicked off Operation Lone Star, bringing together the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to prevent Mexican cartels and other smugglers from moving drugs and people into the state.,"State and local leaders along the border and beyond should be using any and all state authorities to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking pathways using existing laws," says Vaughan. "In addition, they should try to discourage or penalize the NGOs and other entities that contract with the federal government to resettle the migrants, including the child welfare agencies, charter transportation companies and charity assistance groups.",However, the fight to curb the tide of illegal migration could be accompanied with human right abuses, warns Aileen Teague:,"Local leadership in many places supports grassroots initiatives to ensure that outside of politics, immigration policies don't have offshoots that affect human rights," she says. "In the absence of hire level reforms, initiatives of basic human decency are badly needed as are local and mid-level leaders who are willing to share their experiences.",© AFP 2022 / DREW ANGERERWASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak about Covid-19 vaccines for children, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak about Covid-19 vaccines for children, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.© AFP 2022 / DREW ANGERER,Are Migrant Deaths Yet Another Punch to Biden?,The latest gruesome discovery of 51 dead migrants in Texas could deal "another blow to Biden’s presidency and will further tarnish his legacy of incompetence in the minds of voters," according to Vaughan.,A number of Republican politicians have already raised their voices against the Democratic administration's handling of the border issue.,"How many more people have to die before Dems give a da--?" asked Texas Senator Ted Cruz commenting on the matter, as quoted by Fox News.,GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales from Texas criticized US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for the suffocation deaths of trafficked migrants:,"Today in San Antonio it was 102 degrees. Imagine being abandoned inside an 18-wheeler left to die - 42 people died today - will @AliMayorkas even mention their names?" Gonzales tweeted.,However, given that Joe Biden and the Dems have a lot on their plate, including disrupted supply chains, growing inflation and looming recession, it's unlikely that the recent tragedy would make the matters any worse, some observers believe. Possibly, the Texan tragedy will be also overshadowed by the nation-wide debate on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, according to Teague.,"I'm not convinced that Biden's immigration and border security policies will be detrimental to the Democrats at midterms," she presumes.。

二 |     （新加坡讯）新加坡中央公积局已关闭非公民和非永久居民的公积金户头，呼吁仍有存款者尽快前来办理提款手续。所有非新加坡公民和非永久居民的公积金户头从今年4月起已经自动关闭，但仍有许多人未领走存款。该局发言人回复媒体询问时，并未透露尚未提款的非新加坡公民和非永久居民人数，以及共有多少存款。不过，据发言人说，其中约七成户头的公积金馀额少过5000新元，中位数为1500新元。这些待领存款目前仅有0.05%的利率。该局在去年3月宣布，公积金制度旨在协助公民和永久居民安心退休，因此约30万名非公民和非永久居民持有的户头会在今年4月起自动关闭。换言之，当局已提前一年通知，鼓励有存款者尽快采取行动。“虽然有更多的非公民和非永久居民前来将他们的公积金存款转入个人银行户头，但大多数人还没行动。”作为过渡措施，从今年4月1日起，这些未领的公积金存款不再享有现行公积金利率，而是以本地三大银行储蓄户头三个月的平均利率为准，即年利率0.05％。

三 | 自2027年4月1日起，这些存款不再享有任何利息。

四 | 至于处理有关提款申请需要多少时间，发言人说，这取决于申请方式，通常介于12周至18周。马来西亚公民若记得自己的公积金户头号码，可上网填写表格。一旦申请获批准，款项将以支票形式发出。当事人也可亲身到公积金柜台办理；如果人在国外，则可以邮件方式，将申请表格和证明文件寄给当局。在1987年之前，新加坡所有雇员，不论是不是公民或永久居民，都须缴交公积金。1987年后，持工作证的非公民及非永久居民，可自愿缴交。在1995年至2002年，所有在新加坡工作、持各类工作证件的非公民和非永久居民，都不必缴公积金，不过可自愿填补公积金户头。

五 | 2003年起，当局不再允许非公民和非永久居民填补公积金。

六 | 马来西亚公民吴杜媚（56岁，家庭主妇）1980年代中期曾在新加坡的工厂工作近10年，返马定居后超过20年没有处理新加坡公积金存款。她上个月在孩子的陪同下，从森美兰来到新加坡公积金局柜台申请提款，目前还在等待当局批准转帐。“我去年就知道户头要关闭，但由于家庭因素，最近才有空处理。新加坡向来有效率，我已交上资料，相信很快就会有消息。

七 | ”马来西亚霹雳州的郭姓自雇者（44岁）25年前曾在新加坡工作。他说，当年缴交了公积金但金额不多，且时间久远，因此已忘了公积金户头号码。他到最近才知道新加坡公积金户头已关闭，存款不再享有和普通会员一样的利率。他也说，将想办法找出户头资料和确定馀额后，再决定怎么做。非新加坡公民和非永久居民如果要查询有关公积金户头关闭的详情，可浏览cpf.gov.sg/AccountClosure，或致电+656776 6776。

Current article:http://s8q2ytw.wenwancaomohenenqiongpangshun.bond/iejsxxq/kkaw.html

Published on:00:00:00