Gov. Abbott mocked for claiming South African immigrants crossing border illegal

[dandi]

DUmmies can't fathom how a South African could cross the U.S./Mexico border:

Gov. Abbott mocked for claiming South African immigrants crossing border illegally
Source: kxan
by: Russell Falcon Updated: Nov 29, 2021 / 09:50 AM CST

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In a tweet Sunday night, Abbott claimed: “Immigrants have recently been apprehended crossing our border illegally from South Africa. Biden is doing nothing to stop immigrants from South Africa entering illegally. Pure politics and hypocrisy.”

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142832971

Star Member Marcuse (4,900 posts)
2. Abbott's map is a bit out of date.

Star Member milestogo (10,787 posts)
4. They are swimming in through the Gulf of Mexico, of course.

rickyhall (4,887 posts)
6. What about space aliens crossing into Texas? That's got to be a problem, too, Gov. Greggie?

9. Ooh! Ooh! I Got It!

He meant they were crossing the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe!!! That's where he wants to be governor...he could have some REAL power there!

Star Member PoindexterOglethorpe (21,144 posts)
13. I'm going to guess is really is that ignorant.

Many people never ever look at a map, and paid zero attention in any history or geography class. And are proud of that.

DUmmies are not familiar with the concepts of ships, aircraft, and transoceanic travel.

More non-Spanish speaking migrants are crossing the border
The crisis at the southern border is becoming a global one, officials say
By Tanvi Misra and Camila DeChalus
Posted October 4, 2019 at 6:00am

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But Customs and Border Protection said they’ve seen a recent rise in crossings by people from many nations, apprehending migrants from 50 countries, including India, China, Bangladesh, Egypt, Romania and Turkey.

https://www.rollcall.com/2019/10/04/more-non-spanish-speaking-migrants-are-crossing-the-border/

[Zathras]

Star Member PoindexterOglethorpe (21,144 posts)
13. I'm going to guess is really is that ignorant.

Many people never ever look at a map, and paid zero attention in any history or geography class. And are proud of that.

And then there are other people that never look at a map and paid zero attention to any history about how people can get around on that map thanks to the evolution of aviation technology. And they are very proud of their ignorance.

[SVPete]

Congressman and Journalists Report on Historic Surge of ‘Extra-Continental’ Migrants Now Pouring Through Panama to U.S. Border

https://cis.org/Bensman/Congressman-and-Journalists-Report-Historic-Surge-ExtraContinental-Migrants-Now-Pouring

For context, anywhere from 8,000 to as high as 20,000 immigrants have crossed through the gap in normal calendar years past. But the International Organization for Migration in April reported that 11,370 extra-continental migrants reached Panama between just January and April. May alone is going to come in at a minimum of 10,000, with the bulk of the year still to come, said Yon, who bases his estimate on flow rates into certain indigenous villages, interviews with Panamanian police, and non-government organizations that have arrived to help the migrants.
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A majority of the immigrants driving toward the U.S. southern border, where they will soon exploit management systems already staggering under an historic crush of illegally entering immigrants from Central America and Mexico, originally hail from Haiti, Cuba, and sub-Saharan Africa, Yon and Holton said.

My emphasis.

Contrary to DUmmie and MSM ignorant mockery, some illegals are "swimming" to the US from countries like China, India, Kyrgyzstan (on what ocean do they have a coast?), ... basically from every continent except Antarctica and maybe Australia.

[ADsOutburst]

This is pretty much the definition of one-dimensional thinking. "How could someone travel from one country to another via another country?" 

[DLR Pyro]

A record 1.7 million migrants from around the world, many of them fleeing pandemic-ravaged countries, were encountered trying to enter the United States illegally in the last 12 months, capping a year of chaos at the southern border, which has emerged as one of the most formidable challenges for the Biden administration.

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The crossers hailed from around the globe, many of them seeking economic opportunity as the coronavirus pandemic erased hundreds of millions of jobs. Agents caught people from more than 160 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with Mexico accounting for the largest share.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/us/politics/border-crossings-immigration-record-high.html

Well done brandon, but it begs the question,  If America is so evil, racist and hateful, why do millions of people risk their lives to come here?

[FiddyBeowulf]

How did they explain the hoard of Haitians that came thru Mexico into Texas recently?

[SVPete]

How did they explain the hoard of Haitians that came thru Mexico into Texas recently?

Shorter swim than from South Africa?

[SVPete]

Del Rio Sector Encountering Migrants from Around the World

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/del-rio-sector-encountering-migrants-around-world

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass Station arrested six Eritrean nationals after they illegally entered the United States, Nov. 23-27.

On Nov. 24, agents apprehended one female and five males from Eritrea and one male from Uzbekistan near Eagle Pass, Texas. Eritrea is a northeast African country on the Red Sea coast with shared borders with Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti.

Del Rio Station Border Patrol agents apprehended two males from Syria on Nov. 23, and one male from Lebanon on Nov. 26, near Del Rio, Texas. On Nov. 27, agents arrested one male from Tajikistan near Eagle Pass, Texas.
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In Fiscal Year 2021, from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021, Del Rio Sector encountered migrants from 106 different countries.

“We encounter individuals from all over the world attempting to illegally enter our country,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens. “Our agents are focused and work hard to ensure that we detect, arrest, and identify anyone that enters our country in order to maintain safety of our communities.”