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2023-12-08 Government Corruption
Arizona Sheriff: Illegal Immigrants Being Handed $5,000 Visa Gift Cards, Cell Phones, And Plane Tickets
[ET via Zero] Immigrants who illegally cross the border into Arizona are being handed $5,000 in good-as-cash gift cards, along with cell phones and costly plane tickets, all of which are being paid for by the American taxpayer, according to Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb.

Mr. Lamb, sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, told The Epoch Times that he had been informed of the lucrative hand-out through his close sources working at the United States border.

"I was absolutely in shock when these agents came forward," said Mr. Lamb. "I had known we handed out free cell phones and plane tickets, but to give out $5,000 Visa gift cards to people who break our laws and come into our country illegally when the average American is struggling to pay their bills is just tough to swallow."

"People need to know the truth and let their representative lawmakers hear about it. This needs to end," added Mr. Lamb.

Mr. Lamb, who in April became the first Republican to announce his candidacy to challenge Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for the United States Senate, says that the high-end gift cards, in addition to the plane tickets and cell phones, are paid through American tax dollars funneled from government agencies.

"We know they've been giving illegal immigrants money for a long time," said Mr. Lamb, who worked in the position of sheriff of Pinal County for seven years. "The government can make the claim that they aren't directly paying for it, because each dollar first goes from the government to a non-government institution like a charity before it is used to pay for the illegals."

"They are just moving the money around, but it all comes from the same place," he added.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-08 05:03|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 And the money used to fly them to Mexico from all over the world, where did that funding originate ?
Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-08 05:07||   2023-12-08 05:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Col Kong "Shoot, A Fella’ Could Have A Pretty Good Weekend In Vegas With All That Stuff"
Posted by BrerRabbit 2023-12-08 06:12||   2023-12-08 06:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Visa Gift Cards, range in amounts up to $500.

Here we have ILLEGALS, that we are told have nothing, fleeing with the cloths on their backs to the USA for a better life, being given $5K in cards?

Having given these cards to family members ourselves. They must be activated before use.

So given the "claimed" limited "just the clots on their backs" resources of the Illegals. Then ICE or _ _ _ must be pre-activating the cards?

Then those agencies can or should be tracking who and where the $$$$ is being spent.

Which means someone could file a FOIA request to see if our US Taxpayer $$$$ is being spent here, where and on what? OR is being used to pay CARTEL Coyote mules off?


Posted by NN2N1 2023-12-08 06:48||   2023-12-08 06:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Meh, they're just catching up with the Fauci Flu Trump/Biden stimulus checks they missed out on.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-12-08 07:29||   2023-12-08 07:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Meanwhile the legitimate needs of our former servicemen must be met by voluntary donations.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-08 07:43||   2023-12-08 07:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Coordinated population replacement funded by those being replaced. When all is added together - we are living amongst and ruled by pure evil.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2023-12-08 10:56||   2023-12-08 10:56|| Front Page Top

#7 So, where do I sign up for this? I can 'not have any documentation' as required.
Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-08 11:11||   2023-12-08 11:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Since I'm a Martian according to the last census I wonder if I can get in on this.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-12-08 12:56||   2023-12-08 12:56|| Front Page Top

#9 I wonder if anyone is monitoring the gravesite of Nathan Bedford Forrest to check the RPM's?
Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-12-08 13:16||   2023-12-08 13:16|| Front Page Top

#10 10 Million by $5000 is 50$ Billion.

That wealth has to come from somewhere.

And the money used to fly them to Mexico from all over the world, where did that funding originate ?

The dudes from Senegal flying Turkish in First Class with a 5 star meal is precious.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-12-08 13:37||   2023-12-08 13:37|| Front Page Top

#11 If I lived closer to the border and had a better tan, I might make a try at funding Christmas through an alternate plan.
Posted by Crusolet Bourbon6842 2023-12-08 21:42||   2023-12-08 21:42|| Front Page Top

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