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| 2003-09-12 | |
| US Denies Role in Djibouti Immigration Crackdown From the Agonist via Winds of Change The United States says it has not played a role in recent moves by its anti-terror partner in East Africa, Djibouti, to expel as many as 100,000 illegal immigrants. The immigration crackdown follows warnings by Washington about possible terrorist threats on Western interests in Djibouti. Were they illegal or just undocumented? The Djiboutian government ordered the expulsion of the country’s huge illegal immigrant population in July. The immigrants, who make up 15 percent of the tiny east African nation’s population, were given until August 31 to leave. But authorities recently extended that deadline until September 15. Djiboutian officials say the immigrants, who are mostly from neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, are being expelled because they pose a security threat and are a drain on Djibouti’s struggling economy. Why would cheap labor be a drain on their economy? But citing anonymous Djiboutian and Western sources, local and international media have also reported that Washington put pressure on the Djiboutian government to crackdown on illegal immigrants to better protect American troops stationed in the former French colony. ed: hat tip stevie If the Djiboutian’s are sucessful in this effort, we can hire their border patrol guys at rock bottom prices.
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| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #11 Ranchers along the border in Az.have started patroling thier lands using cameras mounted on unmaned drones. Course the Border Patrol,and ACLU are haveing fits over this. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-9-13 8:09:56 AM |
| #10 Guess which state in the US had the greatest increase in Hispanic immigration? Mine, North Carolina--last time I looked we didn't share a common border with Mexico--guess they all must have teleported here courtesy of Gene Roddenberry huh? It's the morons in Texas/Cal letting this happen. |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2003-9-12 11:56:24 PM |
| #9 Djibouti is a small place, there's not much arable land, and water's scarce. Its location and the fact that it's the best port on the entire Horn of Africa, make it a desirable location, and helps keep it from being totally destitute. With a population of just 350,000, if 50,000 are illegal, it can put a serious drain on everything. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-12 8:51:06 PM |
| #8 Simple (or so I say): 1) Deny Federal money to local and state governments who refuse to enforce existing federal immigration laws (i.e. report and/or deport illegals). If they refuse to enforce federal laws then should receive no federal money. 2) Deport illegal aliens. If we need to - establish camps to hold them (no, this is not internment camps (ala WWII Japanese) or Concentration Camps (ala Nazi Germany) and does not target ANY ethnic group. These are JAILS for people who BREAK FEDERAL LAW. 3) Close down or heavily find employers of illegal aliens. 4) If we need the workforce - Create a way for them to come here LEGALLY (with approprate background and criminal checks). 5) Crack down on the people who bring people across the border illegally. 6) Change the rules so that a child born in the USA of an illegal parent do not automatically receive citizenship. The problem is - most politicians dont want to face down the so called 'Latino' voters and others who want 'undocumented' workers. Heck, while I'm at it lets hope for world peace to boot! |
| Posted by: GregJ 2003-9-12 7:02:25 PM |
| #7 Umm, getting back to the point: just why are the Djiboutis expelling all the immigrants? As in, what's the security threat? Is it confined to an ethnic group (e.g., Somalis), or is there a more generalized problem? If I were the Djiboutis, I'd be some concerned about being the jelly in the Ethiopian-Eritrean sandwich. I'd also be concerned about becoming a province of Ethiopia so that they can get their ocean-port back. So throw the immigrants, and thus potential fifth column, out now. Tossing 15% of the current population is going to have enormous reprecussions, so there has to be a big reason why, and this news report didn't tell us. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-9-12 6:38:31 PM |
| #6 And for those who pretend that the *COST* of enforcing the borders is too high, September 11th should remind us just exactly how *COSTLY* it is to leave things as they are. |
| Posted by: Flaming Sword 2003-9-12 6:12:21 PM |
| #5 Its easy to crackdown on illegal immigration in the US. If the Feds went after the people/companies hiring the illegals the job market would dry up and the illegals would stop immigrating. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-9-12 5:44:29 PM |
| #4 It's hard to crackdown on Illegal Immigration in the US because we have so much border land. And alot of it is just barren desert, where we can't be 24/7. As if it wasn't bad enough, Illegals who made it through are getting paid to help others get through also. It's why Latino's are the fastest growing ethnic group in America. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-12 5:15:21 PM |
| #3 Nah, if we were involved we'd be telling them how to get drivers licenses, fake social security cards, and free health care... AND telling them how in their native language! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-12 5:14:07 PM |
| #2 Meanwhile the borders of the US itself are wide open to illegal immigrants / terrorists and the United States is doing nothing except giving lip service to its own illegal immigration problem to protect American Interests in american itself. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-9-12 4:48:46 PM |
| #1 Because cheap imported labor sends part/most of their salaries to their families and that money is not going to buy goods from the local shops (thus not creating jobs in the shops). In the meantime the locals are jobless and peniless so they don't shop anymore and the shops close doors. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-9-12 4:23:29 PM |