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Government Corruption
Atlanta is ‘on the cusp of a crisis' due to influx of illegal migrants
2022-09-19
[Hot Air] Is Atlanta the next major city to feel the pressure placed on its resources by illegal migrants? Charities in Georgia say the surge in the number of illegal migrants and a lack of coordination to ensure they have somewhere to go has stretched their resources to their limits.

More than 1.8 million apprehensions along the southern border with Mexico have occurred during the first 10 months of fiscal year 2022. The Biden administration is allowing them to stay in the United States while they wait for their claims for asylum to be processed, mostly because it has stopped using Title 42 to immediately expel illegal migrants. Many of them are from countries that will not take them back. A large surge of Venezuelans is being seen along the border and Venezuela is one of those countries.

For example, in July, about 17,600 Venezuelans illegally crossed the southern border. That number is up from about 6,000 in July 2021. Only 51 of those Venezuelans were expelled under Title 42. Illegal migrants are being processed and vetted at the border and then they are free to go anywhere in the country.

Why are so many coming now? Because they can. Venezuela is a socialist hell hole. The people hear that it’s a done deal once they get to the United States. They know they’ll be allowed to stay. Joe Biden has been inviting them to this country since he campaigned for president. The message has been received loud and clear. One Venezuelan explained why he came to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Torres currently finds himself in a Roswell hotel, where a local nonprofit has temporarily housed him. He says he came to the country now because he perceived it to be an auspicious time to cross the border.

"I decided to come here to take advantage of the situation, where you can come in. It’s not easy, but [the border] could become more closed in the future," he said. "I believe before it was more complicated, when it comes to being undocumented in this country."

After spending two days in detention in Texas, Torres was released from government custody to lawfully await a hearing in immigration court. Like other migrants in his situation, he is required to periodically check in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He chose to travel to Atlanta because he had heard that jobs here were plentiful.

Local non-profits who are helping illegal migrants say this isn’t something that is happening because of migrant buses from Texas or Arizona dropping them off in Atlanta. This is happening because the illegal migrants are heading to areas they think will have housing available and jobs for them. As in other Democrat-led cities, there is no infrastructure in place to handle the people seeking housing and jobs. On "immigration advocate" says Atlanta is on the cusp of a crisis.
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