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Oh really? It's not trafficking? Prove it. Because I can prove that it is.
Human Trafficking, according to Britannica:
Human Trafficking, according to Miriam-Webster:
Human Trafficking, according to the UN:
Also, don't bother being pedantic about the word "profit." We both know politicking and remaining in power is a profit motive on its own.
Additionally, why do you keep going on about public transportation? Do you think Greyhound is public transportation? Because it's not. It is "public" in that it transports the public, but it's 100% a private corporation. Chartering an interstate bus to trick people dressed for South Texas weather to go to New York in shorts and a T-shirt in order to win political points is by definition transportation and exploitation for profit.
Human. Fucking. Trafficking. QED. And they spent Texans' tax dollars to do it.
But please, do go off about how coercing humans with few rights and little representation for political points is justified.
What force or deception?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/1436549/flat-out-lying-abbott-team-denies-migrants-must-sign-nda-to-board-buses/
"It’s clear the migrants did not give their consent in any real way to be sent here. As many as 40% have family or close relations in other parts of the country who could provide them accommodation, but the migrants were not given the option of going to those places.” Levine wrote. “Not only is the State of Texas not coordinating with NYC, they have made migrants sign NDAs to ensure we get no advance warning of bus arrivals."
We could send them the fuck back to mexico.
I take it, with this obvious pivot, that you have conceded that it is indeed trafficking then?
Its a different guy. The one who was initially arguing never replied.
One day my dumbass will learn to read usernames, but it is not this day!
Or, now here's a wild idea... OR we process their asylum requests in accordance with due process? You know, the laws that state they have to be on US soil before they can request asylum?
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/asylum-united-states
No, answer the original question. You don't get to change topics as a defensive tactic.
Prove how it's not trafficking. Provide definitions and evidence to support your position or admit that you're lying. Then we can address other topics or points of contention.
That whole claim rests on whether or not it was by force or deception
It rests on the Texas GOP trafficking humans, also known as human trafficking
Not who you asked, but this was so well documented in so many news articles that I thought it was basic knowledge. I googled it for you.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-19/migrants-transported-california-texas-abbott-desantis
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/15/greg-abbott-texas-kamala-harris-migrant-bus/
https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/30/us/asylum-seekers-texas-city-mayors/index.html
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/texas-flies-150-migrants-chicago-private-plane-more-buses-expected-police-mayor-s-office