This is why open borders are a farce.
Ukrainians fleeing the violence in their home country have made their way to San Diego. Many have crossed into the United States border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Pretty sure that the U.S. and Ukraine don’t share a border.
Anyone trying to enter through the southern border is not a refugee, they’re a migrant. If all they want is to be far away from the conflict, Mexico qualifies.
There are no Russian troops invading Mexico. So they’re good. There are however Russians invading our border.
About three dozen would-be asylum seekers from Russia found themselves blocked from entering the U.S. on Friday while a group of Ukrainians flashed passports and were escorted across the border.
The scene reflected a quiet but unmistakable shift in the differing treatment of Russians and Ukrainians who enter Mexico as tourists and fly to Tijuana, hoping to enter the U.S. for a chance at asylum.
The Russians — 34 as of Friday — had been camped several days at the busiest U.S border crossing with Mexico, two days after city of Tijuana officials gently urged them to leave.
They sat on mats and blankets, checking smartphones, chatting and snacking, with sleeping bags and strollers nearby as a stream of pedestrian border crossers filed past them.
Now there are sob stories that they’re opposed to Putin’s invasion and want asylum. Again, pretty sure they can safely oppose Putin in Mexico.
A Homeland Security Department memo dated March 11 but not publicly released until Thursday told border officials that Ukrainians may be exempt from sweeping asylum limits designed to prevent spread of COVID-19. It says decisions are to be made case-by-case for Ukrainians but makes no mention of Russians.
“The Department of Homeland Security recognizes that the unjustified Russian war of aggression in Ukraine has created a humanitarian crisis,” the memo states.
In Ukraine. There doesn’t need to be one in America.
The number of Russian asylum seekers entering at U.S land crossings from Mexico surpassed 8,600 from September through February, about 30 times the 288 the same time a year earlier. All but 23 were processed under laws that allow them to seek asylum.
The Biden administration chooses to play this open borders game. And migrants from around the world keep showing up.
Michael Copeland says
If nourishment is available life forms arrive to absorb it.
somehistory says
Why can’t some of the russians and ukrainians take the places of people who have come here…illegally…from the countries in south america? There must be plenty of homes that now stand empty because their former owners/renters left to come to the U.S.
This country is already behind in the number of houses or apartments available to rent…something like a million houses need to be built to accommodate citizens, people here legally and struggling to be able to buy homes that are being gobbled up by wall street firms and rented out at the highest possible prices.
It’s sickening.
biden and his gang are traitors to the citizens of this nation and putting everyone at risk…risk of going hungry,…one elite said we people making less than 300 thousand a year, should stop eating meats, substitute lintels; should ride public transportation..etc,; risk of becoming homeless, risk of being murdered by someone pretending to need asylum…such as isis terrorists and others sneaking in.
but hair styles, iran’s need for weapons of terror and annihilation,, proving that he and “bo” can do whatever they please …all more important.
I’m praying for Judgment Day to come swiftly. That’s the real solution.
PRCS says
“I’m praying for Judgment Day to come swiftly. That’s the real solution.”
As are jihadists.
Eleanor says
Wouldn’t you like to add a 51st State, one with plenty of oil? Go on, make Putin’s day!
VickyK says
How many countries did they go through that they could have found refuge in, before they reached our borders? This is no different than any illegal alien that shows up there. We have a legal process for refugees that is not being followed. It’s not being followed for reasons of criminality.
Andrew Blackadder says
Old Joe and his merry gang of morons are much more concerned about the International Borders of a country in Europe thousands of miles away from the Coast of the USA than he is about the Southern International Border of the USA and his ONE job as ”man in charge”.. ( I cant call him by his official title… I just cant) but he ignores the International Borders of his country.. The question is… WHY?
James Lincoln says
Andrew,
I assume that your question was rhetorical.
But, for the record:
Bidens handlers want to import people who will likely vote Democrat – with no regard for the destruction that they will create in the process.
Rarely says
LOL.
OLD GUY says
I’d suspect that if these Ukrainians are WHITE Biden and the left will want to deport them as a danger to American society. The greatest country in the world can’t or won’t control its own borders while spending BILLIONS of our tax dollars and lives of our military defending Europes borders. Hows that make sense?
Pr says
Illegals r the demonrats next voter base,they always court their intended voters,lots of freebies …like a free open border to begin with.
gravenimage says
Russian and Ukrainian ‘Refugees’ Now Showing Up At Our Border
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Lots of safe countries between Ukraine and the US. I can see requesting a visa if they have relatives in the US who can put them up for a while, but for that you don’t just show up at the border.
And why would Russians be refugees, in any case? Their country is not being invaded.
Rarely says
I am somewhat surprised, although I shouldn’t be, of the opposition to Ukrainian migrants/refugees among so many of the comments as if these people were the scum of the Earth. Perhaps we should recommission the S.S. St. Louis and ship them all to St. Petersburg (and not the one in Florida).
It would be interesting to know just who you would let in.
gravenimage says
Rarely, I have no trouble with Ukrainian refugees coming here. It just makes little sense that genuine Ukrainian refugees would be coming over the Mexican border. And who are these Russian refugees? Russia is not under attack. This makes even less sense.
Tony says
Why are White people complaining about Russian and Ukranian refugees showing up at the border? Non-whites are considered uncivilized by your people.
gravenimage says
*Islam* is considered uncivilized, because it is. Islam is not about race.