Oddbean new post about login | logout I tend to not see it as an invasion given that, well, it's not exactly an organized takeover of the country. The Haitians and Venezuelans showing up at the border aren't seeking to overthrow the US government. They're just looking for somewhere better than home where they can work and eventually send for their relatives.
Who paid for them to come? Who’s paying for them to stay?
They basically either liquidate whatever assets (including ancestral land) they have at home to sell to coyotes, or they end up owing them with a high interest loan, or they attempt to make their way up north with some money and some luck and kindness from others. Once they're here, if they don't find work or support from fellow members of their ethnic group, at best they're looking at help from non-profits.
Free healthcare (hospitals can’t refuse anyone), free housing, free food.
FWIW, judging by the Hispanic guys that I see sleeping under blankets in the subway system, they're not exactly securing free housing.
FWIW, NYC has a right to shelter regime due to a court ruling some years ago, so they're technically entitled to somewhere in the shelter system. My dad used to work at an intake center so seeing immigrants show up seeking help wasn't new to me, but the difference is the numbers seeking shelter. IIRC, hotels and temporary camps have been the main housing sites, but other alternatives have been abandoned Catholic schools and surplus land at a mental instutition. They floated using school gyms, but the parents revolted at the idea of cancelling gym for unvetted men with free access to the school.
Based on what I was seeing on my commute to work, with the 60 day cap on shelter stays, they're slowly starting to use the subway system as their overnight rest point. Most seem to find an outlying station, look for an empty corner, and setup some blankets for the night...
At least the US has the South Americans coming in. They’re going to wipe away our culture, but they’re generally Christian raised good people. You have the jihadi rapists. So…. https://image.nostr.build/f3479647ba6481f08553dcbb344d8ce360f7232bbd07f4fab6c45bd2afd9f01f.jpg
