After Columbia rescinded its offer (mid-flight) to accept deportations, Trump hit the county with a basket of actions.
Trump Acts Against Columbia
The Wall Street Journal reports Trump Says He Will Impose 25% Tariffs on Colombia in Showdown Over Deportation Flights
President Trump said his administration would impose 25% tariffs on Colombian goods coming into the U.S., retaliating against the South American country for rejecting two U.S. flights carrying migrants back home.
The move, which would mark Trump’s first use of tariffs since his inauguration last week, came Sunday after Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s government said he had blocked U.S. flights of deported Colombians. Petro’s decision marked a challenge to Trump’s policy of removing migrants who entered the U.S. illegally, especially criminals.
Trump responded in a post on his Truth Social platform that the 25% tariffs would be raised to 50% in a week. Trump also said he was issuing a travel ban for Colombian government officials and visa sanctions on people connected to the country’s government.
“These measures are just the beginning,” Trump wrote. “We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!”
The ordeal began early Sunday morning, when the Colombian president said on his X account that the “U.S. cannot treat Colombian migrants like criminals,” adding: “I disallow the entry of American planes with Colombian migrants to our territory.”
Two U.S. military C-17s had diplomatic permission to land in Colombia when they left San Diego carrying roughly 80 migrants each, a defense official said, but that authority was revoked Sunday en route. The planes then returned to the U.S., the official said.
Hours later, the U.S. responded by closing its visa section at the U.S. Embassy in the Colombian capital, a U.S. official said.
The tariffs and sanctions on Colombia were to be imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the senior administration official said. That law grants the president broad authority to impose duties and penalties on other nations when he declares an economic emergency. The act hasn’t previously been used to impose tariffs, though President Richard Nixon used a precursor to the law to impose 10% tariffs on all imports in 1971.
The U.S. imported $16.1 billion in goods from Colombia in 2023, ranking it 26th—behind Sweden and ahead of Australia—among import partners, according to Census Bureau data. Crude oil accounted for roughly a third of that dollar value. Other top commodities the U.S. receives from Colombia include gold, coffee, bananas and fresh-cut roses.
In 2023, the U.S. accounted for 28% of the value of Colombia’s exports, more than any other trading partner, according to United Nations data.
Later in the morning, Petro said on X that he had ordered the return of the planes, suggesting that had done so because they were military aircraft. “We will receive our countrymen on commercial planes, without them being treated like criminals,” he wrote. Just minutes after Trump said he would impose tariffs, Petro’s office said the government would make the presidential plane available to ferry back the Colombians who were to have been deported Sunday.
The U.S. had been deporting migrants to Colombia and other Latin American countries under the Biden administration, usually using commercial flights, the senior State Department official said. So far in January, there have been 90 deportation flights, with 48 to Guatemala and Honduras, 14 to Mexico and eight to Colombia, said Witness at the Border, a U.S. immigration advocacy group that tracks flight data.
Separately, last week Mexico rejected a U.S. military plane carrying those who had entered the U.S. illegally, a U.S. defense official said.
Cost of Military Transport
According to the Air Force, the C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. It is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.
According to an AI search, in 2024, the C-17’s hourly rate for contingency flying was $25,044 for the U.S. government.
The average flight time to Columbia is about 5 hours. The average flight time to Venezuela is about 6 hours. Those estimates are for commercial flights, not flights that will have much extra security.
Number of Illegal Venezuelans
FAIR reports Venezuelans Now Rank Second in Illegal Immigration
In total, since President Biden was inaugurated, over half a million Venezuelan aliens have entered the United States, making Venezuelans the second most commonly encountered nationality at the border, second only to Mexicans.
Cost to Deport All Venezuelans
It costs about $700 for a commercial flight to Venezuela. The cost to deport 500,000 Venezuelans by commercial flight would be 500,000 * $700 = $350,000,000.
That’s an affordable $350 million, assuming Venezuela would take them back, but also assuming we used commercial flights, while further assuming security costs nothing.
If we used C-17s at $25,044 per hour, the following calculation applies.
$25,044 per hour * 6 hours * 2 * (500,000 immigrants / 80 people per flight) = $1,878,300,000.
But this assigns nothing to the cost of detaining all 500,000. And it ignores holding costs, the costs of ICE agents, etc.
Cost to Deport 20 million
Many people want to deport 20 million. I doubt there are 20 million (I think it’s more like 15 million).
Fortunately, we will not need military planes, just other military transport. But the same other conditions apply.
We have to round 20 million. Temporarily house them somewhere, safely. Then transport them to the border, and get Mexico to accept them.
How much would that cost, even if Mexico were to agree?
What If We Concentrate on Criminals?
If we do that, we can deport a sensible number of people, perhaps a million or so for which ICE has warrants.
Trump has the right idea to pressure Columbia with visa denials and even tariffs.
In this case, targeted tariffs are logical, likely to work, likely to encourage better practices in other countries, are unlikely to hurt the US economically other than the price of coffee, and are not in violation of any signed US treaty.
The same cannot be said for tariffs on Mexico and Canada where a trade war could prove to be very damaging.
Actions on Mexico and Canada would also be in direct violation of Trump’s personally negotiated USMCA treaty.
Your Cup of Morning Joe Is About to Shock You
Regarding coffee, Javier Blast says “If the US imposes a 25% tariff on all Colombian exports, the already red-hot coffee market is going to get even hotter. Colombia is the world’s top-3 coffee producer (and a key source of premium Arabica beans)”
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After dismissing such threats as bluffs, I now wonder if Trump might be stupid enough to do what he says.
What was Colombia going to do again? Exactly what Mexico was going to do? Now, that would not be what a few people expected now is it… More to follow like Birthright perhaps? hmm… Me thinks so!
Just needed to figure out where the pressure points are located. Then press until needed. Something that the other guy could have done but he didn’t know what planet he was on.
Why not use cruise ships?
How much are American citizens lives worth? How much is our country’s security worth? Who can seriously say that foreign criminals (which EVERY illegal is) should stay in our country to prey on American citizens?
Sure this will get repaired, but it’s “Colombia.” (Wish we were deporting the other one.)
But Mish got it right shortly after the Title..
We provide Columbia about $800,000,000 in foreign aid. That could cover a lot of flights
Petro backs down.
Imagine that? More winning! MAGA!
Remember, in many ways, they need us more than we need them. Just cutting off visas was enough to shut up this socialist goon.
(1) The border needs to be locked down tight for illegal entrants. (2) Roughly 2 million people should be deported.
Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.
Without understanding, they form spontaneously into herds, in obedience to the petty ideology. They would far rather kill than have to think. Georges Bananos
My brain rot zombie army!
a.k.a Teh Democrats!
Brain rot? You mean the dementia patient who is now relaxing peacefully with Dr. Jill Biden?
For something that some claim could never be won, Trump’s trade war with Columbia was the fastest trade war ever. In less than 10 hours since it started, Columbia has agreed to all of Trump’s terms, unconditionally.
… and then didn’t, and slapped a 50% tariff on US goods. We have a trade surplus with these people! Imma have Donald invade.
After I ask permission from the WEF and Lord Soros.
Oh hell… I must have got too deep into the ketamine and split my personality again.
Lord Soros is a trusted friend. You shouldn’t speak ill of him, other me.
New EO will could lead to deportation of foreign student supporters of Hamas. If we could only deport all democrats, the country would be in much better shape.
The line in the sand has to be drawn.
The middle class is getting screwed by illegal immigrants.
A multi century policy on illegal aliens has to be created now.
The precedent must be set and now.
… AnnnnnnnnnnnD the Colombian president had a change of mind. Not only is he letting flights in, he is sending his personal jet to pick up the load of prisoners that were turned back.
Lol, poor guy seems he’s having a mental meltdown.
If you can afford to spend $451Bln to support them here, they you can afford to send them back!🙄
Exactly. I was thinking thanks for the numbers, Mish, now why don’t you offset the costs to send them back by the costs (both seem and unseen) for them to stay here so we can see a real cost benefit analysis?
The cost benefit of deporting them all is enormously negative
Care to tell us how you came to this conclusion? Let’s see some numbers please.
No it isn’t. NYC alone spent 5 billion in 2024 on illegals. That is only the cities direct expenses for housing etc. Doesn’t include what private charities spent, doesn’t include the economic costs of criminal activity, doesn’t include the economic costs of lost tourism, doesn’t include the personal suffering of victims of assault, robbery, rape and murder done by illegals.
Also not all illegals need military flights to deport. Many will self deport when ICE raids their workplaces, housing and hangouts making life in the US not worth it..m Buses to the Mexican border are not that expensive.
And what price do you put on national security or in safer streets? What cost do you put on not rising healthcare and car insurance costs due to illegals driving uninsured or not paying for hospital visits? Americans will have to pay a few hundred dollars more for food picked or processed by legal migrants but will save more than that on insurance and healthcare.
And the costs will continue to accumulate over their lifetimes.
But it makes me feel awesome for being white, and doesn’t cost me a dime!
But since there’s no such thing as “white”, I can feel awesome for being African too.
Scott Bessent summed it up nicely.
“If illegal immigration is good for GDP, just build a road from Tierra del Fuego to the Rio Grande and let everyone in. We could double GDP… but per capita GDP per AMERICAN would drop substantially. It’s about Americans’ standard of living.”
https://x.com/i/status/1882149372936483293
Bessent is totally bullsh*ting with that comment. The officials, who are supposedly in charge, already let nearly all of them in, thats why the numbers have exploded recently. Its a total charade, now the massive numbers are in they are going to get strict, yeah right, guarantee you a tiny token fraction get deported with plenty of pictures of perp walks to the plane or whatever or the bloviator in chief really showing someone who is boss with tarriff threats, all for the red voters xenophobia indulgence. They dont build a road because their intent would be much more obvious to all of those people being fooled by their propaganda now and the immigrants can clearly get here just fine without a special road. He knows darn well its good for GDP and he doesnt care about GDP per citizen. Thats why they even though the Republicans have a majority in Congress they arent passing a law making e-verify mandatory, to stop an “invasion” because their donors, many of the business owners, use the cheap labor and dont want to lose it. Do you seriously believe him or are you just spreading their propaganda too?
I’m from Missouri. Show me.
In a Politico article, New York city is budgeting around 100,000 illegal migrants and $4 billion annually for their support from the city budget. That suggests $40,000 annually for each illegal. There is more in the linked article, but it is not clear what that money covers or how much additional is spent.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/09/eric-adams-new-york-migrants-cost-00110472
In another article titled “Mayor Adams warns migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC, rips Biden for failing to help” does not sound like it supports deporting as being negative.
https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/nyc-mayor-adams-says-migrant-crisis-will-destroy-the-city-during-town-hall/
In another article I cannot re-locate, I recall the number for each illegal was north of $100,000 annually, again, New York City information.
During Clinton’s 8 years, north of 12 million were deported, yet I do not recall any deleterious economic news nor do I remember any cost benefit analysis.
https://infographicsite.com/infographic/deportations-under-us-presidents-statistics/
I’m not ready to accept the “The cost benefit of deporting them all is enormously negative” is complete or accurate. One thing is sure, the government will not deal with the problem in the most cost-effective manner, nor will deportations be done cost effectively, using C-17;s at 80 per flight is proof of that.
It’s the cost of doing business, similar to the police, fire dept and court system not being profit centers for society.
Don’t you see? They’re not white! The damage that causes is incalculable!
And don’t forget the estimated $150Bln/yr in damages they cause. Americans can still debate the cost/benefit, but they must be realistic about the costs.
They come here because the businesses here will hire them to work. If the Republicans don’t want them here and they control Congress, why arent they passing a law making e-verify mandatory?
Because then the businesses would have to offer legal wages, protections, benefits, payroll taxes, etc….It’s much better to pay everyone under the table to maximize profits and minimize liabilities.
That’s why this is all a dog and pony show for the voters to eat up. The midterms are in two years and then democrats take over Congress and then republicans will have cover for doing nothing by blaming it all on democrats. Then repubs can campaign on “fixing” the border. This is what happened in 2016 and it will happen again in 2 years. Just watch and learn. It’s rinse and repeat for 40+ years on this whole immigration “issue” now.
Lots of people giddy Trump is “fixing” the border and forget he was president from 2016 to 2020. It’s deja vu all over again.
Define legal wage. Are you referring to minimum wage?
Talk loudly and carry a big stick.
Lex Friedman and Marc Andreessen discuss DOGE. The entire interview is worth watching, but if you can’t find the time, the discussion about DOGE starts at the 02:20:00 timestamp.
Marc became involved with the Trump administration and has had an inside look at what DOGE is planning. He says what the critics are missing is “social media”, something I’ve said a couple of times on this blog.
Arrest the business owners and landlords. Felony for over 70 years.
1000% tariffs on Colombia.
1000% tariffs on everyone
I favor an economic crash
I’ll put tariffs on your tariffs, so you can overpay while you overpay!
Do you have any idea what will happen to the price of cocaine? Wall street will have a heart attack. Although China may design a new chemical to replace it at a tenth of the price.
No need to do that. Slowly escalate the pressure and make sure the top Colombian politicians and those close to them feel the most.
There’s even more to this cost-benefit analysis (because that’s what this is all about).
The article above says 8 flights of immigrants had already be sent to and received in Colombia so far this month, under Biden’s procedures. Just because Trump wants to send them in leg chains in expensive military flights (what’s the extra benefit there?), we have to incur huge tax costs (for the military plane usage) and now all importers and exporters to Colombia (and US coffee drinkers) have to deal with extra expenses due to Trump’s tantrum.
If you want Colombian illegal immigrants sent back, we were already doing that. This is just a Trump d*ck-measuring contest, and it’s costing we Americans extra money for nothing. What a waste.
From what I can tell, Trump appears to be hung like Godzilla.
It’s about the pageantry! Parading criminals through the streets gets the proles feeling all bloody and looking for targets.
Just like the democrats did with the J6 hostages.
Somebody’s triggered.
I mentioned before why would any country take back criminals? Tell the US to keep them and get lost. With 25% tariffs, which are apparently gonna single-handedly save the Trump administration from itself, our already overpriced Starbucks double grand latte is gonna cost a little more ….
Yep. Trump is more than willing to apply tariffs to our trading partners. Which is why I expect him to place tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Feb 1. Though I could easily be wrong. Many analysts that I follow seem to think he won’t, because it would raise the price of gas, diesel, etc. quite a bit.
If he puts tariffs on everything except oil, then I expect Canada to put an export tax on oil and collect the tax money themselves.
However, the best course of action for Canada, would be to cut off all energy exports to the US, which would hit us very hard quickly. I doubt that they will do that, because it is not easy to stop the flow of oil and gas.
The futures markets which operate a lot faster could do all the damage youd hope for.
I sold a portion of my Canadian oil stocks last week and raised a lot of cash (kept my US oils). Rarely do I go above 25% cash, but I am now at 40% cash. I am waiting for a pullback in the Canadian oil stocks to redeploy some of that cash.
Try to remember Trump rarely ever sticks to what he said even 24 hrs agoo.
That is very true. Though, in this case, I am willing to make a substantial bet that he truly wants to put tariffs on Canada and Mexico. If I am wrong, so be it.
nobody cares about your portfolio.
Only six more days until we find out, PapaD!
Woohoo! Like you said. It’s going to be a circus show. Get your popcorn ready.
We live in interesting times. It’s challenging, and fascinating. And it provides opportunities for the nimble to profit.
Canada will not cut off energy to the US. That would be more harmful to Canada than the US. Recall tariffs will harm both countries but Canada even more.
I agree that Canada will not cut off oil. But only because it is very difficult to do so.
The reason I say it is strategically in their best interest to do so, is because that would hurt us far more than it would hurt them. We simply cannot get by without their oil. Within a few weeks, we would be running out of gasoline, diesel and fuel oil in the Midwest.
Alternatively, with an export tax, or tariff, we would not run out of fuels. They would just become more expensive.
You are incorrect when you say cutting off oil would be more harmful to Canada. What would be more harmful to Canada would be a prolonged tariff war with the US. We will win a tariff war because our economy is so much larger than their economy, and our trade is so even with them. $500 billion of lost trade is 20% of their economy and just 2% of our economy.
Unless we have to invade to make them a state. Then we’ll need thousands of Tesla Powerwalls (TM) to provide energy to keep The Children safe.
We have to get permission from the WEF and Uncle Soros first though.
Germany put their illegal invaders into concentration camps and exterminated them. America’s deportation method is comparatively generous considering the free transport, food, and lodging.
So use boats and buses.
These people are Colombians not Americans.
They are here illegally.
So how are they the problem of USA and not the problem of Columbia where they came from?
That goes the same for all the other illegals.
ICE targeted Criminals first which means these Colombians are criminals.
Screw all the Bullshit economic analysis nonsense.trying to justify illegal entry into US.
The issue is not that the US is sending them away; if they violated our laws, off they may go. It’s how we are doing it.
Can you imagine the US outrage if a Chinese military aircraft landed in Salt Lake City with 80 Americans in handcuffs and leg chains? When we asked what’s going on, the Chinese just shoved them out the door and said they are criminals and the US has to deal with them and we don’t get to ask questions. And the Chinese would be back tomorrow with another flight full of US criminals.
Most of you on this site would ask for the launch of ballistic missiles at China.
We have already had China Balloons traversing continental US under Biden so what is your point. Think they were here to monitor Kentucky Derby?
I am different then you in that it is repugnant to me that an illegal stuck muzzle of a gun into a woman’s mouth then raped her.
But what the hell got break a few shells to make an omelet.
Put them in chains and ship them back to the where they came from.
At least El Salvador knows what to do with criminals. Their crime rate plunged.
Time to take the gloves off and Trump has done just that.
Mike Huckabee called it right. Have gone from Barney Fife to Wyatt Earp.
Or Rocky, maybe?
My point is that Biden already shipped eight planeloads of Colombians back to that country earlier this month – per the article cited by Mish.
This work is already being done. But Trump has wrapped your panties in one big wad by declaring tariffs on a country exporting a whopping $16B here annually because he wants to make a military show of continuing Biden’s same deportations.
You people don’t even realize Trump is using illusionary magic tricks to divert your attention while he makes $ deals for him, his family and friends. So sad America is so easily tricked by childhood antics – that’s my point
Lol, you’re delusional. Severe TDS
No, I’m not delusional; I can research and make educated, statistically likely connections.
Trump has already ‘repealed’ his Colombian tariffs. In a twelve-hour period, he commanded all the news about what ‘he’ was accomplishing. And from the beginning to the end of that half day, nothing actually changed. Colombia was taking planeloads of immigrants back into their country, both before and after Trump’s show.
But he made the MAGA people proud and in awe at his illusory magic. Maybe he’ll actually accomplish something great for the country; I certainly hope so. But right now, it’s more likely the rubes will keep paying admission (higher inflation and deficits) for his Great Big (Magic) Show when it’s not real.
“Trump has already ‘repealed’ his Colombian tariffs.”
That’s because your fellow nutjob and president of Colombia capitulated. He agreed to all Trump’s terms and even threw in his own personal plane. Go research that.
Um, Hubris, for now at least 99% of the illegal we’re deporting are actually criminals beyond illegally entering the USA, so they’re used to being in shackles, right?
Your lame Chinese example is a perfect non-sequitur. Americans don’t illegally enter China which is the primary basis for which these illegals are being deported. We’ll be in WW3 before your example would ever come to pass anyway, and it will never happen due to all of the nuclear bombs destroying both nations.
Nice try. Give up while you’re ahead.
Can you cite your source for what crimes these particular Colombians committed within the US “beyond illegally entering the USA”? No, because that has not been released yet. But you emphatically (in bold) tell us “at least 99%”. That’s literally the definition of ‘hubris’.
And my China example is spot on for the hypocrisy of most of the commenters here. Americans over stay their visas or legal limits in countries all across the world – which is illegal immigration. I travel to Costa Rica for business and pleasure on a fairly regular basis. I meet many Americans that flew in and now live there without explicit permission. This happens in a lot of places, by Americans. Luckily, Costa Rica believes in Pura Vida so no bogus threats or leg chains
Are you a deaf & can’t read?
Homan has said in the initial phases (now), they’re focused on illegals who have committed crimes.
Why all of the love for illegals anyway? And by the way, illegally entering the USA of a crime, so shackles are warranted, no?
And pointing out how everyone’s got hubris is also the definition of hubris.
He was never ahead
How many Americans are illegally entering China these days? I doubt they could even fill a single CRJ let alone multiple jumbo airliners. Either way, if the Americans committed a crime in China, and China wanted to report them, we should take them back. That’s called being a good neighbor.
If they are American, we would accept them back. It’s international law. If an American violates Chinese then he is a criminal. If China sends him back we have to accept him. What’s the problem??
Just breathe slowly.
I agree with you Richard, and IMO most Colombians would agree with you. Colombia was the last Latin American country to buy the leftist nonsense. Many countries have followed the steal-from-the-rich-and give-to-the poor-for-their-votes style that Hugo Chavez perfected. As Maggie Thatcher said that only works until you run out of other people’s money.
Colombia’s president tries to put forward socialist policies and racked up a higher negative rating than Biden. In his response, this clown wrote to Trump, “Trump, I don’t like traveling to the U.S. much, it’s a bit boring. I don’t like your oil, Trump, you are going to end the human species with greed. You don’t like our freedom, fine. I do not shake hands with white slave owners. Colombia, now stop looking to the north, look to our world, our blood comes from the blood of the Caliphate of Córdoba and carries the resistant Black people who were turned into slaves by you. Overthrow me president, and the Americas and humanity will respond.”
Can you imagine being a Colombian business owner exporting to America and have your president make a statement like that?
And after making this statement, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Sunday that his presidential plane would be used to repatriate migrants deported from the United States. Petro’s swift about-face followed Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all Colombian goods entering the US.
If I were a Colombian business owner, I would be like Mr. Trump, can you be our president too? If not, can we have one of your kids rule us? Please!
Columbia is the #1 supplier of long stem red roses (among other bouquet type flowers) in the world. Many of the suppliers in Columbia make 75% of their profit during the first two weeks in February.
In addition, the logistics of getting those roses cut, packed, on cargo planes and shipped all over the world within a very short timeframe is monumental. In terms of revenue, profit, and planning. The tariffs will dramatically impact the economy in Columbia.
More winning.
PDJT will destroy a large part of the Columbia economy. But he won’t be blamed. Because the people of the country get it.
You have to wonder. How bad are the individuals tge President doesn’t want back.
And my wife likes to add to her cactus collection on Valentine’s Day anyway.
Put them on Cargo ships in Containers. Stuff them in, Give them 2 hours leave per day to eat and defecate and – – WHAM-O that will deter further Border crossings.
Well, the best way is to stop meddling in the affairs of other countries. You destabilize a country and then are astonished that the ensuing chaos and misery makes a lot of people leave and look for other places to make a living? Didn’t learn anything from the Venezuela and Cuba experiences?
The worse the country, the cheaper the labor. It will only become economical to stop destabilizing countries when my AI robots can take over.
…in China.
If we tried that on David he’d be crying for his momma in 30 minutes. 🙂
California needs Mama Cass back
“U.S. cannot treat Colombian migrants like criminals”
Back in the day, they were called ‘illegal immigrants’ and that fact alone made them criminals.
Now they are called ‘migrants’ without any acknowledgment of their criminality.
Just once you might want to ask yourself what would it take you to leave your home, and everyone and everything you ever knew. Just how bad would things have to be before you left? Just how bad were things for your family in Europe that forced them to make the choice to come to this paradise? Back in the day 2nd, 3rd, 4th children in Sweden and Norway inherited nothing. They had no choice. They came to America. And that sounds pretty tame compared to the starvation facing the Venezuelans.
DO NOT COMMIT THE SIN OF EMPATHY!
BE LIKE THE DEMOCRATS AND THEIR MASTERS IN DAVOS!
Cry havoc and let loose the tariffs of trade war!
Mish, I wished you covered the other side of the story. Colombia has their own tariffs planned that include oil. Got oil stocks?
And they welcomed civilian planes but turned away military ones was the reason for the mid-flight change of heart from what I’m reading.
Whatever happens, I am going to profit from this mess and then its…..
“Turtles all the way down and inflation all the way up!”
Make them walk home. That’s how they got here.
Good to see you change your tune on tariffs. They are conversation starters. Break the ice. All countries have to take back. We have treaties about this. They want to play games, they can win stupid prizes.
All countries have to take back? Says who?
They are focusing on criminals first. Cost? What’s the cost of Laken Rileys life mish?
I already commented on Laken Riley did I not
Sort of. Fact is you dont know who is a criminal until after the fact…You should ask Biden about the cost of all of this. The deliberate lack of a border. Here’s the thing. The arsonist doesn’t get to complain about how the fire is put out. 200 billion for Ukraine, we can pay to uphold our laws.
Did I not say 10 times if not 100 to seal the border?
So what the hell else do you want me to say?
You’re hung up on the cost rather than the result. Not asking you to do anything. Fact is America voted for this. And deportation is bipartisan in the polls as well.
Depends how you ask the polls, you’ll get different results if add variable. Polls also say most people support birthright citizenship as well as abortion.
Umm no. 66 percent. https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/majority-americans-support-deporting-immigrants-who-are-us-illegally
Another erroneous political POV post.
Your own cited poll (but thanks for actually quoting one this time) specifically says the majority of Americans are for deporting illegal immigrants, BUT the exact same poll says 82% of Americans do NOT support using US military money to do so.
That’s exactly what JR above said (the question matters) and what this blogpost is about (using the military)
Try to keep up
Lies… we’ll fix that.
Care of Soros’ “Open Societies” and the bought-and-paid-for Deep State Operation Mockingbird MSM.
And we democrats are sitting back with our oversized chocolate bar watching the screen waiting for the movie to start. You guys bet every penny you had Trump was a hero. He aint. The Merrie Melodies music should start any minute ….. 🙂
Funny thing is, cost is also an argument for deportation. Illegals are a net loss to the economy. Estimates say much cheaper to deport than keep over the long term.
Excellent point. We’re $36.2T in debt, so obviously we’re good at sparing no expense to get things done.
And he’s using a hyperbole example that he knows isn’t going to come to pass. The Air Force will also use C-130’s to send them back to every country north of Panama, and DHS will fairly quickly turn to commercial charter flights.
Think how cheap it would have been to prevent the death of Ashli Babbitt – if only Trump had not goaded all those J6 protestors to ‘do something’
It was planned by Pelosi. You liberals are truly clueless.
Pelosi AND the Lizard People. Credit where credit is due!
That’s no way to refer to the alphabet community – CIA, MSM, FBI, WEF, UN, etc…
Right!
Peacefully & Patriotically
That’s some serious goading to do violence.
As you well know, 50 or so female NG troops with nothing more than side arms would have kept the entire situation under control.
Why? Well first and foremost, they wouldn’t have been shooting rubber bullets & tear gas at the protestors. And the protestors would have respected the military uniform. The Capitol police were viewed as being aligned with Pelosi, who said no to NG and forced them to sit on buses until AFTER the damage was done.
Your comment is the perfect example of how hypocritical you are.
One bad story should not define laws. Anecdotal is how Fox News gets laws past. We forgot all the pretty blond haired girls who got home last night just fine.