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‘Cash in Envelopes’: How the US and UN Are Funding the Border Crisis
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‘Cash in Envelopes’: How the US and UN Are Funding the Border Crisis
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Invasion | Meaning of invasion
See here, the meanings of the word invasion, as video and text.(Click show more below.)invasion (noun) A military action consisting of armed forces of one...
V1 : https://youtu.be/fjYAsFn3fSI?si=6cc01kHV2pYl4nY0
1.) INVASION Definition & Legal Meaning
Definition & Citations:
An encroachment upon the rights of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder. Webster. See ^Etna Ins. Co. v. Boon, 95 U. S. 129, 24 L. Ed. 395. ?
SOURCE : https://thelawdictionary.org/invasion/#:~:text=INVASION%20Definition%20%26%20Legal%20Meaning&text=An%20encroachment%20upon%20the%20rights,army%20for%20conquest%20or%20plunder.
2.) Article IV Relationships Between the States
* Section 4 Republican Form of Government The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
* ArtIV.S4.1 Historical Background on Guarantee of Republican Form of Government
* ArtIV.S4.2 Guarantee Clause Generally
* ArtIV.S4.3 Meaning of a Republican Form of Government
SOURCE : https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-4/section-4/#:~:text=Article%20IV%20Relationships%20Between%20the%20States&text=The%20United%20States%20shall%20guarantee,be%20convened)%20against%20domestic%20Violence.
3.) WHAT THE ARMED FORCES CAN, CAN’T, AND MIGHT DO AT THE BORDER
Ryan Burke | 11.20.18
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
In response to requests from civil authorities, the armed forces can support state and local governments in accordance with law and DoD policy. Military operations under DSCA must be formally approved in most cases before the military can intervene. However, DoD can provide immediate support during no-notice or limited-notice incidents in order to “save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage.” Other operational requests such as support to special security events require formal approval processes but still fall under the DSCA purview (for more on defense support of special events, see DoD Instruction 3025.20). Military forces providing DSCA often interact with law enforcement, especially during incident response or high-profile security events. Given the sensitive nature of military involvement in law enforcement domestically, DoD Instruction 3025.21—in conjunction with Chapter 15 of Title 10 USC—establishes the guidance for what the armed forces can do in support of civilian law enforcement.
SOURCE : https://mwi.westpoint.edu/armed-forces-can-cant-might-border/
4.) 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien
(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts
(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties
(c) Marriage fraud
(d) Immigration-related entrepreneurship fraud
SOURCE : https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325
BONUS :
What Did the Founders Mean by "Invasion"?
Regardless of one’s personal disposition on immigration and military policy, the founders’ understanding of “invasion” did not pertain to mere travel or immigration from one country to another.
On the contrary, the most prominent English dictionary available, the most widely adopted legal dictionary in the American states, and other popular dictionaries of the era all held the term to mean the projection of a physical attack.
Consequently, the ability militarize United States borders to stop peaceful migration is not expressly granted through the originally ratified version of the Constitution.
SOURCE : https://mises.org/wire/what-did-founders-mean-invasion
1.) INVASION Definition & Legal Meaning
Definition & Citations:
An encroachment upon the rights of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder. Webster. See ^Etna Ins. Co. v. Boon, 95 U. S. 129, 24 L. Ed. 395. ?
SOURCE : https://thelawdictionary.org/invasion/#:~:text=INVASION%20Definition%20%26%20Legal%20Meaning&text=An%20encroachment%20upon%20the%20rights,army%20for%20conquest%20or%20plunder.
2.) Article IV Relationships Between the States
* Section 4 Republican Form of Government The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
* ArtIV.S4.1 Historical Background on Guarantee of Republican Form of Government
* ArtIV.S4.2 Guarantee Clause Generally
* ArtIV.S4.3 Meaning of a Republican Form of Government
SOURCE : https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-4/section-4/#:~:text=Article%20IV%20Relationships%20Between%20the%20States&text=The%20United%20States%20shall%20guarantee,be%20convened)%20against%20domestic%20Violence.
3.) WHAT THE ARMED FORCES CAN, CAN’T, AND MIGHT DO AT THE BORDER
Ryan Burke | 11.20.18
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
In response to requests from civil authorities, the armed forces can support state and local governments in accordance with law and DoD policy. Military operations under DSCA must be formally approved in most cases before the military can intervene. However, DoD can provide immediate support during no-notice or limited-notice incidents in order to “save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage.” Other operational requests such as support to special security events require formal approval processes but still fall under the DSCA purview (for more on defense support of special events, see DoD Instruction 3025.20). Military forces providing DSCA often interact with law enforcement, especially during incident response or high-profile security events. Given the sensitive nature of military involvement in law enforcement domestically, DoD Instruction 3025.21—in conjunction with Chapter 15 of Title 10 USC—establishes the guidance for what the armed forces can do in support of civilian law enforcement.
SOURCE : https://mwi.westpoint.edu/armed-forces-can-cant-might-border/
4.) 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien
(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts
(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties
(c) Marriage fraud
(d) Immigration-related entrepreneurship fraud
SOURCE : https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325
BONUS :
What Did the Founders Mean by "Invasion"?
Regardless of one’s personal disposition on immigration and military policy, the founders’ understanding of “invasion” did not pertain to mere travel or immigration from one country to another.
On the contrary, the most prominent English dictionary available, the most widely adopted legal dictionary in the American states, and other popular dictionaries of the era all held the term to mean the projection of a physical attack.
Consequently, the ability militarize United States borders to stop peaceful migration is not expressly granted through the originally ratified version of the Constitution.
SOURCE : https://mises.org/wire/what-did-founders-mean-invasion
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The Epoch Times - Bias and Credibility
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Donald Trump in Unearthed Interview: I Identify More As a Democrat
Rand Paul has released his first campaign attack ad taking aim at Donald Trump, by showing old interviews in which the GOP frontrunner praises Democrats. #In...
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
They love and adore their disinformation sites. Then they act as if the FACTS can not be verified.
The GOP knows their lemmings …
https://youtu.be/1AwAAh60jBo?si=FLK7h7p6HsUOozGX
They love and adore their disinformation sites. Then they act as if the FACTS can not be verified.
The GOP knows their lemmings …
https://youtu.be/1AwAAh60jBo?si=FLK7h7p6HsUOozGX
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Pro-Trump News Outlet The Epoch Times Funded By Chinese Spiritual Group | Velshi & Ruhle |...
NBC News has exclusively learned that the popular conservative news site The Epoch Times is funded by a Chinese spiritual community called Falun Gong, which ...
Not sure who your “BIGOT” response was directed towards MAJ Montgomery Granger
Regardless if ir was directed at myself …. thats strange
No bigotry … Just well informed
V1 : https://youtu.be/vdSFaR2Tll8?si=P8qQfCzmlUC7Oey_
1.) How many people have died in the Falun Gong?
Incomplete statistics indicate that, by April 12, 2000, there were 2,365 Falun Gong practitioners who have turned themselves into victims of the cult as a result of their crazing for Falun Gong: 1,559 of them died of suicide or rejecting medical treatment; 651 suffered from mental disorders; 11 killed others; and 144 became disabled.
[ Journal of Religion and Violence - SOURCE : https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/journal?openform&journal=pdc_jrv ]
Is Li Hongzhi a CIA Agent? Tracing the Funding Trail Through the Friends of Falun Gong
SOURCE : https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase_mobile?openform&fp=jrv&id=jrv_2020_0008_0003_0298_0307
2.) How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine
Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire.
SOURCE : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/technology/epoch-times-influence-falun-gong.html
3.) Falun Gong fronts Anglo-American strategy against China
The power of Falun Gong”, documented the stark contradiction between Falun Gong’s professed Buddhist-based belief system of “spiritual growth through disciplined practice”, and the accounts of former practitioners, who alleged dangerous and divisive teachings.
In a 10 May 1999 interview with Time, Li claimed actual aliens were “corrupting mankind” through modern science, with the ultimate aim of cloning and replacing humans; Li enigmatically implied he himself was beyond human.
Falun Gong’s Anglo-American establishment connections
Interestingly, right-wing mainstream media promoters of Anglo-American foreign policy, including Sky News, Andrew Bolt, and The Australian, denounced the ABC exposé. This Anglo-American establishment support of Falun Gong is not exceptional—there is ongoing collaboration between the spiritual organisation and the neoconservative, pro-war establishment, well funded by US government money.
NFACR board members, Maree Ma and Dr Wai-ling Yeung, were also receiving funding from the US government, through their official roles in Decode China, a new Chinese language news site which shared a business address with Vision China Times. Decode China received US government funding through the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), a strategic partner of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which was established in 1983 to fund regimechange insurrections previously funded by the CIA. IWPR also funds ASPI, through a recent payment which was never publicly declared.
SOURCE : https://citizensparty.org.au/falun-gong-fronts-anglo-american-strategy-against-china
MAJ Montgomery Granger
Regardless if ir was directed at myself …. thats strange
No bigotry … Just well informed
V1 : https://youtu.be/vdSFaR2Tll8?si=P8qQfCzmlUC7Oey_
1.) How many people have died in the Falun Gong?
Incomplete statistics indicate that, by April 12, 2000, there were 2,365 Falun Gong practitioners who have turned themselves into victims of the cult as a result of their crazing for Falun Gong: 1,559 of them died of suicide or rejecting medical treatment; 651 suffered from mental disorders; 11 killed others; and 144 became disabled.
[ Journal of Religion and Violence - SOURCE : https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/journal?openform&journal=pdc_jrv ]
Is Li Hongzhi a CIA Agent? Tracing the Funding Trail Through the Friends of Falun Gong
SOURCE : https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase_mobile?openform&fp=jrv&id=jrv_2020_0008_0003_0298_0307
2.) How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine
Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire.
SOURCE : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/technology/epoch-times-influence-falun-gong.html
3.) Falun Gong fronts Anglo-American strategy against China
The power of Falun Gong”, documented the stark contradiction between Falun Gong’s professed Buddhist-based belief system of “spiritual growth through disciplined practice”, and the accounts of former practitioners, who alleged dangerous and divisive teachings.
In a 10 May 1999 interview with Time, Li claimed actual aliens were “corrupting mankind” through modern science, with the ultimate aim of cloning and replacing humans; Li enigmatically implied he himself was beyond human.
Falun Gong’s Anglo-American establishment connections
Interestingly, right-wing mainstream media promoters of Anglo-American foreign policy, including Sky News, Andrew Bolt, and The Australian, denounced the ABC exposé. This Anglo-American establishment support of Falun Gong is not exceptional—there is ongoing collaboration between the spiritual organisation and the neoconservative, pro-war establishment, well funded by US government money.
NFACR board members, Maree Ma and Dr Wai-ling Yeung, were also receiving funding from the US government, through their official roles in Decode China, a new Chinese language news site which shared a business address with Vision China Times. Decode China received US government funding through the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), a strategic partner of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which was established in 1983 to fund regimechange insurrections previously funded by the CIA. IWPR also funds ASPI, through a recent payment which was never publicly declared.
SOURCE : https://citizensparty.org.au/falun-gong-fronts-anglo-american-strategy-against-china
MAJ Montgomery Granger
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1.) Who are the undocumented?
Immigrants from Mexico have recently, for the first time since 1990, represented less than half of the undocumented population. According to Pew, in 2017, about 4.95 million of the 10.5 million undocumented population were from Mexico, 1.9 million from Central America, and 1.45 million from Asia. About two-thirds of undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for 10 years or longer. In 2017, just 20% of undocumented, adult immigrants had lived in the U.S. for 5 years or less.
In contrast to the President Trump’s rhetoric about building a wall at the Mexican border, illegal migration has shifted since 2010 from border-crossing to visa overstays—the latter share has been greater than border crossings since 2010. The Center for Migration Studies estimates that in 2016, 62% of the undocumented were here because they overstayed their visas versus 38% who crossed the border illegally.
* An often overlooked fact is that illegal immigrants are taxpayers. The anti-immigrant lobby tends to ignore the money the immigrants often pay in payroll and sales taxes while counting the money spent on educating children born in the United States to immigrants. Numbers vary widely depending on the source, but undocumented immigrants are not eligible for most federal benefit programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In evaluating the cost of illegal immigration, the voter has to make sure that the argument takes in both benefits consumed and taxes paid.
SOURCE : https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-many-undocumented-immigrants-are-in-the-united-states-and-who-are-they/
2.) GLOBAL
The Real Illegal Immigration Crisis Isn’t on the Southern Border
Focusing on asylum seekers who cross land borders ignores the real problem: people who overstay their visas.
SOURCE : https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/real-immigration-crisis-people-overstaying-their-visas/587485/
3.) LAW
For 7th Consecutive Year, Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings
JANUARY 16, 20197:02 PM ET
SOURCE : https://www.npr.org/2019/01/16/686056668/for-seventh-consecutive-year-visa-overstays-exceeded-illegal-border-crossings
* It is estimated that there were up to 8 million illegal immigrants within the EU25 in 2006[7]. An estimated 80% were within the Schengen area. It is likely that over half of illegal immigrants enter the EU legally but become illegal due to overstaying their right to stay[8].
SOURCE : https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX%3A52008SC0153%3AEN%3AHTML
4.) DHS Reports Record Number of Overstays in 2022
DHS Reports Record Number of Overstays in 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has quietly published an overdue overstay report showing that more than 850,000 foreign visitors overstayed their authorized stay in FY2022, which is probably a record high. A more detailed analysis of the numbers is forthcoming, but here are the highlights:
SOURCE : https://cis.org/Vaughan/DHS-Reports-Record-Number-Overstays-2022
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Immigrants from Mexico have recently, for the first time since 1990, represented less than half of the undocumented population. According to Pew, in 2017, about 4.95 million of the 10.5 million undocumented population were from Mexico, 1.9 million from Central America, and 1.45 million from Asia. About two-thirds of undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for 10 years or longer. In 2017, just 20% of undocumented, adult immigrants had lived in the U.S. for 5 years or less.
In contrast to the President Trump’s rhetoric about building a wall at the Mexican border, illegal migration has shifted since 2010 from border-crossing to visa overstays—the latter share has been greater than border crossings since 2010. The Center for Migration Studies estimates that in 2016, 62% of the undocumented were here because they overstayed their visas versus 38% who crossed the border illegally.
* An often overlooked fact is that illegal immigrants are taxpayers. The anti-immigrant lobby tends to ignore the money the immigrants often pay in payroll and sales taxes while counting the money spent on educating children born in the United States to immigrants. Numbers vary widely depending on the source, but undocumented immigrants are not eligible for most federal benefit programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In evaluating the cost of illegal immigration, the voter has to make sure that the argument takes in both benefits consumed and taxes paid.
SOURCE : https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-many-undocumented-immigrants-are-in-the-united-states-and-who-are-they/
2.) GLOBAL
The Real Illegal Immigration Crisis Isn’t on the Southern Border
Focusing on asylum seekers who cross land borders ignores the real problem: people who overstay their visas.
SOURCE : https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/real-immigration-crisis-people-overstaying-their-visas/587485/
3.) LAW
For 7th Consecutive Year, Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings
JANUARY 16, 20197:02 PM ET
SOURCE : https://www.npr.org/2019/01/16/686056668/for-seventh-consecutive-year-visa-overstays-exceeded-illegal-border-crossings
* It is estimated that there were up to 8 million illegal immigrants within the EU25 in 2006[7]. An estimated 80% were within the Schengen area. It is likely that over half of illegal immigrants enter the EU legally but become illegal due to overstaying their right to stay[8].
SOURCE : https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX%3A52008SC0153%3AEN%3AHTML
4.) DHS Reports Record Number of Overstays in 2022
DHS Reports Record Number of Overstays in 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has quietly published an overdue overstay report showing that more than 850,000 foreign visitors overstayed their authorized stay in FY2022, which is probably a record high. A more detailed analysis of the numbers is forthcoming, but here are the highlights:
SOURCE : https://cis.org/Vaughan/DHS-Reports-Record-Number-Overstays-2022
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How many undocumented immigrants are in the United States and who are they? | Brookings
Elaine Kamarck and Christine Stenglein outline recent trends in illegal immigration to the U.S. and explain why accurately determining the size of the America’s undocumented population is so difficult.
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MAJ Montgomery Granger
Your attempt to diminish the crisis at our southern border is tantamount to treason. Aiding and abetting the enemy. Your lies and half-truths betray your anti-American sentiment. BTW, Trump is no longer President and hasn't been President for over three years. It's time to take responsibility for Sleepy Joe & Co., who on the first day of his administration, as promised, reversed all of President Trump's border policies, which were working.
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MAJ Montgomery Granger
1.) Do Not Lie or attempt to twist what I’ve posted.
2.) That information that you ve posted comes directly from U.S. Government Agencies that ACTUALLY TRACK immigration, and not give opinions.
3.) Respond with FACTS to disprove what I’ve posted.
The boarder issue has been ongoing and no one singular administration is fully responsible.
Again post FACTS to debunk what George W. Bush Sr. administration supported and the presidential cabinets afterwards.
Also be responsible and don’t cherry pick when former presidents polices matter or not.
My response to ALL of those that call what I post misinformation : RESPOND WITH FACTS to disprove what I’ve posted or just keep showing how :
Uninformed of FACTS you actually are.
No Man Left Behind
I WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN
COMRADE
1.) DHS, VA Launch New Online Services for Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
“Veterans qualify for VA benefits based on their service to our country and never on their immigration status,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough. “We are proud to work with our partners at DHS and DoD to honor the service of immigrant and noncitizen Veterans by ensuring that they have access to information about the care and services available to them.”
The new one-stop resource center will consolidate resources and forms from DHS, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other agencies so noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families are able to easily find any needed forms and resources.
SOURCE : https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/02/07/dhs-va-launch-new-online-services-noncitizen-service-members-veterans-and-their
2.) DHS, VA Announce Initiative to Support Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Immediate Family Members
“Together with our partner the Department of Veterans Affairs, we are committed to bringing back military service members, veterans, and their immediate family members who were unjustly removed and ensuring they receive the benefits to which they may be entitled. Today we are taking important steps to make that a reality.”
“It’s our responsibility to serve all veterans as well as they have served us – no matter who they are, where they are from, or the status of their citizenship,” said Secretary McDonough. “Keeping that promise means ensuring that noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families are guaranteed a place in the country they swore an oath – and in many cases fought – to defend. We at VA are proud to work alongside DHS as to make that happen.”
SOURCE : https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/07/02/dhs-va-announce-initiative-support-noncitizen-service-members-veterans-and-immediate
3.) Home
* Secretary's Priorities
* The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative, and how VA supports immigrant Veterans
The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI) launched in July 2021 when VA partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to consolidate relevant federal resources for noncitizen service members, Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors. The Initiative also launched a portal for Veterans who need assistance in applying to return to the United States and for accessing VA benefits to which they may be entitled.
Late last month, as the VA lead for IMMVI, I joined the DHS team to visit deported Veterans, stakeholders and recently repatriated Veterans to promote
the new online tools that would help them. The trip included stops in California, Texas, and Tijuana, Mexico.
SOURCE : https://news.va.gov/102866/the-immigrant-military-members-and-veterans-initiative-and-how-va-supports-immigrant-veterans/
* Who is eligible for benefits?
All eligible Veterans are entitled to VA benefits regardless of their immigrant status. The same applies to those who live abroad.
Unfortunately, identifying these Veterans – especially deported Veterans – has been challenging.
VA has worked closely with LULAC, Repatriate our Patriots, American GI Forum and the American Legion for assistance, and with DHS to identify Veterans who have been deported and those who have been repatriated.
1.) Do Not Lie or attempt to twist what I’ve posted.
2.) That information that you ve posted comes directly from U.S. Government Agencies that ACTUALLY TRACK immigration, and not give opinions.
3.) Respond with FACTS to disprove what I’ve posted.
The boarder issue has been ongoing and no one singular administration is fully responsible.
Again post FACTS to debunk what George W. Bush Sr. administration supported and the presidential cabinets afterwards.
Also be responsible and don’t cherry pick when former presidents polices matter or not.
My response to ALL of those that call what I post misinformation : RESPOND WITH FACTS to disprove what I’ve posted or just keep showing how :
Uninformed of FACTS you actually are.
No Man Left Behind
I WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN
COMRADE
1.) DHS, VA Launch New Online Services for Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
“Veterans qualify for VA benefits based on their service to our country and never on their immigration status,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough. “We are proud to work with our partners at DHS and DoD to honor the service of immigrant and noncitizen Veterans by ensuring that they have access to information about the care and services available to them.”
The new one-stop resource center will consolidate resources and forms from DHS, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other agencies so noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families are able to easily find any needed forms and resources.
SOURCE : https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/02/07/dhs-va-launch-new-online-services-noncitizen-service-members-veterans-and-their
2.) DHS, VA Announce Initiative to Support Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Immediate Family Members
“Together with our partner the Department of Veterans Affairs, we are committed to bringing back military service members, veterans, and their immediate family members who were unjustly removed and ensuring they receive the benefits to which they may be entitled. Today we are taking important steps to make that a reality.”
“It’s our responsibility to serve all veterans as well as they have served us – no matter who they are, where they are from, or the status of their citizenship,” said Secretary McDonough. “Keeping that promise means ensuring that noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families are guaranteed a place in the country they swore an oath – and in many cases fought – to defend. We at VA are proud to work alongside DHS as to make that happen.”
SOURCE : https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/07/02/dhs-va-announce-initiative-support-noncitizen-service-members-veterans-and-immediate
3.) Home
* Secretary's Priorities
* The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative, and how VA supports immigrant Veterans
The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI) launched in July 2021 when VA partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to consolidate relevant federal resources for noncitizen service members, Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors. The Initiative also launched a portal for Veterans who need assistance in applying to return to the United States and for accessing VA benefits to which they may be entitled.
Late last month, as the VA lead for IMMVI, I joined the DHS team to visit deported Veterans, stakeholders and recently repatriated Veterans to promote
the new online tools that would help them. The trip included stops in California, Texas, and Tijuana, Mexico.
SOURCE : https://news.va.gov/102866/the-immigrant-military-members-and-veterans-initiative-and-how-va-supports-immigrant-veterans/
* Who is eligible for benefits?
All eligible Veterans are entitled to VA benefits regardless of their immigrant status. The same applies to those who live abroad.
Unfortunately, identifying these Veterans – especially deported Veterans – has been challenging.
VA has worked closely with LULAC, Repatriate our Patriots, American GI Forum and the American Legion for assistance, and with DHS to identify Veterans who have been deported and those who have been repatriated.
DHS, VA Launch New Online Services for Noncitizen Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families |...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the Departmentsof Veterans Affairsand Defense,launched two new resources tosupport ournation’s noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families.Through its Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI), DHS will host a one-stop online center to consolidaterelevantfederalresources.
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Visa overstays; the immigration problem that no one is talking about
The main focus surrounding the immigration debate has centered on the border, as agents try to grapple with the record number of migrants trying to cross int...
Providing the FACTUALLY CORRECT overview MAJ Montgomery Granger of how the USA immigration system got here and how it can be fixed.
V1 : https://youtu.be/MkCsgAUaHho?si=3TwWU1k6BWRIm49j
V2 : https://youtu.be/MHOQxiZ9Eoo?si=IihsLxfWdCJJHz1Y
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1.) Visa Overstays Exceed Illegal Border Crossings for Seventh Year in a Row
The report, US Undocumented Population Continued to Fall from 2016 to 2017, and Visa Overstays Significantly Exceeded Illegal Crossings for the Seventh Consecutive Year, shows that the majority of illegal immigration is attributable to persons who overstay their visa versus those who cross the border without a proper entry process and inspection.
Visa overstays exceeded illegal entries as the source of undocumented migrants for the seventh year in a row. Illegal entries across the southern border also decreased in 2017. Mexican nationals accounted for less than half of these entries, though individuals from Mexico accounted for more visa overstays than any other country. This study shows that the majority of these individuals arrive into the US via air travel.
SOURCE : https://www.hsdl.org/c/visa-overstays-exceed-illegal-border-crossings-for-seventh-year-in-a-row/
2.) Nonimmigrant Overstays: Overview and
Policy Issues
November 21, 2023
SOURCE : https://sgp.fas.org/crs/homesec/R47848.pdf
3.) The 2,000 Mile Wall in Search of a Purpose: Since 2007 Visa Overstays have Outnumbered Undocumented Border Crossers by a Half Million
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Trump administration has made the construction of an “impregnable” 2,000-mile wall across the length of the US-Mexico border a centerpiece of its executive orders on immigration and its broader immigration enforcement strategy. This initiative has been broadly criticized based on:
“It finds that two-thirds of those who arrived in 2014 did not illegally cross a border, but were admitted (after screening) on non-immigrant (temporary) visas, and then overstayed their period of admission or otherwise violated the terms of their visas. Moreover, this trend in increasing percentages of visa overstays will likely continue into the foreseeable future.”
SOURCE : https://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-visa-overstays-border-wall/
BONUS :
Visa Overstay Explained: 3 Time Frames + Consequences
What is a Visa Overstay?
This article discusses situations where someone came to the United States on a temporary or non-immigrant visa or through the visa waiver program. When they got to the U.S., they were given a deadline by which to leave.
But they didn't leave on time. They did not follow the law. They started to build an unlawful presence.
* Overstay Less than Six Months
* Overstay Between Six Months and One Year
* Overstay More than One Year
SOURCE : https://hackinglawpractice.com/what-happens-if-i-overstay-my-visa/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5rGuBhCnARIsAN11vgT9nQIKc8hBzEVajtcw7VIJ7sBxVugSeqVNpOi3Pm7n3PrD2p191CcaAu85EALw_wcB
BONUS 2 :
Not Just Border-Jumpers
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 60
“But unseen by Americans are the estimated 40 percent of the illegal immigrant population that arrived legally, then overstayed their visas.”
SOURCE : https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Not-Just-BorderJumpers
V1 : https://youtu.be/MkCsgAUaHho?si=3TwWU1k6BWRIm49j
V2 : https://youtu.be/MHOQxiZ9Eoo?si=IihsLxfWdCJJHz1Y
(CANDA/USA Boarder)
1.) Visa Overstays Exceed Illegal Border Crossings for Seventh Year in a Row
The report, US Undocumented Population Continued to Fall from 2016 to 2017, and Visa Overstays Significantly Exceeded Illegal Crossings for the Seventh Consecutive Year, shows that the majority of illegal immigration is attributable to persons who overstay their visa versus those who cross the border without a proper entry process and inspection.
Visa overstays exceeded illegal entries as the source of undocumented migrants for the seventh year in a row. Illegal entries across the southern border also decreased in 2017. Mexican nationals accounted for less than half of these entries, though individuals from Mexico accounted for more visa overstays than any other country. This study shows that the majority of these individuals arrive into the US via air travel.
SOURCE : https://www.hsdl.org/c/visa-overstays-exceed-illegal-border-crossings-for-seventh-year-in-a-row/
2.) Nonimmigrant Overstays: Overview and
Policy Issues
November 21, 2023
SOURCE : https://sgp.fas.org/crs/homesec/R47848.pdf
3.) The 2,000 Mile Wall in Search of a Purpose: Since 2007 Visa Overstays have Outnumbered Undocumented Border Crossers by a Half Million
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Trump administration has made the construction of an “impregnable” 2,000-mile wall across the length of the US-Mexico border a centerpiece of its executive orders on immigration and its broader immigration enforcement strategy. This initiative has been broadly criticized based on:
“It finds that two-thirds of those who arrived in 2014 did not illegally cross a border, but were admitted (after screening) on non-immigrant (temporary) visas, and then overstayed their period of admission or otherwise violated the terms of their visas. Moreover, this trend in increasing percentages of visa overstays will likely continue into the foreseeable future.”
SOURCE : https://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-visa-overstays-border-wall/
BONUS :
Visa Overstay Explained: 3 Time Frames + Consequences
What is a Visa Overstay?
This article discusses situations where someone came to the United States on a temporary or non-immigrant visa or through the visa waiver program. When they got to the U.S., they were given a deadline by which to leave.
But they didn't leave on time. They did not follow the law. They started to build an unlawful presence.
* Overstay Less than Six Months
* Overstay Between Six Months and One Year
* Overstay More than One Year
SOURCE : https://hackinglawpractice.com/what-happens-if-i-overstay-my-visa/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5rGuBhCnARIsAN11vgT9nQIKc8hBzEVajtcw7VIJ7sBxVugSeqVNpOi3Pm7n3PrD2p191CcaAu85EALw_wcB
BONUS 2 :
Not Just Border-Jumpers
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 60
“But unseen by Americans are the estimated 40 percent of the illegal immigrant population that arrived legally, then overstayed their visas.”
SOURCE : https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Not-Just-BorderJumpers
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