(September 21, 2021 at 9:26 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote:(September 20, 2021 at 6:52 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Which migrants are the United States' responsibility?
Any found within our borders, as per the constitution of the united states of america, as well as a mountain of trial law reasserting and reestablishing that fact every time we intentionally breach it for political convenience. Hard to believe, I know..but..once upon a time, we felt like it was both our responsibility and to our benefit to treat human beings as if they were human beings. Now we turn em out at port like defective product...and it's cost us a huge amount of money in addition to reputational harm. An entire country full of immigrants that turned nativist, concerned about room in lifeboats, it's fucking ludicrous.
Nope.
Our borders extend to 12 miles out from the shoreline.
I was in the Coast Guard during the 1980's rush of Cubans fleeing Cuba. The USCG operated ( and Justice Dept upheld) the " wet foot/ dry foot" order.
If they made it to shore - we allowed them to stay. If they didn' t they got sent back....
Who can come and stay has NEVER been simple and the criteria constantly changes....
