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A police official stands near the entrance to a terminal at Port Newark in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday as Immigration and Customs officials investigate reports of stowaways.
Updated at 7 p.m. ET: Immigration agents were called to Port Newark in New Jersey Wednesday morning amid reports that a ship docked there has multiple stowaways aboard. None were found by Wednesday evening.
Inspectors first became suspicious when they heard knocking and other noises "consistent with the sounds of people inside" coming from a cargo container below deck while the ship was anchored in the Ambrose Channel outside the Port of New York and New Jersey, Coast Guard spokesman Charles Rowe told NBCNewYork.com.
After hearing the noises during the routine overnight inspection, Coast Guard officials stayed aboard the Ville d'Aquarius, which had ports of call in Pakistan, Egypt, and India before its arrival, as it docked in Newark this morning, reported NorthJersey.com.
The container is believed to have been put on the ship in one of two ports in India -- either Mundra or Nahva Sheva -- before the ship left India on June 7, Rowe told NBCNewYork.com. The ship's last port before the United States was in Egypt on June 15.
The ship's manifest said the container was carrying machine parts to be unloaded in Norfolk, Va.
The Ville d'Aquarius is registered in Cyprus, and its current voyage originated in the United Arab Emirates. Initial reports had stated the ship started out in Pakistan.
NBC chopper video captured federal officials swarming around the New Jersey dock to investigate the vessel. More than a dozen ambulances also lined up in the morning, but as the day wore on with no findings other than cargo, emergency personnel started dispersing.
Details about the number of alleged stowaways were not immediately available.
"If there are people or other material, and we don't know what they are, we are simply covering all the bases," Rowe told New Jersey's Star-Ledger.
An official told NBCNewYork.com "it will take a significant amount of time to reach the container."
Cargo containers were being brought onto the pier for examination. By midday, about 40 containers had been inspected among the approximately 2,000 on board.
Wednesday evening, officials with the Department of Homeland Security said they had inspected about one-third of the containers and no stowaways had been found. The search was expected to continue overnight, they said.
Officials say they get stowaways in New York harbors about six times a year, NBCNewYork.com reported.
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Obama has just stepped in and said they can all stay and they will get food stamps and a regular welfare check.
America.....land of opportunity.
Another one without a clue.
thats sound about right to me ...lol
And they can go to the head of the employment line when they're ready to go to work. Also, they have been invited to this weeks party/gala at the White House Friday night with Madonna and the Rolling Stones headlining.
Mark you are getting to much sun and Fox
odb2 - Learn the difference between "to", "too" and "two", then stop commenting anyway.
I'd say that if these mugs didn't mind camping out inside the container to get to this country, then they shouldn't mind staying inside the container for a ride back home.
LOL, Tony. Good one.
800K illegal mexicans what'sa few more for Obama....votes.
oh republicans, belieiving no illegal stepped foot in america under any republican watch.
i think that is the definition of DUMB.
I voted for Obama but he is doing less than nothing about illegals. Of course he just turned over our country to them but that doesn't count as doing something.
Do you want to pay for these people?
They are taking your jobs.
scary part; container's being loaded on ships, coming from middle east; could easily contain a Nuclear warhead, dock in America , explode, no trace ,since containers are not inspected when they are loaded, only the Refers bill of laden saying what they contain; there are many hundreds of Refer company's in the middle east ports.
I heard Romney is having a few fundraisers this week. For $50,000 (suggest donation), you can dine with him/his wife in the Hamptons too. Maybe he can invite them to the dinner to show his 'compassion' for the less fortunate. Of course, this would require him to show some compassion for the 'non rich'.
As for these individuals.. Sorry, but you can get some basic medical care (thanks to Ronald Reagan) free of charge in our emergency rooms. After that, you will be deported back to the country from which you came.
Is anyone amazed? A week after Obama said he is NOT ENFORCING certain provisions of current Immigration Law, a ship container of live Humans shows up on our border. THANKS OBAMA.
Does anything think this is NOT Coindidence? Applause....Obama step up and take responsibility for increased human trade, resulting from non enforcement of Immigration Law.
Along with his Aunt and uncle??
Come on pjam09, odb2 had the regular American left education. Nothing to it since they don't learn anything but stuper stuff anyway.
jwfun
Oh yes.. these human showed up just after Obama's "criterion' for illegal immigrants in this country. Rolling my eyes.
Hmmm.. I guess this has NEVER happened during any other President's administration right? Just Obama.
Its, you're trying to deflect the blame but we understand.
You do realize they got into that container BEFORE Obama's announcement right? Think people, think!
I think someone watched Contraband one too many times.
Again MSNBC waters down the verbiage with PC nonsense....Stowaways sounds ever so much nicer than human trafficking. It will be interesting to find how many of those "Stowaways" are children being trafficked into the United States to either reunite with family or who are destined for the whore houses for the poor and indigent.
Of course if it turns out to be something so ugly we won't be reading about the outcome on MSNBC. Now if it ends up to be a refugee story then all sympathy will be directed at the poor and disenfranchised who had to sneak into the country via container.
Send them back home for this country cannot afford them.
Send them back in the container they came in!
ALL CONTAINERS SHOULD BE CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE SHORES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES!
There is no excuse for such, none accept for possible kickbacks to the captain or his/her employees!
I'm sure that Jan Brewer and the Republican whatever think they came from Mexico. After all if you listen to them thats the only place we have a problem. Maybe we can trade some rednecks for them at least they work
Lady's and gents...I present to you the typical right wing American, full of hate, empty skull.
Dandelion Wine, people like you are the reason the right is doomed.
I actually felt dumber after reading some of these comments. I literally felt brain cells die from the sheer stupidity some of you are spouting.
Oh yes, just because illegal immigration is at the lowest point in 40 years, clearly Obama is doing something wrong.
Care to share with us, what law he's not enforcing? We have more border patrol agents than at any point in the last 200 years.
Funny, I don't recall any legislation that allows non-US citizens to vote.
...and don't forget free college tuition for all of their children, plus, a nice fat income tax refund for all of their dependents back in Pakistan who couldn't make the trip
Be a good Republican don't let the facts get in the way of intelligence. Third grade is far enough. All you need in life is count to $20.00 (case of beer) spell Budwieser and grits life is good
uaw...do you actually read your own posts? I can actually ask that of many other posters but your remarks are just so left field that they make no sense....The issue here is a container of what sounds like human stowaways (Human trafficking) on a Boat in New York. The implication is that however many people may be in that container are arriving through a means that bypasses checking in at an immigration point. This has nothing to do with Republicans or people who drink beer or rednecks or Jan Brewer or your fantasy that all illegals come from only Mexico. You seem to be a bit limited in your own knowledge. We all know that our breeches in immigration are vastly global.... We also know that this president turns a blind eye to the most flagrant abusers his Auntie and other drunk relations who are here form Kenya. Then there are the multitudes of illegal immigrants that he is willing to offer visas and other benefits to so they can stay in this country instead of going back to the countries of their birth and applying for Foreign Student Visa's in earnest.
This president has committed a tremendous breech of trust...particularly to the young African American Men in this country, to the poor and undereducated American men and women who are being displaced by illegal immigrants for space in classrooms and available skilled and unskilled jobs. If we are unable to offer young American men and women opportunity why in the world do we need to support un and under educated illegal immigrants opportunities that are still simply out of reach for our own young people.
..............wait about another week and a half and they won't need ambulances....just guys in full body suits and self contained breathing apparatus; shovels; squeegees and lots of Clorox..................sorry...
Mark Taft
It's not deflecting blame. Its cold harsh truth. If there is any sources that indicate people, never hid in a container, and came to the United States under any other President, then I'll stand corrected.
http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000845 <-- wow, there must not have been any illegal immigrants prior to 2008 or 2012...
TXmom read your buddys posts
uaw...again lacking clairity...which buddy?
Bush had control of the Executive Office, Senate, House and Judiciary for 6 consecutive years. That gave the Republicans all the power they wanted and needed to change the immigration laws and the welfare laws.
I would like to see one of you right wing fools list all the changes they made on immigration or welfare during that period. The answer is none.
subliminal? you must be a product of our education system.....STUPER STUFF??? WTF is THAT!!!??? how about you change your name to SUB-INTELLIGENT!!!
Those containers could very well be holding terrorists being the vessel came from Pakistan while making port calls in Egypt and India.
wow and they could have exotic animals in them also-
7.62 - As long as they register as Democrats Obama will not care and will not allow U.S. law to be enforced.
Originated in Pakistan? Dump it in the ocean near where ever Bin Laden is!
How will they register as non-citizens again? The made up GOP fantasy of voter fraud? Or will they die first, then vote?
Emanuel come out of the hood and open your eye's. Obama is a total waste of four years.
I cant wait for Romney to win the election and deport every last illegal, and build giant walls all around the us (oceans included!) to keep all them illegals out...
thats what he will do right?
nevermind the fact that Obama is kicking bush jr's but in deportations...facts dont matter. not to a republicant
DR-oss: you may believe that Obama was a total of waste of four years however Bush was not only a total waste but he dragged this country into two unwinable wars, threw away a budget surplus and let the criminal Cheney run over our Constitution. I will take Obama over the job killer Romney any day - you probably believe "offshore jobs do not mean overseas jobs ". Since Faux news does not really report news you would not know that Obama has deported more illegals in three one half years than Bush in 8 years. Oh I know you would rather not be bothered with facts.
Emanuel, we both voted for Obama in 2008 and we were both wrong.
If these are terrorists, they're stupid terrorists. They could have flown in style and Obama would have let them in anyway. How do you think all those Somalis got in?
Emanuel - they vote ALL the time in Texas. So how do they? I would like to know also. But we cannot ask because it might hurt their feelings. (It's been done - being told not to ask)
Terrorists will detonate a nuclear device within the US by the year 2030. It could come as early as 2020. Obama is making this all possible. When you see the mushroom cloud just kiss your a@@ goodbye.
OR... You can read the last line in the article informing you that this happens about 6 times a year at the area ports.
Most of you sound as nutty as 2012 conspiracy theorists.
Just throwing this out there... why don't all those that want this country to be some government run socialist state, just MOVE to one? It' a free country, enjoy your rights and move to one. Quit trying to change our country. If what we have is SO BAD, why do all these people keep wanting to come here? We enjoy a standard of living that is unheard of. Our "poor" people have heated/cooled homes with running water and flat screens. Our middle class has houses that are larger than most "rich" own in Europe. Most countries spend 50% of their income on food. Yes, there are people wioth more money than you. That will happen anywhere you go. But, there is the OPPORTUNITY to get ahead in this country. You don't have that in all these places that some people think is oh so great. Don't confuse liberty with equality. Everyone was "equal" in communist Russian and all suffered the same.
Damn Republicans will live anywhere.As for you MIKE i would bet $100.00 you don't even know what a socialist is,just some name you heard and thought it sounded dirty.
Republicans do not use facts they get in the way of stupidity
Thank you, no one's mentioned that yet - all I've been hearing is "Oh, those poor stowaways." How about reserving judgment until we find out who is in the container, and why they are there. What if they ARE terrorists? We're busy fighting terrorism elsewhere, when BO and the left allow us to do so; I'm worried we'll be fighting it a lot closer to home. And assuming these people, if indeed they are in the container, are innocent stowaways looking to live on those gold-lined streets in America is dumb. I want to know who they are before they're given keys to the country and I start supporting them!
"Reserving judgement" like they did with Duke Lacrosse and Trayvon?
These are the ones caught. If a person can be smuggled in, then a bit of weapons-grade plutonium can be smuggled in. A Pakistani boat crew just might not turn in a Muslim terrorist. Kinda like with turning Osama in.
Rachel, they recently captured a guy from Pakistan who said he came in via a container just like this. So yes, this is happening often. We found this one, but who knows how many slipped through.
@Jessica
Obama's deportation numbers are inflated. He counts, for example, immigrants who leave the country of their own volition as "deportations," a form of removal that no other president in the history of this country has ever included in their deportation count. So don't let the kool-aid dribble down your chin.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/12/obama-admin-skews-deportation-figures/
http://www.aim.org/guest-column/bogus-deportation-statistics-released-by-obama-say-lawmakers/
@SIESTASIS
Wait, Iraq is still governed by Saddam Hussein?
And wait, is Obama still in Afghanistan after >3.5 years? Are there covert actions in the Horn of Africa?
Jessica's bathing in the Kool-Aid.
{Emanuel - they vote ALL the time in Texas. So how do they? I would like to know also. But we cannot ask because it might hurt their feelings. (It's been done - being told not to ask)}
Texas Grace - so you're saying that they voted Texas under the GW Bush and Rick Perry administrations??? Maybe you were told not to ask because these Governors have something going on that we aren't supposed to know. That would be a pretty clever misdirection tactic huh?
And wait - It was Bush that got us into those 2 ridiculous wars. Obama would not have to get us out if we didn't get in. Here, read some of the casualty figures on Bush's wars. The neocons he installed in the Pentagon, planned and sold the war in Iraq, promising it would be a "cakewalk", cost around 50 billion dollars and last a few months at most. Fox News was front and center, pushing for the Iraq war.
Zionist warmongers like Ken Adelman and the Zionist Washington Post pushed the war in
an editorial titled, “Cakewalk in Iraq.” Jewish supremacists Richard Perle and
Paul Wolfowitz told you that Iraq would “Welcome us as liberators.” Iraq became
the longest war in American history. Here is a report from USA Today: “Pentagon
officials estimated for the first time Wednesday that up to 360,000 Iraq and
Afghanistan veterans may have suffered traumatic brain injuries.” Now that’s
not counting tens of thousands who have suffered maiming, amputations, or death
in this war based on lies.
The ultimate stupidity is the fact that most Republicans voted for the fool twice. Notice now how often today's candidates mention all of Bush's accomplishments. It is evident they want the masses to forget his record and that he is a Republican. Those people stupid enough to vote for Bush twice should be removed from the voting roles. His war in Iraq will cost America over 3.5 trillion dollars. I have not even mentioned the administrations role in 9/11.
And wait, but don't hold your breath, Obama still hasn't gotten us out. Regardless, let's not be stupid twice. Let's not vote for this fool again.
I'm a union member of the ILA local 1804-1 and believe me you be surprised what other countries write on the inside of those container walls...about the USA! Saw a lot of containers that did have stowaways ( personnel affects)..never the person though. Hard to be alive if in one of those sea going containers..even if a refer!
Welded in them for years..no way can live in those things over a few days if steel or even aluminum!
There are four air vents left and right- front and rear..and they are at top point of containers..most containers are about ten feet high and 20 or 40 feet long! This is non-refer units.
Forgot to say.. a container air vent for a 20 or 40 feet container is about 12 inches wide and six inches high..with est. quarter inch holes at total of 18.
Who ever these people were..and where ever they came from..they were seeking a better life..common sense they knew once those doors were open and still alive..they will be arrested!
Are they brave..to risk their lives in these containers for a new life...in my book YES!!!
We in the USA ...American citizens are the best in the world to me..not sure but think most other countries are jealous of us..that's why they all want to be an American citizens. We're not the biggest country and only 310 million in population..but we don't want to be another China of course.
Be legal and all happy!
Well I did attempt to do a 24 hours non-stop comments for MSNBC articles for the record books..but wife came home..and wants me to take her to McDonalds..So peeps..off I go..or no sex tonight! ;)
With the various and loud calls for smaller government and that govt can do nothing right --(although it seem the RepubliConservaTeaDinos in Congress are trying to prove that govt can do nothing right is true, with their 'say no to everything' policies LOL) --and to where the serve and protect departments are downsized, underfunded and even defunded by said 'do nothing but say no' RepubliConservaTeaDinos, so it is amazing that any protection of any borders is actually happening.
Human trafficking has been going on forever and did not just start in 2009 when President Obama was sworn in. When there are not enough eyes, hand, ears and noses at the ports to check containers coming into the country from all over the world , then it is quite possible for human traffickers to smuggle people into the country.
We want safety and security but we do not want to pay for it and we do not want to employ enough people to provide the safety and security service needed here at home. Thus we end up with 'stowaways' in containers that may never be checked.
We want jobs, but continue to believe that outsourcing industries/jobs including those in the service sector to overseas/other countries does not affect all of us even as we see folks/neighbors / family members are either unemployed, under-employed, looking for employment, have been laid off and e.g. certain areas of the manufacturing sector here dessimated. Some of these industries and services are just now returning to our country, as we see that a country that produces nothing will be at the mercy of those countries that produce everything or something..that we need or might need.
We continue to believe that we cannot tax the top 1-10% and especially the 1%ers -- who now have more wealth than the remaining 60 % of all the people in the country--, because they are the so called job creators. We also want to continue to believe that trickle down economics- which started in the Reagan/Bush era if I am not mistaken-- works, even when this has been shown/proved not to work.
If trickle down worked, why is it that we do not have full employment especially these days? Why are salaries stagnating or have stagnated and regressing? After all the top folks got their tax cuts during the Bush/Chaney era and very few jobs were created then. These folks got to keep their tax cuts and loopholes in 2010, so that they could create jobs as they said they would, and still these 1%ers are not creating the jobs- with some actually cutting jobs...So what gives?
With all the technology that we have in this country and the brilliant minds that are coming up with new ideas every day, how is it that we are unable to actually search allllll containers coming into the country? You cannot get through an airport or get on a plane without being searched --even down to one's knickers--- yet all containers cannot be searched even close to this level? Why?
How about our roads, bridges, levees, dams, water and sewer, electric grid, nuclear energy plants etc? Why are we allowing these to continue to deteriorate? Why is it we do not have mega high speed trains like in other countries? Why is it we are loathed to spend money on securing our cities and burbs etc....aren't fires, flooding etc safety issues?
How safe and secure do you feel when there are not enough firefighter or firestations open with up to date equipment and police officers, EMS, nurses etc -including access to FEMA funding in your area- in the city, suburbs, or even sticksvillle, to deal with the various issues like arson, fires burning out of control in cities and elsewhere, storms, hurricanes, tornados, flooding and even the increasing gun violence etc that are plaguing us these days unabated, even as some RepubliConservaTeaDino Govenors are laying off these serve and protect public employees, while giving additional tax cuts and breaks to the 1-10%ers/corporations?
How safe and secure do you feel when it appears that the RepConservaTeaDinos in Congress continue to find ways of defunding, underfunding, stalling funding of the serve and protect/ oversight depts resulting in job losses for public employees at the federal level, so as to satisfy their call for smaller or to shrink govt and to afford to give additional tax cuts, or not raise taxes or close tax loopholes on the top 1%ers/corporation so that they pay their fair share and increase the revenues that the govt need to provide the safety and protection of the people of the country and secure our borders land, sea, air...including checking to prevent 'illegal' cargo from continuing to get into our country? Wasn't it recently noted that over 500thousand public employees have lost their jobs so far?
Now we have some polititians talking about states should be able to secure their own borders, (as if they would be able to afford the additional cost/impact on their budget) even as their states may be/ are laying off their own serve and protect people now, likely because their govenors are dealing with low revenue intake and are therefore trying to cut cost/balance their budget. So who would carry out these functions? Well, up goes those state taxes yet again.... and if you live in a state where there is no state tax... one may be coming soon if that state decide to provide their own border protection..... too. Hmmm
Mud slides, ongoing fires, ongoing hurricanes/storms, flooding, tornados, earthquakes, droughts, falling bridges, washed out roads, exploding underground gas pipes, water pipes bursting, sinkholes, blizzards, the Mississippi river over flowing is banks, oil pipes bursting, the gusher in the Gulf impacting wetlands and rivers.... just to name a few of the horrors that has been visited upon the country recently so far.....
Yep the T'repcondis are right... we definately need to cut funding to Fema etc, and let each State take care of their own problems like provide healthcare and safety nets for their citizens, write their own laws- whether pertaining to reproductive rights, civil rights, education, trade, immigration etc, securing their own borders and other such security issues, even when these issues cross State lines/borders.... Yeah true individual governance at, of, from the State level... Of course they are definately not (indirectly) suggesting secession..... LOL
Peace....
Nope. They are not Mexicans so they will immediately be deported. They are not the right nationality and more then likely wouldnt vote
You mean the same Mexicans who Obama has increased deportation of? (sarcasm)
Seriously though, Obama will welcome any criminal that is willing to leech off of America... all he requires is that they kneel and hold out their vote in one hand and leave the other hand full of greed.
Or from Haiti. Now, if they're from Cuba, well, come right on in!
Every single one of you geniuses who have a problem with immigrants... Why don't you follow your own doctrine and take yourself back to the country from where your forefathers came?
Genius!
I think I hear the Native Americans saying deport all European descendants!!
Wait, you mean like the Koch brothers and Wall Street CEOs responsible for the recession, right?
Yeah, all immigrants to the US come in on cargo containers...what don't you get about the word "illegal"
cooky - what makes you think YOUR ancestors came here legally?
prove it - or get out!
Mexican cargo container: One Big Fat Latina!
I get a kick out of these wimpy bleeding hearts that say we should let Every Illegal that breaks into our country stay. That is until THEIR Job is on the line or they apply for Benefits and are turned down, but yet the Illegals are enjoying all those benefits, and want even more. Americans get a Boot in the Ash and Immigrants get the Horn of plenty. Sounds fair to me, Aye wimps?
pjam09 - stuch, huh? No mattter what the story it alll comes back to your tired hatred of the President. I suggest you acquire a hobbby, knittting, perhaps checkers, maybe even learn how to read. Anything to get you out of your semi-autitistic fixation on President Obama. Help is available. Alll you neeed to do is ask.
Jessica,you have two posts and have proven you're a MORON!!
I love how EVERY time someone brings that they do not like ILLEGALS coming into OUR country, they are shouted down by this one word: RACISM. Like we are supposed to run and hide! BS!! (Oh for those - yes mine did come here LEGALLY and already spoke English). It is starting to get tired. Try another argument. What would happen if we tried invading THEIR country? Better YET - who'd want to? And name calling. If they cannot win the conversation (and know it already) the first thing they will do is start to call names.
Post # 3.10 accuses someone of having a fixation on the current president - the one who IS in charge of the mess that is the US economy and will make it even worse if the fuktards who voted for him last time do it again - whilst his own screenname certainly suggests an INSANE fixation on a man who hasn't been in office for over two decades.
How about if you come here you learn to speak English, you learn the history of this country, and then you declare your loyalty to your new home and become a naturalized citizen, LIKE EVERY ONE OF MY MOTHER'S FAMILY WHO CAME HERE IN THE 1950s? They were PROUD to become Americans and work and pay taxes and support their country. You want to do that? Come on in! You want to come here and get a handout from all of us struggling to make our way through out lives, through this recession which, btw, is nowhere near ending? Go home and live off your own country!
They must first form an LLC or Inc in order to really bring in the checks from our government.
OMG, now they are brining in Retardican voters from everywhere!
Who rattled your democRAT cage this early in the morning!.
that's a dem trick-ask the 800,000 new mexican voters
OMG, somebody woke the gun nut out of his hangover. We into some ugly now!
no guns no booze-just facts
john c Would you mind posting a link to the "fact" that there are 800K new mexican voters.
Jon C cannot, this is the BIG LIE of the GOP to disenfranchise voters - like here in FL where they are closing voting stations in poor areas, restricting voting times and can't name one fraudulant voter. The GOP plans to STEAL the election by disallowing American citizens from voting by passing laws that discriminate against the poor, minoriites and the elderly. Voting is the most important right we have and any legislature or state that tries to disenfranchise American citizens from voting are criminals. Some of these states look more like the belong in the third world rather than America and they all are run by the GOP.
if only republicans would bitch about this crap when THEIR GUY is in office?
where were you all for the 8 years of bush jr's presidency?
drunk and high on 8 balls? - wait, thats dubya's fix of choice.
so whats your excuse?
Siestasis - im not disagreeing with you - but where are the democrats "in these poor area's" fighting to make sure this doesnt happen?
I mean, bitching about it's great...but doing something about it BEFORE the election, makes a bit more sense.
Im not opposed to requiring people to produce ID's in order to vote - and in fact, I think it should be mandatory.
So if there's concern that poor people cant afford the $10 bucks to get an ID, well then SHOULDNT WE be helping them make that happen? Rather than throwing up our hands and crying foul?
I dont know how being poor and a minority means you cant have proper id?
Jessica..Hurts when the shoe is on the other foot!! You $hitheads whined for eight years,now that your guy is in and the WORST President we have ever had you want everyone to shut up,I say you shut your pie hole!!!
stupified: John C is referring to the immigrants brought here as children and now having their deportations halted on Obama's executive order. Simple minds tend to ignore facts and jump from on paranoid fantasy to another. John ignores the fact that only citizens can vote, and Obama's order does nothing to grant these young adults citizenship or even permanent residence. All it does stop deportation proceeding and give them permission to work or study while the whole immigration mess is addressed.
Are you going to give them YOUR JOB?
Are you going to pay for THEIR EDUCATION?
Give them your money, not mine!
Croc - The worst president by a landslide is George W Bush and the worst VP by a super landslide is Dick Cheney the VP who presided over 9/11 and made it happen. Bush was the "useful idiot" of the neo conservatives, who planned and sold the war in Iraq. 9/11 was their Pearl Harbor, which they needed to galvanize support for their wars, just like the Tonkin incident was used to justify the Vietnam war.
Another example of how desperately some want to enter this country. Some may be for criminal reasons, and some for a chance at a better life. If it's the latter, I hope they are able to achieve that.
If it's the latter, I sincerely hope they achieve that in their home country when they are deported. And i don't care WHERE they originated from or what the sob story is. SEND THEM PACKING.
about the only sensible post I have seen on this blog good show
Fact is both the Chinese and the Russians have done this before, in the sex trade. So if anyone ordered a Russian mail order bride, this could be your delivery.
xdm9mm,
what tribe are you from?
Stowaways!!!!! AAARGH!!!! Keel haul the litttle darlins and then run their butts up the yard arm!!!!!!
what's going to be funny is when the US is destroyed by massive natural disasters, and americans are fleeing north and south - I HOPE TO GOD our neighbors say "uh, no, thanks - stay in your own damn country and make it work"...
I really do, because KARMA IS NECESSARY.
I like your post Jessica.
It really does not matter Obama needs to have the policies for all illegal immigrants unless he wants to prove what we already know is that he needs to get elected and the latino vote is the only way. Because we know the military and any family that ever had someone in the military is not voting for this man. Especially when they put there lives on the line protecting the constitution and the administration decides which laws should be followed. Does this sound like a democracy.
Um, Jessica-1170252? The US is the country that helps everyone else THE MOST when there are natural disasters in their countries. I would hope they would help us when we need help. Oh, wait, all those poor New Orleans people who needed help, they went where? Elsewhere in the US, remember? And all those "illegal immigrants" we're all up in arms about are NOT here escaping natural disasters. Apples and oranges, Jessica, apples and oranges.
Well this should turn out to be entertaining. Pakistani terrorists? Egyptian refugees? Indian IT guys?
Wow, racism, religious bigotry, and irrational anti-Obama wingnuttery in fewer than 10 comments. There's no more efficient troll than an American troll. We're #1! We're #1!
haha
Any anti-Obama "wingnuttery" was brought on by Obama himself. His direct many actions to coddle to everyone EXCEPT the American worker/taxpayer these past 3 years have made it hard NOT to make such comments.
AMEN, STexan!!!
Get a job and get off the message boards you losers
Saint,,,,,,whatever.............
ST - im an american worker and taxpayer, and I dont feel AT ALL LIKE YOU FEEL.
odd, isnt it? no it's not, because most of what you think and feel is all in your arse...
magically, I felt how YOU felt all 8 years of Bush jr's presidency.
SHOCK/DISMAY! no, it's natural...because we arent thinking logically or clearly, just partisanly...and look how well thats working out for EVERYONE.
keep on rocking in the free world STexan, im sure the MINUTE Romeny is elected (IF HE IS) magically everything will be perfect for you, wont it? of course...of course it will be, even though nothing changes.
It is a well known fact along the Texas border that the Retardican legislators pass bills and send guns to the Mexican drug cartels to run folks in Northern Mexico into the US where they can be brainwashed like the trailer trash in the southern states to vote Retardican.
Every one knows that the Mexicans coming up now are far more intelligent than the NRA types living in squalor down south.
Well it ain't gonna work this time Rove, your gig is up. Your flower beds are going to have to be taken care of by people who get more than $3 per hour from now on. Better yet, how bout you go out there a pull a few weeds.
LOL
when was the last time you watched a different channel or read a different web site-there is more news out there then msnbc
tex2c...
You're getting more irrational with each passing day.
However, I will admit that I like the planter? It is nice. I wouldn't mind getting a similar one myself.
You would be an idiot...you hire meskins for $3? NO one does dumb@!$%#.
LOL, gotcha! You literal idiots are so easy to make fun of.....
Are you drinking or just crazy?
Chinese sex slaves?
Doubtful as the containers originated in Pakistan, India and Egypt. Although NOT an impossibility, just doubtful.
Not sure where the port in India was, but India borders China. Just a guess though. Egyptian refugees sounds plausible.
Yes, they were said to have "walked like an Egyptian."
And others "walk like a ur-a peein" ;)
Hmmmm. Who would have thought that the "leader" of a nation announcing to the world that he would no longer enforce the nations border AND promise work permits to those who violate the laws would result in a deluge of criminals looking to take advantage of the offer?
Is this really all that's ever on your mind? Do you ever get out of the house and have fun?
PJ is sitting by the window waiting for the mail carrier to deliver his welfare check and food stamps.
And sits there complaining about politicians, instead of getting out of the house and trying to achieve something. News flash PJ, the only one holding you back is yourself. Its not Obama.
TFNJ, right on brother.
pjam09... you mean like the 1986 amnesty by none other than Ronald Reagan???? All Obama is doing right now is to provide a temporary in-limbo status to those who came as CHILDREN through no will of their own, brought by their illegal parents, who have grown up in the U.S., speaking English and being pretty much American in every way except for their questionable status. These are young adults who are high school graduates or serve in the military. This idea, which is the basis of the DREAM Act, which has been discussed since the early 1990s through three (3) separate administrations, is not new nor is it something that only Democrats support. In fact, Marco Rubio (R-Florida) is a major proponent of it.
Also note that these people are not U.S. citizens - therefore they cannot vote. I am a legal immigrant and I guarantee you that, as much as I am politically involved, I have absolutely no interest in voting in U.S. elections. I don't know of any other immigrant - legal or otherwise - who absolutely wants to vote, regardless of the lack of the U.S. citizenship. Please provide proof/evidence that non citizens actually vote in meaningful numbers (if at all).
LaDolceVita1
You note the "amnesty" by Ronald Reagan, which is TRUE.
What you neglect to mention is the fact that the amnesty was a compromise with the Democrats in Congress if the Democrats would support and help enforce STRICT immigration and secure the borders. If you want to tell stories, tell the ENTIRE story.
"In fact, Marco Rubio (R-Florida) is a major proponent of it."
So that explains why Rubio suddenly isnt the Latino Saviour they were looking for...
XDm - so wouldnt you rationally conclude both sides of the aisle are playing us for fools?
If we must tell the WHOLE story...what have republicans done since then to actually make the border stronger, enforce immigration laws, and send illegals packing? I mean...THAT congress held them up, but since then...not so much.
Crickets, Crickets...thats all the sound you've heard from republicans since Reagan. Fact is, every time a state tries to crack down on illegals - the republican business owners (because heaven knows democrats dont create jobs *wink) flip a nut and yell, WHO'S GOING TO DO THE WORK!
half your party wants the illegals so they can profit off cheap labor...and people can profit by getting cheap foods and services...
the other half wants every last illegal gone in 2 secs
once YOUR PARTY reconciles that, then perhaps you all will actually do something, rather than just bellyaching at every dem president. TALK TO YOUR OWN PRESIDENT WHEN YOU GET THEM.
or, STFU
i am surprised they did not have a band there when they opened the doors to welcome them to the land of free money, free food, schooling and medicine. we dont throw anyone out just every 2 years democrats will bus you in for a vote and then forget you. if you dont like the handling call holder he will charge you with racism. these last 3 plus years with the obama/holder tagteam have been a nightmare to more americans that even the msm has a clue about. hundreds of murders in mexico and 2 americans in america, hundreds of innocent people killed in drone assinations. why i am sure the framers are just having a party at the shredding of the constitution. a typical democratic voter was on display yesterday in washington milling around chanting no carl rove and when asked none of them new who he was or looked like and some even thought he was running for president. the typical democratic voter! one and done 2012.
Its a container full of Underwear Bombers
Guns and drones don't kill people. People kill people, right?
What in the hell does Obama have to do with a couple of stowaways? If they're female and over 18 and virgins, let em stay!
Mail order bride sale at the port!!
Kind of like a box of kittens at WalMart. Have about 4 or 5 for a cheap price. Get rid of a couple and go back to the big box to get some more.
Are you people that ignorant or just anti-democratic or anti-republican?? Did you read where the ship landed prior to the USA? Why do you keep saying that they are Mexicans without any information from the police? Do you Morons remember 9?11?????
They could be terrorists, so until they find the container/s and then open it up and finally see who or what is in there, why don't all of you ignorant people just STFU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Relax, Dan. People are just drawing comparisons and making commentary on other semi-relevent news. Nobody is saying that there are Mexicans in the container.
Also, since you seem unaware, only one of the 9/11 terrorists came from any of the ports of call listed (Egypt). The 9/11 terrorists almost exclusively came from Saudi Arabia. There was one from Egypt, one from Lebanon, two from UAE and fifteen from Saudi Arabia. That's right, none from Afghanistan, Iraq or Pakistan where we are "fighting terrorists".
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2002/DCI_18_June_testimony_new.pdf
Now, take a deep breath, get a glass of water, take your meds and take a nap.
Then why did President Cheney and his shill George W. attack Afghanistan if none of the terrorists were from there?
Why?
I believe that our primary reason for invading Afghanistan was to jump start the production of Heroin because the Taliban had outlawed the growing of poppy and reduced heroin production by 92%. We had boots on ground in Afghanistan less than a year after the success of the Taliban heroin ban. After the invasion, heroin production promptly began again and was soon higher than pre-ban levels. If there is no heroin then the scope of the "war on drugs" becomes limited and would result in loss of funding for many different U.S. agencies. Also, heroin related incarcerations in U.S. prisons would decline and reduce prison profits.
The invasion of Iraq has resulted in the most profitable decade ever for Saudis and big oil companies. By creating the illusion of a "limited" supply of oil, since oil production had ceased for a short time in Iraq, barrel prices went through the roof and have stayed there (thanks also to manipulation by OPEC, not to mention that turmoil in southwest Asia will always raise prices).
Why is it so many people have it figured out yet you feel so helpless in convincing the Federal Government that their performance is ruining (has) what used to be the most desirable county on earth to live in? Ignorant bunch of self serving jack asses.
If you think there are too many people from south of our border coming over, wait until all the Indians come ashore.
Send them back. Better yet, send them to Mexico City.
It is probaby easier to get in the US thru containers than thru inmigration!!!
No, you can just walk across our border these days and they give you money and food stamps. And free college tuition.
The United States Corporation of America would like to welcome you.
The Democrats expect you to vote for them.
The Republicans expect you to work for them for low wages.
The Tax Payers will cover your food stamps, Hud Housing, and Emergency Room visits for Doctor care.
You also will qualify for Social Security to secure the Democratic vote and the Republicans wish to bankrupt it.
Well said!!!!! If they are making houses out of shipping containers, they certainly can make temporary apartments out of them. I always wondered if this was going on; now I know for sure.
The only thing we need is to Bring back Ikes operation wetback.
Sounds like racial profiling,yep!let's give them food,rent,social security etc.,etc.,so that Libs can scream that we do not give criminals,yep!criminals enough goodies....only in America do you get a gift bag for breaking a nations laws....God!Don't you just loovvee Libs?....:o)
Oldguy..jesus Christ we got your point,you don't have to keep repeating yourself!!
No. It bears repeating. Just read some of the posts.
Bet the container has a lot of @!$%# in it. If these people are allowed to stay and they do get jobs as a citizen they will not have to pay any income tax for 5 years. Check it out
These people took the hard way in...just go to Mexico and walk across the border and start collecting all that is due to you...as long as you vote for Obama!
Last time I check, Illegal aliens cannot vote.
Not legally.
neither can dead people
They can all vote at least once in Chcago.
This is not news to me. Illegal chinese imigrants have been flooding into the west coast and other ports in the south and south east as stow aways on wallmart container ships for decades and no one seems to mind. All of a sudden its news that a few stow aways have been discovered in New Jersey??