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Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
Gotta admit, this is a funny comeback (in a schoolyard argument kind of way).
Of course, it opens her up to some pretty hilarious comparisons about which direction most people are voluntarily moving between Illinois and Texas.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/09/01/texas...ts-border/
Quote:Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Pledges To ‘Drain Texas Of All Of Its Residents’ Amid Abbott’s Busing Effort
“I’m happy to take and drain Texas of all of its residents. I wouldn’t want to live in a state with a governor like that,” Lightfoot said Thursday at the Salvation Army in Chicago.
“So we welcome Texans to Chicago and we’ll rent the buses next time to bring them here,” she added.
“Instead of treating these individuals with respect that they deserve and the due process that our laws require, Governor Abbott chose to inhumanely load them onto buses, send them on a more than 12 hour journey across a country that they don’t know, to drop them off without any regard for what the next steps are,” Lightfoot said.
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
Those people aren't Texans.
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09-06-2022 09:43 AM |
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 09:43 AM)VA49er Wrote: Those people aren't Texans.
Lol. But there are some actual Texans Chicago might appeal to. Sounds like Ms Lightfoot has issued an invitation to become a drop off point for new releases from the Texas Department of Corrections.
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
Well then - Abbott should take her up on that and start filling up those busses.
Beetle Juice is playing a dangerous game (for her state's residents) of chicken. If Abbott calls her bluff, it is gonna get really ugly, real fast.
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09-06-2022 10:36 AM |
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 09:43 AM)VA49er Wrote: Those people aren't Texans.
What a clueless clown comparing Texans to undocumented illegal asylum seekers is ludicrous.
I seriously doubt you could fill up one bus of Texans to get them to relocate to Chicago.
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09-06-2022 10:39 AM |
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 10:36 AM)Eldonabe Wrote: Well then - Abbott should take her up on that and start filling up those busses.
Beetle Juice is playing a dangerous game (for her state's residents) of chicken. If Abbott calls her bluff, it is gonna get really ugly, real fast.
He will. Not a doubt in my mind.
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09-06-2022 10:40 AM |
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
Greg Abbott vs a low IQ fish eyed Beetlejuice looking moron.
What’s the spread on this one? Need to get a huge bet down!
(This post was last modified: 09-06-2022 10:42 AM by MemTigers1998.)
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
The better news for these Blue Cities is that Texas seems to have an endless supply of these people thanks to Biden’s open border policy.
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
I believe St. Louis’ mayor also threw her city’s hat in the ring for these folks as well. Doubt Lightfoot will be the last mayor to state this. For one it’s a great way to virtue signal, also they figure Abbott won’t do it. Waiting for Cincinnati mayor Aftab Pureval to jump in on this.
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09-06-2022 11:07 AM |
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Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 10:36 AM)Eldonabe Wrote: Well then - Abbott should take her up on that and start filling up those busses.
Beetle Juice is playing a dangerous game (for her state's residents) of chicken. If Abbott calls her bluff, it is gonna get really ugly, real fast.
I don’t think they refer to them as residents there.
I think it’s called “Targets”.
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09-06-2022 11:18 AM |
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 09:42 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: Gotta admit, this is a funny comeback (in a schoolyard argument kind of way).
Of course, it opens her up to some pretty hilarious comparisons about which direction most people are voluntarily moving between Illinois and Texas.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/09/01/texas...ts-border/
Quote:Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Pledges To ‘Drain Texas Of All Of Its Residents’ Amid Abbott’s Busing Effort
“I’m happy to take and drain Texas of all of its residents. I wouldn’t want to live in a state with a governor like that,” Lightfoot said Thursday at the Salvation Army in Chicago.
“So we welcome Texans to Chicago and we’ll rent the buses next time to bring them here,” she added.
“Instead of treating these individuals with respect that they deserve and the due process that our laws require, Governor Abbott chose to inhumanely load them onto buses, send them on a more than 12 hour journey across a country that they don’t know, to drop them off without any regard for what the next steps are,” Lightfoot said.
We're sending all the Guatemala residents to Chicago, NY and DC, not Texas residents.
Nobody with a brain thinks these are anything but economic immigrants. They are coached by non-profits to lie and cheat to claim refugee status.
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 11:07 AM)CliftonAve Wrote: I believe St. Louis’ mayor also threw her city’s hat in the ring for these folks as well. Doubt Lightfoot will be the last mayor to state this. For one it’s a great way to virtue signal, also they figure Abbott won’t do it. Waiting for Cincinnati mayor Aftab Pureval to jump in on this.
The more the merrier, The virtue signaling will cease when the arrivals start to significantly impact those politicians reelection prospects.
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09-06-2022 11:51 AM |
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Eldonabe
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RE: Immigrant bussing: Chicago is happy to "drain Texas of all its residents."
(09-06-2022 11:18 AM)JMUDunk Wrote: (09-06-2022 10:36 AM)Eldonabe Wrote: Well then - Abbott should take her up on that and start filling up those busses.
Beetle Juice is playing a dangerous game (for her state's residents) of chicken. If Abbott calls her bluff, it is gonna get really ugly, real fast.
I don’t think they refer to them as residents there.
I think it’s called “Targets”.
That explains whey they all ware Bulls-Eye shirts!
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