(06-08-2022, 05:03 AM)727Sky Wrote: I can not think of one thing the idiot in charge has done to Make America Great again !
I have to agree. The latest suggestion is:
Quote:Joe Biden set to send refugees to Spain as migrant crisis worsensThe Telegraph:
Washington and Madrid close to securing a deal to relocate immigrants currently on the US-Mexico border
'Joe Biden is poised to agree to a deal to send migrants on the US’s southern border to Spain. The proposals, which officials stress are still under
discussion, could be announced at next week’s Summit of the Americas, as the US president seeks greater global co-operation on the migrant crisis,
which has ballooned during his presidency.
You ain't black?
Spain is facing a labour shortage, despite having the highest unemployment rate in the EU at 13.5 per cent. There are more than 100,000 vacancies
in the tourism sector, while the country is short of at least half a million building workers, according to unions and companies. The initial number of
refugees resettled by Spain would be “modest” but “symbolically important”, according to documents seen by Axios, the US news website.
It reported that Spain is also expected to agree to double or triple the number of temporary workers from Central America currently accepted through
an employment-based migration programme. On Thursday, it was still unclear whether those whom Spain might agree to resettle would be required to
apply at US embassies and consulates outside of the US, or whether those who had crossed the border already would be allowed to apply.
Spain has long been a favoured destination for people from Latin America, given the shared language.
In late 2021, there were at least 1.5 million Latin Americans, excluding Brazilians, residing in Spain, of whom 626,000 were born in Central America and
the Caribbean, official data show. Canada, which has a long tradition as a safe-haven country, is also weighing whether to take in larger numbers of
regional refugees and also to increase the number of Haitian workers it allows in, according to the documents. Between 2015 and 2022, Canada welcomed
only 1,500 migrants from the region, but it could announce a new target of 5,000 refugees over a number of years.
One senior Canadian government official told Axios: “Conversations are still ongoing and no decisions have been taken regarding specific commitments on
migration at next week’s summit.” The US is still hammering out a final guest list ahead of next week’s meetings in Los Angeles, senior US officials said,
after weeks of tension around several countries expected to be excluded. Summit preparations have been clouded by the threat of an embarrassing boycott
by some regional leaders – including Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican president – if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are not invited.
Juan Gonzalez, the White House’s Latin America adviser, said in a call with reporters: “We still have some final considerations. But we will, I think, inform
people publicly soon.” Mr Obrador, who received an invitation last week, has yet to say whether he will attend. The summit will be held in the US for the
first time since 1994. Washington has said it only wanted leaders of administrations that respect democracy to attend, and that the Leftist government
of Venezuela and Nicaragua would not be invited.
The White House referred questions to the Spanish and Canadian governments. Canada’s immigration department did not immediately respond to a
request for comment. There was no immediate word from Spanish authorities.
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