ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

Your Tax Dollars hard at work!

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/arizona-sheriff-illegal-immigrants-being-handed-5000-visa-gift-cards-5542504?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge&src_src=partner&src_cmp=ZeroHedge

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/arizona-sheriff-illegal-immigrants-being-handed-5000-visa-gift-cards-cell-phones-and

Sew_What

Okay, it seems plausible because, that money is flowing through Charities:

According to right-wing newspaper The Epoch Times, Lamb heard about the supposed gift card exchange from "close sources" at the border, telling the outlet that he was "absolutely in shock when these agents came forward" with the news.

"To give out $5,000 Visa gift cards to people who break our laws and come into our country illegally when the average American is struggling to pay their bills is just tough to swallow," Lamb said, before hinting that the purported gift cards may be distributed by charities rather than the government.

"The government can make the claim that they aren't directly paying for it, because each dollar first goes from the government to a non-government institution like a charity before it is used to pay for the i******s," Sheriff Mark Lamb said.

However, even if it is believable are they staying in Arizona and spending the money; where? Or are they buying bus tickets?

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Just a note which may clear up some of the inaccuracies of the post..

Lamb is sheriff, from 2017, he is also a radical right winger running for the senate and hunting for v**es from the orange crowd..



There does not appear to be any U.S. government program that gives undocumented migrants $5,000 gift cards. A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Newsweek via phone on Thursday that no gift cards came from the agency.

Newsweek reached out for comment to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via email on Thursday.

According to right-wing newspaper The Epoch Times, Lamb heard about the supposed gift card exchange from "close sources" at the border, telling the outlet that he was "absolutely in shock when these agents came forward" with the news.



https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-given-5000-gift-cards-after-crossing-border-arizona-sheriff-1850583

An Arizona sheriff who moonlights as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate has claimed that undocumented migrants are being given $5,000 gift cards after illegally crossing the southern border.

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb made the claim this week in a video shared to his Senate campaign account on X, formerly Twitter. Lamb said that "our government" was handing the migrants gift cards, cell phones and airline tickets to any domestic destination after entering the country.

"When these folks come across and they're processed, they're being given a cell phone, a plane ticket to anywhere they want to go in this country—so, probably to a community near you—and a $5,000 Visa card," Lamb says in the video.


"So, while this Christmas season you're struggling to keep your lights on, while you're struggling to pay your rent, put Christmas presents under the tree for your kids, we have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards," he added. "That's the t***h, folks."

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Mark Lamb, sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, is pictured during a House hearing on border security in Washington, D.C., on February 28, 2023. Lamb this week claimed that undocumented migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were being handed $5,000 gift cards by "our government."
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There does not appear to be any U.S. government program that gives undocumented migrants $5,000 gift cards. A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Newsweek via phone on Thursday that no gift cards came from the agency.

Newsweek reached out for comment to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via email on Thursday.

According to right-wing newspaper The Epoch Times, Lamb heard about the supposed gift card exchange from "close sources" at the border, telling the outlet that he was "absolutely in shock when these agents came forward" with the news.


"To give out $5,000 Visa gift cards to people who break our laws and come into our country illegally when the average American is struggling to pay their bills is just tough to swallow," Lamb said, before hinting that the purported gift cards may be distributed by charities rather than the government.

"The government can make the claim that they aren't directly paying for it, because each dollar first goes from the government to a non-government institution like a charity before it is used to pay for the i******s," he said.


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While the U.S. government does offer funding support to some charities and other non-governmental organizations that aid migrants, it is not clear that any of the organizations are issuing those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with $5,000 gift cards.

Some migrants are given a mobile phone after entering the country, with the purpose of tracking the migrants with pre-loaded software called SmartLink. The free phones cannot be used to access the internet or make unauthorized calls or text messages.

Lamb is seeking the Republican nomination to replace Arizona's Democrat-turned-independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema. His chief Republican rival in the race is former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, while Democratic U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego has also declared his candidacy.

XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon

There does not seem, there does not seem, there does not seem ..... the someone is doing it and it almost has to be by the government whether directly or indirectly.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

My conclusion was that it was not true.. but I have not yet looked for more on the story.

The ultimate source of the story is not clear as I read it.. so I will look forward to more on the story..

XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon

I myself can hardly believe it but yet .....

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Yes, but I think my post was not very clear.. if this is going on... someone should be arrested.. so I very much hope it is an error..

Gatsby

I reckon most of that $5,000. will be sent home for others to pass on to human smugglers,

for their passage into the land of suckers.

XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon

I can't believe our country is that much better for them than the one they came from though.

XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon

It was a little confusing to me. I thought my comprehension was just a little dim this morning.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

That is a common sign of needing more coffee... at least for me..

XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon

Yep i totally forgot mine this morning.

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

I do agree that the article and my post was a bit unclear on details. It warrants further investigation as to who is fronting the money to these i******s, charities, NGO's, governmental organizations, who knows at this point? I'm not holding my breath that we will get an answer for these questions from governmental sources.

Justice101

Who says that the i*****l m*****ts aren't being funded by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)? They are funded by the taxpayers. Just because a sheriff running for an Arizona senate seat as a Republican is pointing this out, doesn't mean that he is lying about it.

DHS Awards $350 Million for Humanitarian Assistance Through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program
https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230228/dhs-awards-350-million-humanitarian-assistance-through-emergency-food-and

The EFSP is governed by a National Board comprised of representatives from the American Red Cross, the United Way Worldwide, and four religious charitable organizations (* all are NGOs). The board is chaired by a representative of FEMA. The EFSP National Board is the only eligible direct applicant for the funding opportunity announced today.

{It is entirely possible that i*****l m*****ts could be receiving the $5000 gift cards, but not issued by the US Customs and Immigration Service.}

F.D.R.

I'm okay with it IF the plane ticket is to Ukraine, plenty of opportunities for them there.