The migrant encampment at the Acuna International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, as shown in the image below, is shrinking. The government says the population of what some call “Bidenville,” which peaked a few days ago at around 16,000, is now down to about 5,000. Where are they going? Some have returned to Mexico, some adult males are being deported to Haiti, a few of the most violent might be sent to Guantanamo, but the majority are here to stay.
Speculation is that as many as 6,000 Haitian migrants have already been released into America, though the government is not saying how many other than the release is on a “very, very large scale.” Nor is the administration saying where these new Americans are headed. We hear El Paso, Laredo, Tucson, and San Antonio mentioned, but those cities are near the border, in most cases not the migrants’ ultimate destinations. We know that throughout 2021, as the massive influx of migrants has continued, the government has contracted with iAero Airways to fly migrants to such cities as Chicago; Denver; Minneapolis; New York City; Yakima, Washington; and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, so most likely the Haitians are being similarly dispersed as well–in other words, all over.
Together with 100,000+ Afghanis, this year’s million-plus illegal migrants, 350,000 “got-aways,” one million legal immigrants, 800,000 DACAs, 25 million potential amnesty recipients, and a few million more guest workers, foreign students and visa-overstayers–it all adds up to a burgeoning New America, America 2.0.
To get some answers from a notoriously tight-lipped administration, Representative Ron Johnson (R-WI) has sent a letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas, asking, “Of the approximately 1.3 million apprehensions, how many people have been returned, how many people have been detained, and how many people have been dispersed into the U.S.?”
The smart money says don’t hold your breath on getting those answers anytime soon.
The vast majority of the Del Rio migrants, as we have noted frequently, are Haitians, but they are not from Haiti, at least not recently. Those still encamped at Del Rio and those released already into the American heartland have almost without exception come most recently from countries in South America, such as Brazil and Chile. The latter, for example, is home to an estimated 69,000 Haitians. There they are not being subjected to institutional violence or suppression. They are not victims of earthquakes or societal unrest. They are simply out to make a buck or, rather, more bucks than they currently are pulling down, and maybe enjoy a few bennies from a government happy to count their future votes.
The desire for economic gain is not a recognized qualification for refugee status, yet our government has granted “Temporary Protective Status” to ALL Haitians, regardless of where they live or how long it’s been since they’ve seen the Pearl of the Antilles. And though applicants for TPS officially should have made it to the U.S. by July 29 of this year, that is a legal nicety being overlooked by migrant and administration alike. No one believes massive deportation, especially of family units, is going to take place. In general, cross the Rio Grande with somebody’s kid in tow and you’re in.
Though “Bidenville” is currently shrinking, as its inhabitants are moved up and out, NBC is reporting that “more than 20,000 Haitians are gathered in Colombia for possible migration to U.S.” For that reason, scenes like the one below are not likely to disappear very soon. As America 2.0 continues to develop, they may in fact be repeated somewhere near you.