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???OUR FAMILIES DID IT LEGALLY SO WHY DO THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO STEAL FROM US AMERICANS!!!!!! I'M A 60+ YEAR OLD DISABLED WOMAN WHO CAN NEVER WORK AGAIN!!!! I GET $$ 81.00 ((YES 81 DOLLARS)) A MONTH IN FOOD STAMPS WHERE THEY ARE GETTING OVER 5,000 DOLLARS A MONTH!!!!!! WTF!!!!! THEY GET BETTER INSURANCE THAN I HAVE PKUS MOST LOW INCOME PEOPLES HAVE NONE YET THEY DO!!!!! LET'S NOT FORGETTHEY HAVE NO DRIVERS LICENSES NOR INSURANCEFORTHEIR VEHICLES!!!!!! SO IF YOU GET HIT/HURT WELL TOUGH SHITTTTTTTTTFOR YOU!!!!!! && THE HOUSING WHERE WE HAVE MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE USA AS MANY CANNOT EVEN GET JOBS BECAUSE OF THIS ????\n\nDO IT LEGALLY & WE WELCOME THESE PEOPLE HERE BUT CANNOT AND WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS BULLSHIT ANY MORE!!!!!!! \nTHEY ALSO NEED TO BE FLUENT IN ENGLISH IN 1 YEAR JUST AS PUTIN GIVES PEOPLE 1 YEAR TO LEARN RUSSIAN!!!!!!\nTHANK GOD AS IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!

We each have our little flickers of time here... No one else will ever know much, if any, of what it is like to be who we are, and for the most part no one will ever really care. Our life is ultimately our life, and so long as we are not harming others in the process we must create a life of our own meaning, determining our own objects of importance and committing to their pursuance. Throughout our life we are faced with serious decisions about what we believe, who we are, and what we do, and mostly none of it is self evident. If we look we can always find a reason to regret any decision we make, move or stay, agree or disagree, take the job or quit, marry or divorce, live one path or another... In all cases whatever the choice may be, we will only know the outcome of the one we take, and none we take will ever ultimately resolve the uncertainty of life. However, perhaps it is less about getting a potential course of life right, and more about attempting to do so with an effort of self honesty and virtue. To live a life that can be looked back on with the knowledge that some of our decisions were wrong in their effects, but right in their intention of not selling ourselves short. Ultimately no matter what we do or say or believe, there will always be a great many who disagree, or judge, or become upset by our decisions. It is of essential importance that we ensure that among those people, we are not one of them.

This shows you just how heartless and cold blooded the Democrats are,, they started this shit,, they didn’t care one bit about these people,, all they wanted was their vote,, doesn’t it bother anybody that sanctuary cities are only in states that have no voter ID laws,, so to the Democrats,, they get these people across the border they can vote in these states,, and you people wanted to keep them in power

Thanks Trump!!! You let them come with USA asilo, parole, etc laws, this is the people who get the public benefits not the mexicanos,, inform better to you suppoters.

Too often people need a foil, someone to blame for their inability to get ahead or fear being replaced. \nTo even get to 1M deported he needs over 2,700 sent back 7 days/week. Not happening. \n30,000 at Gitmo...not happening. \nNo come the drama responses. \nEnjoy your crypto.

Good, get the democrats people out of America

We're going to see a lot of incompetent people get into a panic now as they realize they will struggle to get work now they can't use their skin color or sexuality as their only skill and qualification.

Good, get them out. Democrats need to wake up and listen to the people

What choice is there illegal Criminals means Illegal Criminals needs deportations whatever the cost. There is 7000 illegal Criminals in America Most of them were transported by Drug Cartels they are murderers, paedophiles, terrorists ,kidnappers ,sadistic and violent. American people had to suffer in their hands if Trump dont get rid of them

These people are not that afraid, they are still here, and won't leave on their own! Get up and go! All the free stuff and free rent keeps you here hoping. If I see you I will turn you in! You are going home!?

We need to have the Army there because it's an army of people trying to get in and they're trying to force while they are forcing their way in GTFO

And we are offering prison sentences to people helping immigrants to get here ????! Who's paying the £50000 a year to house them???? We bloody are!!!!!!! The government are just thick as s... deport deport deport!!!!!

Since large scale war is becoming increasingly likely in the next several years, purging the military now is CRAZY (whether it is due to politics, lack of support for Trump, transgender, vaccines, or whatever). If they are already trained & performing well, we should keep them.\n\nStalin made the same mistake before WW2, and it made the Soviet military much weaker in the early part of the war.\n\nBut if these people are forced to leave, i hope they all get the last laugh by getting contractor jobs for double or triple pay. ?

They are just going to come here and wave their flag. Anyone who comes here their national alliance is to America. The way you get here is the way you keep marching. Forward with your old country behind you, not carrying it on your shoulders with pride. We have some Americans we can send with you!!!! There should be some kind of mass moving out since trump won. Politics ????? now the blue side or left side whatever it's called. They are trying to get people to swear in open court not to do the exact same things they have been doing. ??????

Venezuela ?? needs to get Chavez out so people can live in their country at peace. Such a tragedy for the venezuelan people.

AM GONNA MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR DEMS TO UNDERSTAND. LGBTQ PEOPLE ACCOUNT FOR LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HOW CAN THAT 1 PERCENT GET YOU A WIN IN AN ELECTION. PEOPLE DONT WANT THIS SHIT IN THEIR LIVES AND DONT WANT THEIR KIDS LEARNING THIS IT WILL NEVER WORK. JUST PUTTING THIS ON YOUR SHOW YOU HAVE LOST MORE OF THE 99PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF VIEWERS. THE DEMS HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED AND NOW HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING YOUR SHOW THAT SUPPORT THIS CRAP. YOUS WONT WIN ANOTHER ELECTION FOR A HUNDRED YEARS TILL YOUS GET RID OF THIS CRAP.

While I don’t agree with anyone entering the US illegally, those that are saying “fix your own country” is easier said than done, my response to that is “why don’t you fix the things you hate or complain about throughout your life”? Don’t worry I’ll wait ?\n\nA lot of these people are broke, have little to no education (partly because they were broke), and can barely make money to feed themselves. None of us get to write a wishlist as to where we are born or who our parents are. This is just part of an unfortunate circumstance. \n\nNow if you’re a criminal and want to commit crimes in the US, you don’t deserve anything in life.

I wish the Dems would realize that illegal entry cannot stand. Trump needs to make a decree that makes it impossible to get anything from any level of government. That would stop the flow immediately. Most of these aren't people working toward a goal, they just want to escape their impoverished country. Stay in your own countries, stop voting in Socialists, and make your governments responsive to the common good. You can have what America represents to you with some work.

Trump Don’t punish Americans for the illegal stealing all the money , shelter and Resources HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE , cutting of ebt / food stamps ….BEFORE GETTING ALL THE ILLEGALS OUT , all these illegals are still LAYING IN SHELTER BEDS AND GETTING FOOD STAMPS, why single American mothers and kids and elderly and veterans and disabled people starve and freeze on side of road , call ur local hotline pretend ur homeless IF UR AMERICAN THEY GONNA TELL U , sorry no shelter available and put u on waiting list AS THEY CONT TO STILL SHELTER ILLEGALS, this is totally messed up !!!!!! GET ALL THESE ILLEGALS OUT AND GIVE THAT AID TO AMERICANS!!!! Why should WE suffer bc LAST ADMINISTRATION GAVE BILLIONS TO FAKE ASSYLUM SEEKERS????

Soldier not cookie cutter. If they from out of town, watch a movie, some might ask for possible military discount, some will not. My cousin, who a Marine, not into what he call 'he/she.' But. Maybe he no think Navy Cmdr. Shilling, 'cookie cutter' trans. A military, can find a place for everyone, like IDF find place for female tank brigade, kill 100 Hamas Oct 7, no casualty of their own. IDF kick our ass in conventional war, cuz 'warrior' interwoven way of life for Israeli. When we like, only so and so can defend our nation, like Shilling say, it will leave 'holes' in the armed forces. Some people like her, irreplaceable. Anyone, who speak civilly with Collins, no interrupt, compulsively, like all manner of powerful male who interviewed by her, not a male. The 'not knowing' to Congressman, the main issue he have. She a female? She not a female? In spirituality, 'not knowing,' as in experience of WHO you are, is where you want to be. Something 'known' and it time to move on. It like ask decorated Congressman about eye patch. Who dumb enough talk about something, not gonna get better?

Pease freeze on spending on Meals on Wheels for 2.2M seniors. They/ seniors throw food a way. Meals are not healthy and cheap. Not fresh veggi. and most child care programs for illegal people: Do you know how much delivery baby and care cost fr Hospital < $180 K. Illegal mother put her child to free day care (child care programs) to go college (free). Illegal are free every things in USA and wait to get citizenship then vote to Democrat (system).

There is in fact no actual housing shortage in the USA whatsoever. The problem is that that wealthy individuals have strong incentives to park excess capital in real estate and landlords have strong incentives to maintain asset values through cash flow potential (appraised through $/sq.ft rent revenues). What ends up happening in both cases is that you end up with lots of empty houses sitting collecting dust artificially gaining value due to scarcity, and with rentals, you end up with perpetually inflated rents and vacancy rates that are as high as a landlord can tolerate just to maintain the appearance of value to the lenders. Often these owners will borrow more money and use an apartment that might be 40% vacant as the collateral for the lender and go buy another building and so on. What people don't penalize is the fact that that 40% vacant building with 60% rented out at above fair value gets treated on the balance sheet to the bank as if its 90% rented out from an asset value perspective thereby setting the asset price artificially high. Simple legislation of the tax code can fix this issue and unlock lots of sidelined housing. All we have to do is progressively tax 2nd 3rd 4th ect. homes higher and higher rates that essentially cancel out the asset gains, and do something similar for vacant units in a apartment building. \nIts just at the core a case of the rich hoarding something that has been made artificially rare. On top of all of this, because of how valuable properties have become, there are now many interests that capitalize on the entire process of building new housing that make it ever more expensive. Our taxes are funding numerous regulators that stymie new development, while the developers have to then hire numerous attorneys and planners to pitch a project and litigate it through the cities to get approvals. This can take over 10 years in a major city. All this contributes to the ridiculous costs of building these days.

When the military say we don’t need these people is purely because of a medical condition. They need constant medication and the government pay for this. My mate was fired for getting diabetes from the RAAF coz of the same excuse: wake up! We need the best of the best/. Not someone that needs constant medication, attention, mental health conditions etc.

No need to make up a story about how cold it gets in Canada. It's nowhere near what you think and indicated like as if you were trying to chase people away from there. Get it right, don't just make up whatever you're trying to do to chase people away and then you pump up the good ol USA. Your narrator is exaggerating along with his wavering voice up and down on who's best.

Knee surgery comparison is a poor comparison. You chose self inflicted medical down time. The individual requiring knee surgery did not. You took down time because changing your gender identity was something you felt you needed, which isn't putting the service of your country first. I don't choose myself over my people - period. I don't believe that is the merit of a good leader. I don't believe the excellence in your skill set comes from an inability to establish personally what gender you want to be. Results in combat and protecting what's right in the air and on the battlefield have little to do with wanting to be a woman or a man. Get the job done, be a silent operator. It seems to me, that you care more about your gender than you do about your service to your country. I hope in the end, you get everything your heart desires. I truly do. But I hope you recognise that the world isn't fair. I don't think this piece by CNN is more important than covering what's going on in the lives of those suffering that need the air time more than this individual. Further more, the reporter - she just looks like an angry woman who isn't getting what she wants. She doesn't appear to be unbiased at all. It's not a good reflection for the CNN. I think fair reporting is fair, I also believe one should come across as unbiased when reporting fairly, here the reporter has failed to do so in my opinion. Out

Trans people don't need to be in the military. It's about 5 percent trans in America why are they getting so much attention from news media really why

For those fewer people who are now afraid, there are millions and millions who are now relieved. Citizens of this country are getting their country back.

Can you believe how sinful , crazy , sick , demented and corrupt this world and this country have become ? The Bible has told us how all this would happen in the Last Days . Better get right with God people . Jesus is coming soon ??

These people use Trudeau's excuse as IS getting into Canada. I wish it was easy the way my family went through the eye of the needle to work with IRCC to become Canadian citizens, work and toiled to pay Taxes in this country for over 44 years! These people took a plane ride and demands to be better off than Canadian Citizens? 4:29

People don't understand we have too many immigrants, and many are criminals doing bad to our country. Many don't even like to work. I'm so sorry, but first, Us USA citizens. It's like entering a strangers house without his consent. You can't do that by force. You can get hurt. Try fighting for your rights in your country.

Had to drop by The failing news network CNN to see how you all are holding up. LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA It is exactly how I expected! Get used to the Trump train people. Daddy T is home kids and I can see a lot of conflict and sad sour faces here. Guys Its time to MAGA!!!!!!!!!! MAGA MAGA MAGA!

The voice of trans people always gets under my skin doesn’t sound feminine at all it just sounds affected. Still this person could no doubt do their job.

Go ram your government you’re too scared and too sorry do what we did stay in your own country. Do some about them people where you live at if y’all can ram the border, y’all can get them together in your country. I don’t understand what’s the problem we got killed and everything else but we stood fast try it and see what happened. Maybe you can change some stuff in Mexico.

Get these people off this County too many Immigrants no Work for Canadians Trudeau and his Partys messs he brought east India to east Canada enough is enough

Sorry, but allowing Trans people to serve does nothing for readiness or the Country. In fact the cost associated with making them acceptable by the BS training and complaints really isn't worth it. They account for .03% of the military, which comes out to be roughly 3900 people out of 1.3 million active duty. I keep hearing it would take 10 years to get back to operation readiness afforded by trans contributions? REALLY? Are you telling me that those 3900 are the backbone of military? Personally, I have nothing against these people and Shilling can still serve but as his born sex.

Who paid for the pee pee to get cut off??? Tax dollars should not be spent on people wanting to get a pee pee installed or a pee pee removed

This is really sad,hope those people get help somehow,maybe in their own country ?

The people are tired of the smug condescending superiority complex having place that we call home. Things like this will continue to increase and get worse until what we say matches what we do.

We all need to stay in our own country, but if you came to America the right way then those people are safe..but if you snuck in our country..SHAME ON YALL..\nPRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS ,Y'ALL AIN'T GO TO GO HOME, BUT YOU GOT TO GET THE HELL OUT OF AMERICA

I certainly would refuse to fight alongside trans people. Simple as that. Get em out!

it probably gets them upset that trans people are braver than they are

If these immigrants do not recognize and respect our border laws, what makes you think they will honor or follow any other law in America. Wake-up! My Lord, have the American people in sanctuary cities lost their minds. What will it take for you to acknowledge this is a dangerous invasion! Nothing good can come from breaking US laws from the get go.

Get these sick people out the military

When there is a mass of people from.another country rushing into our country thats called an invasion. An invasion warrants us to defend ourselves with machine guns. Bet they wouldn't cross if they were gonna get shot.

I wonder if this anchor ever gets tired of looking stupid, preaching wokeness to the American people who voted to end wokeness. Makes sense ?

CNN just can't accept they suck, Trump crushed them like the bugs they are, and just accept it, and stop trying to get people on the smallest of sentences or words where they say 1 thing wrong. Kaitlan collins specializes in asking irrelevant questions to anyone she interviews who is republican, to try and catch them out on the smallest detail she can find about absolutely anything. Whilst for 4 years the dumb democrat absolute scum of the earth party has ruined the country. CNN must be the most delusional news station to exist. I hope Trump takes action against CNN heavily in the coming years.

Recruitment is not down because transgender people/DEI is not allowed. It is down because the opposite is happening. DEI/Alphabet people are being shoed into places where they do not belong over more qualified other people. This process of putting less qualified people into positions endangers everyone else. Just like female lesbian firefighters in LA who are not strong enough to carry a person to safety think this is the fault of the victims they might encounter and not be able to save. This lowers morale and affects recruitment. If a transistor can meet the current requirements, they should be allowed to finish their time, but nobody else gets a free pass.

They want women out too. Then gays, then who knows. None of it affects anyone but the people involved, and it is none of our business. As long as they do their jobs, I do not care who or what they are. The church and white nationalists are the problem, and that is all of our business. Get them out and let the rest of us live in peace and equality.

President Trump is correct 100% and all CNN has is its own predictable opinions. The dems favorite rush to lib courts will not work either. The dems should have never pushed this onto our military. Biden wasted millions on this so called medically necessary surgery. What gets me though is some church people and catholics and muslims still vote dem.

I hate Trump and everything he stands for but transgenders serving openly are contrary to the principle of good order and discipline. No matter what people think transgenders are not respected by their subordinates and there has to be respect to be an effective leader. In this man's case he flies as a crew of 1 and possibly 2 so he doesn't require respect from his subordinates but a frontline combat officer leading a company would get zero respect and would probably get fragged. The standards have to be the same across all branches and all jobs and that's not possible. The military is mostly populated with southern and mid western men and they will never accept this so as a veteran I support this move to ban them. I would also like to see the standards restored in regards to fat heterosexuals too. There's nothing that says lack of discipline like a fat soldier whose buttons on his BDU shirt are about to pop and they can't see their toes.