They sent notices to people from Venezuela saying that they would be deported and barred from enyering the US unless they self-deported. A lot of people had active asylum claims but decided to leave so that they could come back and renew the claims later.
Within the last month all of the apartment buildings around us have put up vacancy signs in California. We talked to some of the managers, people are being laid off, their hours are being cut, they are moving in with family members to save money. I assumed that people self-deporting would be a factor since a couple of months ago Trump targeted Venezuelans who had asylum claims, but seems like this new situation is due to a bad job market and bad business outlooks.
"Once airborne, they offer two-way communication through an embedded speakerphone. They also can break glass, make loud noises, fire nonlethal pepper-spray pellets or take other action within a minute as a first response to an incident. "
I'm not sure if this is the reason but in the Senate standard budget legislation can be subject to a filibuster. To overcome a filibuster and proceed to a final vote, a supermajority of 60 votes is typically needed.
A little off topic, but don't we all just want a society that works for its members? We look at the world and at history to see which types of political parties were able to create situations that worked.
The interesting thing is that businesses rely on accurate information in order to make informed decisions. If you read the financial times ft.com you will find reliable information. Doesn't a factory need healthy workers? Yet the factory owner can make the claim that healthcare is coming out of his pocket and then advocate against it. They've been persuaded by emotional arguments not based in facts. There are unqualified people operating businesses and making high level decisions. But at the highest levels, that mismanagement cannot be tolerated. The people supporting this bullshit are just running along trying to hold things together for as long as they can until they fall apart.
They sent notices to people from Venezuela saying that they would be deported and barred from enyering the US unless they self-deported. A lot of people had active asylum claims but decided to leave so that they could come back and renew the claims later.