Taiwan to build its own subs; runaway immigration

7-14-18   After Washington granted a licence in April allowing US technology transfers to help Taiwan build its own submarines, local media reported that six foreign firms have submitted design proposals for Taiwan’s indigenous defence submarine (IDS) programme, regarded as critical to deterring an increasingly assertive Beijing.  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2155280/we-need-more-subs-says-taiwan-it-aims-bolster-its-naval
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Migrants break through the U.S. border fence just beyond the east pedestrian entrance of the San Ysidro crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 25, 2018. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times)

  “Indeed, only 1.5 percent of family units from Central America apprehended [in fiscal] 2017 have been removed to their countries of origin, despite the fact that most will not end up having valid claims to remain in the United States when their court proceedings conclude,” Customs and Border Protection Commissioner McAleenan said.  “That perception--that our system will allow them to stay in the United States indefinitely--is clearly the driving pull factor for those making the journey to our border.  Along with important push factors, which include challenging conditions in many parts of Central America.”…

  McAleenan estimated the human-smuggling business is worth $2.5 billion per year in Mexico….Smugglers advertise the best ways to exploit U.S. immigration law and “crossing with a child is a near guarantee of a speedy release,” McAleenan said….Smugglers are pairing up unrelated adults and children because, together, they can’t be held longer than 20 days due to the 1997 Clinton-era Flores Settlement Agreement, which was tightened even further during the Obama era.  https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-border-crisis-100000-illegal-immigrants-in-60-days_2737307.html

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