This article is posted on real clear politics now. https://nypost.com/2021/07/28/smug-dems-have-only-selves-to-blame-for-vaccine-hesitancy/

I stand corrected. I should have said they appear to have no issue with allowing untested and unvaccinated immigrants to pour across the southern border.

I was not replying to you. My point is many on this board think it's ok for there to be mandates for legal citizens but not for those crossing the border illegally. Again, I think the border should be closed. And vaccination should be an individual's decision made in consult with the MD, not mandated by any government entity.

I have not posted anything against vaccinations. I do not think there should be mandates though for unauthorized vaccinations. Again, it is you and others trying to make this about race/skin color.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-congressman-calls-on-biden-to-put-a-pause-on-border-crisis-as-covid-spikes-in-texas Apparently Texas Democratic Congressman Cuellar sees it differently. I am sure most of the locals in that area see if differently from you as well. That should matter! Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar sounded off Wednesday to Fox News amid dueling illegal immigration and pandemic crises in his border county district. Cuellar, of Laredo, told "Your World" that he has been urging President Biden and the White House to take substantive action to curb thousands of illegal immigrants that are flooding across from Mexico week after week, many of them unvaccinated and untested for coronavirus. He called on Biden to put a "pause" on accepting or releasing migrants who have been flowing across the Rio Grande in record numbers so that local and state officials can get a handle on the crisis. "Last week in the lower Rio Grande Valley, [law enforcement] had over 20,000 encounters," the House Homeland Security Committee member said, adding that he spoke earlier in the day to officials in hard-hit La Joya, Texas. Cuellar referenced the case of a motel in the city that is housing illegal immigrants brought there by a charity, despite some testing positive for coronavirus. Neither city officials nor law enforcement were notified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or the charity. "It's not fair to by local communities, people being released there that might have COVID-19," Cuellar continued. "We need to just make sure that we communicate with each other … What I'm asking of the Biden administration is to do a pause. "Do a pause. They need to prioritize border communities, they need to prioritize the men and women of DHS. They need to prioritize our border communities and DHS." Cuellar added that local residents and Border Patrol officers are at risk of contracting COVID-19. "Remember, those men and women have families. If they get sick and go home to the families, it's not fair to their families and certainly not fair to the border communities to leave people that are sick and not even tell the local communities like La Joya," he said. DHS had announced that as of July 31 they would be considering ending Title 42 enforcement – a policy invoked by President Trump that allows for the expulsion of foreign nationals from places where there is a risk of communicable disease. However, a recent NBC News report said that decision is now "in flux." "I told the White House that they have -- they're deporting people under Title 42. I support Title 42 especially right now," said Cuellar. "They need to publicize and show images of people being deported: Because I ask you, Charles, have you seen one single picture of somebody being deported? No. I haven't seen one. I see people coming in. But we're not showing people being deported." "These numbers are not stopping and with all due respect to the administration, they need to put a pause on this now for the sake of our border communities," he stressed.

People from many countries are crossing the border. There is no mention of the skin color of the people being housed at the hotel because it is irrelevant. There have been over 1 million as of June. IMO during the middle of a pandemic priority should be given to closing our border.

They were in a hotel that is being rented out by the charity explicitly for Covid positive immigrants. They are free to leave anytime they wish. They were in the What a Burger unmasked, coughing and sneezing until other patrons and the management flagged down a police officer. Yes, they may choose to be vaccinated later, but they are not mandated to do so. Law abiding government employees on the other hand are being mandated to be vaccinated. I guess you don't have a problem with the hypocrisy.

I don't live in Texas. As was pointed out in the article they are not "in custody". They are free to leave and go anywhere they want to.

My post regarding this was pointing out Biden's mandate for ALL federal employees to be vaccinated and yet he allows over 1million (estimated to be1 million as of June) to pour across the border without any mandates for vaccination.

So sorry. Praying for your family.

So glad he is home with you. Praying he does not need to be hospitalized.

Hopefully your state will do a better job when they are transported unvaccinated to your town.

I am sad to see this. I had looked so forward to watching her compete again. What a talented athlete! I hope she is well soon.

I assume he means they have been praised for housing the covid positive immigrants. https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/07/28/la-joya-covid-migrants-whataburger/ HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The La Joya Police Department issued a public health announcement after an officer approached an undocumented migrant family at Whataburger who told him Border Patrol released them because they had COVID-19. On July 26 the police department of the small town along the Rio Grande and Mexican border shared details of the incident. They said a concerned citizen at the restaurant waved down the officer. The citizen told him about the family “coughing and sneezing without covering their mouths and not wearing face masks.” Whataburger management also told the officer that they wanted the group to leave as well due to “their disregard to other people’s health.” In addition to telling the officer that Border Patrol had released them days prior due to their coronavirus status, the family said a charity group had paid for their room at the nearby Texas Inn Hotel. The officer followed up on that information, finding out that Catholic Charities of The Rio Grande Valley had booked all the rooms in the hotel to house undocumented immigrants detained by Border Patrol. He saw a group of 20 to 30 people staying at the hotel who were “out and about.” Most of them weren’t wearing masks, according to the officer. Police said they learned that Border Patrol was quarantining other undocumented individuals who were COVID positive, or showed symptoms of illness, then handing them over to the non-profit. Catholic Charities would in turn place the undocumented individuals in hotels in the McAllen area as well as La Joya. The police department said it contacted Hidalgo County Health and Human Services for help and was told that the agency would look into the matter. Their announcement further touched on the current border situation, saying, that the La Joya Police Department has assisted Border Patrol in catching hundreds of people crossing through their jurisdiction. And, according to the announcement, Border Patrol informed the police department that on July 25, 2021 they had surpassed 1 million apprehensions in the month of June. La Joya also said that Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley didn’t tell them that they were placing COVID stricken people at the Texas Inn Hotel. In response, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez called on federal immigration officials to stop releasing infected migrants into their communities. “We have been doing well as a community in slowing the spread of this deadly virus. But ill-conceived policies by both the federal and state governments are beginning to have serious consequences for Hidalgo County,” said Judge Cortez. “I call on federal immigration officials to stop releasing infected migrants into our community and am further calling on Governor Abbott to return to Hidalgo County the safety tools he took away that would help us slow the spread of this disease. This is unacceptable.”

Biden will be mandating the vaccine for federal employees on Thurs. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/vaccine-mandate-for-federal-employees-under-consideration/index.html President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be vaccinated against Covid-19, or be required to submit to regular testing and mitigation requirements, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. But these folks won't have any mandates placed on them. https://www.fr24news.com/a/2021/07/texas-police-hear-covid-positive-illegal-immigrants-sent-to-local-hotels-after-meeting-with-whataburger.html The migrants told the officer they were staying at the nearby Texas Inn & Suites. The hotel manager told authorities that Catholic Charities in the Rio Grande Valley have booked rooms in the hotel to accommodate undocumented immigrants held by the border patrol. “We have an agreement based on what we have been told that the entire hotel has already been rented,” Casas said. “The information we have is that everyone who stays at this hotel is positive for COVID-19 because it is praised for them. “ The Texas Inn & Suites in La Joya, Texas. Texan authorities said on Tuesday that undocumented migrants who could be infected with COVID-19 were staying in hotels after being released by border patrol. (Google Maps) At the hotel, officers observed 20 to 30 people outside wearing no masks, the police department said in a social media post. Wearing masks is not mandatory, but those showing symptoms of COVID-19 should wear one, Casas said. He said the department could not prevent any of the migrants from leaving the hotel and heading to another destination in the United States.

This is in no way a "mild" case of covid-19. The vast majority of cases of covid-19 are either asymptomatic or with cold or allergy like symptoms. Those are mild cases of covid. This case was beyond needing medical attention and could quickly have become a medical emergency. He should have been being monitored after being seen and given the Azithromycin prescription. Perhaps there isn't a virtual hospital there to follow patients being treated for Covid-19.

Additionally, some on this board seem so quick to shame, blame, and assign motivations to our fellow citizens for their personal decisions regarding covid-19 vaccinations, while making no noise about or demands for vaccination or testing from those illegally pouring across the southern border from multiple countries carrying who knows what potentially new variants. Those folks are being transported all over the country.

Unfortunately, those that have been vaccinated can still get Covid-19 and are able to be "incubators for Covid variants" . They are also able to infect others as evidenced by the Texas Democrats. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/lone-star-politics/covid-19-derails-texas-democrats-lobbying-in-washington/2686702/

But that doesn't fit the narrative of the MSM. The one network that refuses to march in lock step with the State TV must surely be to blame for low vaccination rates🙄. If only they would join in reading the DNC talking points like ALL the others!

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/larissa-leon-duct-tape-prom-dress-wins-duck-brand-scholarship-2021 Absolutely gorgeous dress won her a 10k scholarship.

Praying for her.

I think this likely very true as well as the tendency to return children to white repeat drug offenders. It is maddening!

How's the defunding working out so far in those cities that have implemented it?

https://www.foxnews.com/us/biden-admin-promotes-radical-group-critical-race-theory-schools The Biden administration's guidance for school reopening promoted a radical activist group’s handbook that advocates for educators to "disrupt Whiteness and other forms of oppression." The Department of Education linked to the Abolitionist Teaching Network’s "Guide for Racial Justice & Abolitionist Social and Emotional Learning" in its handbook intended to help schools reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic and recommend how they should spend billions of dollars they collectively received through the American Rescue Plan. The Abolitionist Teaching Network’s website includes links to various materials and media that include language often associated with critical race theory, though the group avoids using the exact phrase. "Abolitionist Teachers" should "[b]uild a school culture that engages in healing and advocacy. This requires a commitment to learning from students, families, and educators who disrupt Whiteness and other forms of oppression," the group states in its guide. "If you don’t recognize that White supremacy is in everything we do, then we got a problem," Love, who also chairs the board of directors, said. "I want us to be feared."

https://nypost.com/2021/07/14/california-school-district-mandates-ethnic-studies-course-based-on-crt/ A small school district has become the first in California to enforce mandatory “ethnic studies” lessons based on critical race theory, including for preschoolers — setting aside $40 million to implement it. The board of trustees of the Hayward Unified School District in the Bay Area voted unanimously late last month to approve the program for all grades, starting in preschool — making it a “graduation requirement” by next year. The Hayward board approved $40 million to to cover recruiting, training and materials for the policy — despite community fears that it could encourage antisemitism, Jewish News Syndicate noted. The policy is being pushed throughout the state, with San Diego Unified School District expected to approve a similar plan later this summer, the Wall Street Journal said. The Salinas Union High School District, meanwhile, recently hired “Rethinking Ethnic Studies” author R. Tolteka Cuauhtin to prep its teachers to implement a similar course — paying $1,500 an hour. https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-ethnic-studies-gold-rush-11626129598 High-school students in California could soon be required to take at least one semester of something called “ethnic studies” to graduate. The California Senate Education Committee holds hearings this week on Assembly Bill 101, which passed the lower house 58-9 in May. If A.B. 101 becomes law, it will line the pockets of a waiting diversity industry with hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer funds, as well as federal coronavirus relief money. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Cares Act in March 2020. The legislation provided $2.2 trillion of financial assistance to individuals, businesses and state institutions. Of that $2.2 trillion, $16.2 billion was set aside for primary and secondary education. The California Education Department received $2 billion. These funds were intended to cover a variety of difficulties caused by pandemic-related budget shortfalls. The U.S. Department of Education recommended that the money be used to prevent teacher layoffs, preserve mental-health programs, and improve school ventilation. But the feds also urged state education departments to use the money to “advance equity” given the “disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color.” This opened the door for California to spend its federal windfall in a way that most Americans would likely find reprehensible. Sacramento lawmakers passed a bill in 2016 requiring the state Board of Education to create a model curriculum in ethnic studies and recommend that each district make the curriculum required learning for grades 9-12 beginning in the 2021-22 school year. The first draft of the ethnic studies model curriculum, or ESMC, provoked a public outcry when it was published in August 2019. While the bill stipulated that the model curriculum should prepare students to appreciate the contributions of all cultures, it contained significant anti-Semitic sentiment, such as a poem insinuating that Jews control the media. The proposed curriculum even went so far as to endorse the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, an anti-Israel lobby. The state Board but added explicit references to critical race theory and neo-Marxism. The introduction of the new curriculum states that ethnic studies is “housed in the conceptual model of the ‘double helix’ which interweaves holistic humanization and critical consciousness.” In a footnote, the idea of “holistic humanization” is tied to the work of Tara J. Yosso, a widely cited critical race theorist. “Critical consciousness” refers to Paulo Freire’s theory that people must become aware and critical of oppressors (mainly white males) to bring about a Marxist revolution.of Education produced a new version of the model curriculum. It removed the outright anti-Semitism, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/black-lives-matter-blames-us-praises-cuban-regime-social-media-erupts The common denominator here is their support of Marxism., which seems to be their real intent. Seems like the parent in the OP was exactly right.