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Ukraine-Israel Bill Includes $3.5 Billion To Supercharge Immigration

President Joe Biden’s pro-migration border chief is opening new processing centers for Muslim migrants, amid pro-HAMAS riots in U.S. cities and just after Congress granted $3.5 billion more for migration within the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel.

“Not only did the ‘Foreign Aid’ package do nothing to secure our own border, it included $3.5 Billion to supercharge mass migration from the Middle East,” said a tweet from Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO).

“The Biden-Harris administration set the refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2024 at 125,000 refugees."

The package does not include any funds to help rebuild Americans’ border defenses against migration. but it does include $481 million to settle migrants in U.S. cities and $3.5 billion to expand migration programs worldwide.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…11mos11MO

What impact do you think supporting immigration with such a significant amount of money will have on public opinion and societal values?

 @9M23HGD from Pennsylvania  answered…11mos11MO

It would create tension between those who support and don't support the amount being spent. Others may think the money would be better used elsewhere.

 @9LYXM4V from Georgia  answered…11mos11MO

They might think that they are wasting valuable money but they need it.

 @CommittedDelegatePatriot from Indiana  commented…11mos11MO

I guess the house GOP should've passed that earlier Senate Bill but Trump told them not to. The GOP playing politics instead of doing what's best for the country so now

 @SolemnPr0porti0nalRepublican from Oregon  commented…11mos11MO

In a few years some countries where these illegals come from will only have women and children left in them all the men will be standing on street corners in western countries.

 @Ind3pendentDonnyConstitution from California  commented…11mos11MO

It is high time that us as citizens start putting the government's feet to the coals. We as Americans are not happy that they do not have our interests at the forefront of what is needed.

They only want what is looking good for the international organizations. It is time to bring it back to America and fire everyone of these officials that put other countries first.

 @PragmaticGenesisRepublican from Virginia  commented…11mos11MO

The UN said recently there are over 200 million refugees on the move. We better come to terms with what that looks like rather quickly. It's the end of our way of life forever.

 @LibertarianJohnnyLibertarian from Florida  commented…11mos11MO

My guess is the pretext for this is persecution of Christians in the Middle East, but they’ll allow the bogus “economic migration” claims too. Can anything be done to prevent that abuse?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…11mos11MO

Should a country focus more on supporting global migration or strengthening its own borders and why?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…11mos11MO

In your opinion, is aiding international migration a moral obligation or a financial burden for a country?

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America’s Housing Market Is Crushing First-Time Buyers

It takes more money than ever to buy a home in America right now. And nearly a third of home buyers navigating the high mortgage rates, rising home prices and low inventory are somehow buying their homes entirely in cash.The share of home buyers paying all cash reached 33 percent through August this year, according to data from Redfin — one of the highest rates since the years following the Great Recession.As cash purchases have become more common, the median age of home buyers has been ticking up and now stands at 56 years old, according to NAR’s data from July 2023 to this June. Even for first-time buyers, the median age has risen to 38 compared to 35 last year.Many of the all-cash buyers are selling previously owned homes to fund their moves. But the rise of cash buys is making it even harder for first-time home buyers. Between July 2023 and June 2024, the share of first-time home buyers in the market was only 24 percent — a historic low.“If it’s a multiple offer situation, it’s likely going to be hard to beat an all-cash offer,” said Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. Cash offers often move quicker and are seen as less risky for the sellers.And the struggle to break into the housing market may not ease anytime soon — property experts surveyed by Reuters expect affordability to get worse for first-time buyers over the next year.

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