Monday 29 March 2021

Authorized Human Trafficking

 Is the Biden-team effort to resettle all these migrant 'kids' into US homes.....'human-trafficking'?

I sat and paused over various stories that came out over the weekend.  Various private efforts to be temporary foster-parents have been approached (heavily in California)....to take in these migrant kids.  Most stand there, and eventually ask....isn't this the same as human-trafficking?

My general issue?  Even if you found 3,000 of these families willing to take in four 'kids' each (getting paid by the government for this action)....the majority won't speak the language of the 'kids'.  How this could effectively work?  I have no idea.  

I would regard this as the biggest potential mess that the Biden-team now faces.  Someone in the next month will go to court and probably accuse members of the administration of human-trafficking and it'll be painful to see this play out with the news media. 

What I'd Do About the DC Statehood Chatter

 1.  Individually, state by state....they ought to pass a 3-line legislation piece that says non-federal territory of DC should be returned by the conclusion of 4th of July 2022 to Maryland.  Federal territory will remain the responsibility of the US federal government.

2.  I'd take the non-federal region and split it into three cities: Georgetown (the far west), Columbia City (from Georgetown corner to the river), and Anacostia (everything east of the river).  I'd thank the city council and mayor for their effort, but admit that their failures led to the breakup.

3.  I'd make a federal law that no one except the President and Vice-President may live on federal grounds of the remaining federal district.  

4.  I'd create a two-star general position to be the 'guardian' of the federal district remaining.  You get the job for three years and then move on.