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Three-year-old migrant dies during trip to Chicago on bus sponsored by Texas

Posted by specwill
Tags: usa.tx, immigration, migrants, children, deaths, government.local, governors, greg abbott, author.j david goodman, author.edgar sandoval, source.the new york times, paywall
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/migrant-child-abbott-bus.html

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Published
Aug 12 2023
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576 words

8 comments

  1. [2]
    specwill
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    Abbott's body count keeps climbing, and no one seems inclined to do a damn thing.

    Abbott's body count keeps climbing, and no one seems inclined to do a damn thing.

    25 votes
    1. mr-death
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      We don't punish the wealthy here in the US, unfortunately.

      We don't punish the wealthy here in the US, unfortunately.

      13 votes
  2. [5]
    chocobean
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    Archive https://archive.ph/octb2 Is this informed consent? There's a huge power difference here and what are these people supposed to do if they say no?

    Archive https://archive.ph/octb2

    Texas officials have said that only migrants who agree to the travel are placed on buses.

    Is this informed consent? There's a huge power difference here and what are these people supposed to do if they say no?

    18 votes
    1. [3]
      Starlinguk
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      Three year olds can't give consent anyway. Anyhoo, the ones who were sent to Martha's Vineyard were lied to. Why has nobody been arrested for trafficking?

      Three year olds can't give consent anyway.

      Anyhoo, the ones who were sent to Martha's Vineyard were lied to. Why has nobody been arrested for trafficking?

      18 votes
      1. merry-cherry
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        Reality simply means that children have to rely on their guardians to make their choices for them. Still, I doubt the child's parents had the ability to really make a good choice here.

        Reality simply means that children have to rely on their guardians to make their choices for them. Still, I doubt the child's parents had the ability to really make a good choice here.

        3 votes
    2. updawg
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      In this case, it actually was 100%. The article says the parents were eventually headed to Indiana, where they have relatives.

      In this case, it actually was 100%. The article says the parents were eventually headed to Indiana, where they have relatives.

      5 votes
  3. Tigress
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    Honestly I really hate Abbott and this bullshit but I’m not sure how bussing caused this kid’s death. It sounds like he or she got sick and just happened to be on the bus when it happened. Least...

    Honestly I really hate Abbott and this bullshit but I’m not sure how bussing caused this kid’s death. It sounds like he or she got sick and just happened to be on the bus when it happened. Least from the article it doesn’t sound like they even neglected the kid when he got sick.

    8 votes