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‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
(www.theguardian.com)
Fucking PEAK comedy lol 🤣
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Country is been run to the ground by convicted con man. What the hell did you expect?
People lured away with the promise of deportation anyway only to turn themselves in to get something out of it only to then by scammed inhuman.
Interesting how they heard the news about the self-deportation but didn't hear the news about how Trump never pays people.
In all seriousness, I'm more surprised that anyone got the money at all
Yeah, that's the real takeaway. I expected them to send them out them say come and get it.
You should pay the first few marks so they’ll help establish the veneer of credibility. That’s Conning 101.
I forget the corresponding Ferengi Rule of Acquisition number.
19 is closest.
Don't lie too soon after a promotion.
Rule 76: Every once in a while declare peace, it will confuse the hell out of your enemies.
Gotta do just enough payments that people won't think it's a lie, and that's when you pull the (insufferably obvious) switch-a-roo
Well you start it to fool people, then you cut it off. (The only reason it was offered was because it's cheaper than sending an agent after you.)
A trump never pays his debts
👏TRUMP👏NEVER👏PAYS👏HIS👏BILLS👏
(Unless it's the hush money bill, or the raping little girls bill, he's always got cash for those)
Trump rarely pays people he looks upon as “the help”.
The man is such a ghetto trash human being.
What?! The administration run by a man who is famous for not paying people didn't pay some people?!
if you don't pay the first wave, there is no second wave
Trump didn't pay his bill?!?
Last time I heard, he did different things with his Bill.
I never understood this, maybe they just need the money that badly or are outright threatened.
Why would you believe they would give you money once you’re out of their country. You are no longer their problem.
Believe you are going to be deported anyway but have some trust in "law" so do this so you get something to help you and your family out of it.
Enjoy counting your nothing, idiots.
Por pendejos
$1000 is absolutely nothing for that. My own move out of the US ended up in the multiple multiple thousands
Shocked any received it, honestly.
A lot of countries charge you for the deportation. They will even hold you in jail until you pay it back.
Even with this take, it's still dishonest. Something like this is still a pretty motivating: "we could hold you for months more or you could self deport now". And if you're making people sign forms saying one thing and then do another, then it's further undermining trust in the government agencies and the rule of law. Although I suspect some groups confuse harshness with law & justice
Undermining trust in the government agencies and rule of law for who? Illegal aliens? They should not trust those agencies or rule of law. They should leave immediately. We shouldn't be paying them anything except a bullet in their backside.
Hottie on the right definitely needs this fixed. Now, people!
We found somebody that believes what Trump says? They get what they deserve, LIES!
How is this getting what they deserve? In all likelihood believed they were being deported no matter what so figured get something to help themselves and family out of it, they shouldn't be made to feel that way or trust in the promise but that's more naivety than anything else hardly deserving being scammed.