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You can definitely trust the Trump administration to be honest and pay what it says it will, and definitely will not immediately kidnap and throw you in its concentration camps when you come to collect the money!

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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Sorry, are they seriously saying they'll pay anyone in mexico $1,000 if they come to the US for a few days?

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

They don't care. Obama deported more people than Trump. Trump cannot have that. At this point it's just a matter of beating that number for him. If people intentionally come to the country just to pad that number for him, it's a win in his book.

[–] BangPear@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago

Could be funny, if canadians would start to drive over to Alaska, just to claim the 1000$

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Who will make sure they get the $1000?

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

It's a reverse bounty.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Sure, but the catch is they'll never be able to come into the US legally again.

Sounds great for the next 4 years, but the winds change. In 20, 30, 50 years this place is going to be completely different, but you'll still have a deport on your record.

It's quite a gamble for $1,000.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 11 months ago

You're also assuming they won't just lure people in with the promise of $$$ and then kidnap them into concentration camps anyway.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

We can pay DIRECTLY to depopulate and lose money while we lose money! It's a lose lose!!

[–] ButteryNickel@lemmy.wtf 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

When all else fails, throw money at it until the problem is gone.

[–] constnt@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They aren't ever going to get any money. This is the same scam police use to capture people with warrants for their arrest. Tell them they won the lottery and they need to meet at X place to collect their prize then arrest them. The immigrants will arrive at the location and immediately be carted off into a concentration camp.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

They might add a few extra steps.

  1. Promise money
  2. Migrants come to collect but are told they must wait to be transported out before they get the money, you know so we are sure you left.
  3. Hold them in detention and fly them to El Salvador
  4. If the money comes up, tell them that you had to deduct transport and housing and that they actually owe money now.
  5. Actually give the money to whatever private business you're trying to line the pockets of (CIC Transportation and Detention LLC?)
[–] potoo22@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Infinite money glitch

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

If your gouvernment is saying that it will pay you if you went to them and told them how to pirate software, they are probably not interested in learning how to become a pirate

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

This is his least evil method for destroying the economy yet. Progress?

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit, I just realized it now, he's Donny La Rue!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's cheaper than sending out ICE and detaining someone let alone a trial, that's why.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yet also not enough money to move to a different apartment let alone a different country.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Doesn't really matter, Trump doesn't care. He's just fishing. If literally 1 person takes it, it's a success (to him).

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

This is the most humane immigration policy of this Admin. The only problem I have with it is the amount is stupid low. $5-10K would probably be motivating to many immigrants and would still be cheaper than paying icepigs to kidnap them.

The only downside I can think of is immigrants crossing the border just to collect. But that's not really much of a problem and quite funny on top.