Migrant families forced to relocate amid failed motel contract negotiations
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- A business deal went south between the city of Seattle and a motel operator in Kent where migrant families have been staying, and on Friday, May 10, they packed up and headed to other motels in SeaTac.
Seattle committed to pay the room fees through the end of June for 144 people, many of whom are children, who recently entered the country and have few options as they await work permits and other documents. Many of them had been camping at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle, but rooms were found for them in Kent at the Quality Inn.
On May 10, those families were packing up and loading into vans after Seattle and the general manager were unable to agree on contract terms for the stay.
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We don't owe these people anything.
We need to take care of the homeless veterans and American citizens first
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Its almost like we can do both. Although komo news watchers are too illiterate to comprehend more than one idea at once.
Exactly well Stated !!
@@joseph-vw1wmHow rude. I pray you never become homless! You won't get that kind of help!
@@joseph-vw1wmso that includes you? 👌
They can find a house for their families BACK IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY
YES!!!
I’m sure they had houses where they came from
It's a shame that they come all this way and can't get housing.
@@user-tm6vv4cq3iThey can go back
@@Chicago48Take the Illegals Alíens into your house 🏡
Nothing for the American people!!!
Noda
Democrats should step up and open their homes for those people.
Agree, our Radical unfit DemoCrap Governor,Inslee should take them all into his Mansion.
We didn't bring them here.
Yeah
..define, 'WE', please.
@@danros6530 I'm speaking for myself, and correcting the one of many delusional democrats in the video that unilaterally decided they represent "We" and that it was ok to violate there oaths and our constitution.
@@danros6530 did you???? If so YOU take care of them. Otherwise WE the people did not bring them here!!! Illegally crossed over.
Covering the cost at the expense of tax payers......
Funny how generous they are with money they DIDNT EARN!
Motel owner is smart that he wants to be paid upfront, otherwise he’d never get paid properly. What does the deputy mayor mean by “…The people ‘WE’ brought here”?!
If they have never been employed in their life, they didn't pay their own way here. Biden has already admitted to be flying illegals over the border so the deputy mayor wasn't lying.
Free stuff anf and free housing is your reward for criminal trespassing. Higher taxes and higher rates of crime are the only rewards for the taxpayers. Nobody asked me if this was a good idea, they just pointed a government gun at my head and ordered me to pay for it.
This is what happens when you vote anything democrat.
What Seattle does for their own homeless? NOTHING!
Exactly! Seattle is sending their Homeless here by Busses 🚎 to Skagit County and around our State 🤬
@mariarenteria6132 I come to Seattle twice a year and it's getting worse and worse 😞
Good they should leave the US.
Please no more of more taxes to pay for your failed policies!!!
Unskilled Labor, Many don't speak English attempting to make a living in Very Expensive Cities will only make Crime and Homelessness Worse
Anywhere in the US is expensive these days. Thats why we have so many homeless
This will GO ON for years and years - to come....
Theyre going to make sure they have a place to stay. THANKS AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. If I don't pay my rent I'm out on my ass!!
Who wants to stay in a hotel that hordes of mi-grants have stayed in?
we are mot responsible for them. . they have no place in their iown country , why and we responsible for them . i cant even pay my own rent . i work 7 days no help from govt .
Unfortunately you were born here, if you were not then you get free stuff.
@@stevek343True 👍👍
Its just getting too dificult to destroy your own country and move to another to be treated like kings anymore. Whats an invader to do?
They shouldn't even be here
Does any of this make any logical sense? None whatsoever
Get out your unwanted here.
Finally a feel-good story
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Not only upfront payment, but a HUGE security deposit....
Get out!
Obiden Regime has brought this.
And the uniparty in Congress has covered for them to do it. Our entire country needs a reset.
When OH pays under $3 for a gallon of gas, WA pays almost $5. Applies to every product that’s sold in WA. That extra is what’s known as the “inflation tax” that covers all of these damaging liberal policies.
We didn't invite, they came illegally. Legal immigrants are welcome
Why are we paying their bills in the first place??
Activists
Enough is enough
Millions had there free paid vacation with healthcare. But this can’t continue anymore
Time to close border , clean house
Get America back on track
Stop wasting billions of dollars on this and giving it away to other countries
Motel were smart..they know how hard it can be to get paid if town politics get involved..one thing leads to another then they get stuck and can’t get em out and can’t get paid
That also means that the building will be completely trashed by these occupants. I wouldn't rent to them for $50,000.00 per day. Not worth it. And-they will either not leave, or trash it to the ground if they are evicted.
@@kathleenardrey5094Yep, that's what all the other government- funded hotel takeovers have done. Completely trashed them.
"Bienvenido a América". El lugar más feliz del mundo" Su casa recién amueblada de cinco habitaciones está lista, hay un BMW o MBz en el camino de entrada en su elección de colores, además, durante los próximos 5 años, puede elegir entre $ 5,000 y $ 10,000 mensuales para dar la bienvenida a nuevos inmigrantes, pagos del gobierno dependiendo del tamaño de su familia, con mucho de dinero para enviar a casa.
No te preocupes por trabajar porque todo está automatizado con IA. Solo miramos mucho fútbol, jugamos videojuegos y salimos de discotecas todas las noches.
PD Por favor, simplemente no bebas Bud Light...
Time to go home! Go home! Go home! Americans are good people, hard working people too but we’re not getting anything for free, neither our kids.
Well, what is it? There isn’t enough education budget in Seattle. An estimated 25% of schools could be closed. But we can spend 100 million + of tax payers dollars for this? WA is in the top of the highest taxed states as it is.
I thought the schools were closing due to reduction in enrollment?
Well, it's because leftist progressives seems to vote more than actual working class people.
And this is the shit they support, because it never effects them.
However, I expect that this election year we will see something change.
And if not...well, I don't want to think of that.
@punchkitten874 You thought? Unlikely.
@@punchkitten874🤦♂️
@@Mr.Maret5That's a fact. Public school enrollment in Seattle is down 8% from 2021, and Seattle's school enrollment decline is double the statewide rate.
What were their travel plans before they left their country?
Word is out. Free housing food, medical, ect
When are the migrants going home?
Good question!
All the homeless people should go down to Mexico and come in as migrant so they can get this treatment
From my understanding the hotel owner entered into a verbal contract with the city of Seattle to house these illegal migrants. But the city then went back and tried to change the verbally agreed contract. My guess is the city could not cover the costs they and the owner initially agreed to. This is trend happening across the US. A lot of cities are running out of money for illegal migrants. Denver had the same thing happen. They ran out of money to pay for a hotel outside the city that was housing illegal migrants. The US has spent billions on these illegal migrants. Imagine how much better this country would be if they spent it on the citizens.
I live in vicinity of the Denver area
Get out
KOMO News: I was having a bad day but this story brought a smile to my face! Nice to see so many others agree 👍
Next step deportation🥳
Agree 💯👍
Why do they mostly only interview people from Venezuela when there are migrants from around the world that you could see in the background?
Idk, but It's ridiculous. There are ppl from all over the world coming in illegally and only Venezuelans and Mexicans are being pointed out.
The hotel manager was doing a cover his ass situation...wanting up front payment, he KNOWS this hotel will be destroyed, he will have to replace carpet, beds, maybe windows, doors, etc.. Securing that the money will be there. Making sure these people have a place to stay.. the homeless in Washington state is rampant.. how can this even happen?
Why why why why are they getting all this dam help!?!?
Democrats want them here... future voting base
Can't believe I have to pay taxes in this state for this to be where it goes.
The level of entitlement is mind blowing. No one owe's them anything
start charging 5k per person to country of orgin per day. dont pay confisczte their products as compensation. see how fast this crap stops
Goog for the owner , you need to pay to play. Bunch of Leaches
they can go home if they dont have a place to stay
Illegal is crime
what about our veterans and homeless citizens who needed help before these people broke the law, are you making sure they have a place to stay? ill wait!
We need help for our homeless already, this is out of control. The Biden administration is responsible for this mess and needs to be held accountable! 🇺🇸💪🏻👍🙏
CALLED A SECURITY DEPOSIT !!!!
There is a means test for legal visas.
Also a background check and medical screening
Government should not subsidise what other legally have to pay tough shit
Oh no 😮 no more free hotels 😢😢
1:47 who is we when you said we brought them here?
Imagine. There's a whole country they can relocate to.
*illegals
Why a motel? These privileged people should be housed in at least a 4-star hotel. Let’s show them American world class hospitality!
Make Inslee put them up at his mansion....
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Good go to Washington 😅
the Seattle Deputy Mayor....has a horrible hair cut...did she lose a fight with a weed wacker....????
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Good smart move.They will distroy everything.They have no respect so yeah pay up or get out
SMH . Send them to DC.
They can move them to the Kingston Philadelphia
US countries try to send them back or go away from US country
"Quality" Inn. These folks only take and never give.
It's a business, NOT a charity!
How many ILLEGALS have you offered YOUR home to?
They give you a place to stay if you pay for it.
Was the last motel (back in January or so) just trashed when these illegals were finally told to leave?
Relocate back in mexico
You Democrats voted for this, you deserve it.
Well Stated!!
Obama too Seattle...
Who else is holding the puppet strings ...
Oh boo hoo
Wtf..
Blah Blah Deport
Americans First
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" Force" 🤔 what stupid reporting , always using terms as " We The People" can feel sorry or sympathy, they were not force no where, they made the choice leaving their country , and negotiations please, these people have lots of never demanding anything
Life’s a Bitch!
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I hear Mexico has lots of jobs. Try there.
Do you guys remember before they got here it was always United States news 🗞️📰
Now you come on here are you here is them
Every time I come on CZcams is these people they talking about when is it going to be United States again or is it over with it's probably over with