bus loads of illegals are being shipped all over the country, DHS says 15-20% of them are covid positive, govt stats, not mine. Biden shut down the keystone pipeline and cancelled drilling leases in the gulf. No, he did not completely shut down domestic production, but he cut it significantly. We were energy independent, now we are buying from the arabs and Russia. Do you think that is better for the USA? where do I get it? government published statistics, you should try it sometime.
either you are really dumb or you get your info from CNN. which is it?
you are fucking delusional. he did not cut domestic production- HE CANNOT!! the pipeline had not even begun to be dug yet, stupid. how did shutting it down affect oil production? we have never been oil independent, dummy. we buy millions of barrels from mexico and canada each year....but we export a lot of jet fuel and petro which balances out our imports- get it?
U.S. crude oil imports from OPEC are down, but imports from ...
https://www.eia.gov › todayinenergy › detail
May 5, 2021 — Comparatively stable U.S. crude oil imports from Canada, however, have been mostly the result of longer-term trends. Between 2005 and 2020, ...
US-Canada Cross- Border Petroleum Trade: - American ...
https://www.api.org › Files › News › 2021/04 › I...PDF
U.S. Heavy Crude Oil Supply Relies on Imports from Canada . ... refinery crude supply coming from North American sources (United States, Canada, or Mexico).
Suspension of Keystone XL Pipeline to have no impact on ...
https://www.kens5.com › article › news › politics › key...
Jan 21, 2021 — He said while prices at the gas pump are climbing, it's independent of Biden's decision. "If oil prices go to $4 a gallon, it will be for other ...
Effects of Keystone XL pipeline closure on energy priceshttps://brownfieldagnews.com › news › effects-of-keyst...
Jan 26, 2021 — An ag economist does NOT believe closing the Keystone XL pipeline will ... “That, in combination with OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum ...
Keystone XL suspension probably won't boost oil ... - PolitiFacthttps://www.politifact.com › feb › facebook-posts › key...
Claim: Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”
Claimed by: Facebook posts
Fact check by PolitiFact: Mostly False
Republican lawmakers are claiming a large percentage of migrants at crowded southern border facilities are testing positive for COVID-19.
CapRadio’s PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols spoke with afternoon anchor Mike Hagerty about that and other claims in this week’s Can You Handle The Truth segment.
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
Interview Highlights
On what is happening at the southern border
In recent months, there’s been a really big wave of migration. Border patrol agents have recorded more than half a million encounters with migrants since October. That’s nearly three times as many in the same period a year earlier.
So, conditions are very crowded at border detention centers, and some Republican members of Congress are claiming that crowding is leading to the rapid spread of COVID-19.
Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma recently visited a border detention center in Donna, Texas and posted a video on Twitter with some claims:
“We have a large percentage of folks here that are COVID positive,” Lankford said. “But they’re not tested here for several days. So, they’re literally spreading it all around. And they’re released into HHS custody and into the rest of the country.”
On the veracity of those claims
PolitiFact found there is no definitive answer available since there are different categories of migrants being tested at different times and by varying groups across the border.
But back in March, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers that the positivity rates for people coming across the border at the time was less than 6%. For some comparison, the average positivity rate in Texas was above 7% at that time.
On testing migrants for COVID-19 and who is doing it
Immigration authorities said they are working with state and local authorities and non-governmental groups to make sure that all migrants are tested “at some point during their immigration journey.”
Federal health officials say that the many unaccompanied minors who have arrived are tested every three days — those who test positive are isolated from the rest.
Customs and Border Protection personnel do initial checks for symptoms, and they consult with onsite medical staff. People who are presumed to be sick are sent to local health systems for testing, diagnosis and treatment, according to immigration officials.
Cities, counties and nonprofits handle the vast majority of the testing and any subsequent isolation.
On the work of nonprofit groups
One example of what nonprofits do is the Jewish Family Service of San Diego. They help asylum-seekers reunite with their families in California and around the country.
They told PolitiFact that many of these people who have had to remain in Mexico are being tested for COVID-19 in that country. Then they are tested again in the United States and remain in hotel rooms while awaiting results.
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2...-testing-for-migrants-at-the-southern-border/