'PRESIDENT BIDEN IS A PIECE OF SHIT'

EXCLUSIVE: 'They have doctors and chefs - they're living better than us!' Angry Texas residents tell how the Biden administration is housing over 500 migrant youths at an all-inclusive $33m 'man camp' just feet away from their homes

 

By Alan Butterfield

Daily Mail

March 24, 2021

The Biden administration is paying $33million to rent a 'man cap' built for oil workers and engineers in Midland, Texas, to house 500 migrant youths, leaving residents disgruntled by the detention facility in their backyard. 

'They have doctors, chefs, three square meals a day, they play soccer all day. They are living better than us. I see them in new clothing, they line up for their meals three times a day, and then play and watch TV,' Midland resident Shon Crabtree tells DailyMail.com. 

                                                       Shon Crabtree

 

Crabtree, 42, lives across the street from the federal government's newest unaccompanied minor immigration detention facility that currently holds almost 500 male immigrant youths in a converted all-inclusive 'man camp' that was constructed in 2012 to temporarily house workers in the oil industry.

In an exclusive interview from his front yard with the detention facility just feet behind him, a clearly disgruntled Crabtree exclusively tells DailyMail.com, 'President Biden is a piece of shit. I blame him for all of this.'  

 

 

 

 

The amenities here are in stark contrast to photos released by Congressman Henry Cuellar over the weekend that show a crowded migrant encampment in Texas where 400 unaccompanied male minors are being held in 'terrible conditions' in a space meant for half as many.

The overflowing detention center is just one extreme in the Biden administration's easing of immigration laws as his team plans to alleviate the situation by spending more than $86million to house migrants families in hotels and other temporary centers.

Crabtree woke up to sound of several federal vehicles and buses full of migrant children last Monday morning. 

He works in the oil industry and said he and several of his neighbors aren't happy with the detention facility and with the Biden administration.

'A week ago my house was worth $300K right now it's worth zero, because of this detention facility. When I bought my house I obviously knew there was a 'man camp' across the street. Oilfield workers and engineers lived at the camp for periods of time. They were professional living there, I had nothing to worry about.

'Right now with this literally in my front yard, I couldn't sell it. There is nothing we can do, we are stuck. No one is going to want to move next to a detention facility. They are putting up wired fences, they have flood nights at night and the streets are crawling with federal vehicles.

Crabtree says since last week they've had problems sleeping.'The lights are shining through our windows and the sound of the generators running all night makes it hard to sleep,' he said. 

'And there is zero privacy, the cops generally sit right there in my front driveway, it feels like you are being watched and monitored 24/7. They have three different branches of police over there, Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and the state police. Who knows what they dug up into our lives, you just feel violated.'

Crabtree said he didn't hear a word from state, or Federal authorities about the detention facility, 'one day I woke up and saw federal vehicles parked out in front of my house. I asked them if there is something I needed to know about. And they said, ''We don't think so.'' I said, ''What does that mean?'' And they said, ''Well, we can't say anything.'''

He also says he's worried about COVID from the immigrant youths. So far more than 10% of the camp's population children has tested positive for COVID-19. At least one child has been hospitalized.

'These kids interact with the federal officers who then interact with us. We are being put in danger.'

Not only is Crabtree wary of catching COVID-19 from the migrant children, he's worried they may escape. A 10ft. chain link fence is being constructed around the camp but Crabtree says it should have been in place prior to the minors' arrival.

Right now there is a small wooden 4 ft. fence that surrounds the property. Federal police vehicles are positioned outside of the facility on the roadway 24 hours a day, but that gives Crabtree little solace.

'I'm worried about some of them escaping and coming to my house and holding my family hostage until they get what they want or taking a vehicle. We are scared.' 

He says his wife, is especially terrified. 'She works from home and keeps the blinds in the front windows shut all day long.'

The migrant children, who appear to be 12-17 years in age, are mainly from Central America, which is another concern for Crabtree. 'I'm sure there are some MS13 or Barrio 18 gang members in there.'

Crabtree says he's been told the US Government is paying Cotton Logistics which owns the all-inclusive 'man camp' $33 million to rent it out for up to 12 months. 

According to their website, Cotton Logistics opened their Midland facility in 2012 and has 700 beds. The man camps are built like all-inclusive hotels with five-star hospitality, wireless internet, cable TV it says.

Some of the amenities listed for the Midland Man Camp are a kitchen & dining facility, hot & cold meal service, 24-hour snack & beverage service, an indoor recreation facility, a billiards & lounge area, a theater with stadium-style reclining seating, a state-of-the-art workout facility, an outdoor pavilion, fire pits & covered decks, a basketball court, laundry facility, daily housekeeping, full size wardrobe, flat-screen TV with DVD Player and cable, individual heating and cooling system.

Another neighbor who has knowledge of the facility but didn't want to be identified exclusively told DailyMail.com.

'With the down turn of the economy the 'man camp' was empty. So when they were offered millions by the Feds to house immigrant children Cotton Logistics jumped at the chance. They are getting paid millions by the government to provide for the minor children. Most of the people around here aren't too happy with what's going on. They think its President Biden's way of saying 'F you' to the people of Texas for voting for Trump.

'There is one federal police officer for every 50 migrant children at the camp, they're also staying at the camp in trailers on the other side of property.

'Those kids are living luxury. I'm sure where they are living now is 100 times better than where they have ever lived in before.

'There are about 140 trailers on the property each trailer has 5 rooms, in each room there is a private bath and shower and bed, TV and wireless internet access and closet.

'There is a cleaning crew of about 30 cleaning ladies that clean each unit daily. The food is very good, they serve three meals a day, breakfast buffet with eggs, bacon, waffles, and sausages. On Wednesday its steak night on the grill, on Thursdays its seafood night with catfish, shrimp and hushpuppies.

'The food wouldn't disappoint anyone. The desserts are to die for - cakes, ice cream, pies, you name it. Unlimited sodas, water and juices.

'Usually the costs that Cotton Logistics gets per guest is between $80-120 a night, all-inclusive.

'There are some problems with the water and septic system. In this area you can't drink the tap water because of the soil so they have to haul in potable water to drink and at times they've had issues with the septic system backing up and flooding.

'But even with all of these problems it's not too shabby of a place to stay, it's comparable to any nice hotel. Those kids won't go without. I'm sure they are living better than they have ever lived before in their life, all on the dime of the American taxpayer.

'Red Cross volunteers watch over each individual trailer of the young men 24-hours a day, while federal police patrol the outside of the detention facility.

Crabtree said these kids are being treated better than our veterans. 'A week ago they were illegally crossing into our country and now they are living it up it up with all of the food they can eat and playing soccer all day.'

'This detention facility is a huge waste of taxpayer's money. This is Mexico's problem. It wasn't my problem, but now it is. I have this eyesore to look at every morning when I wake up,' added Crabtree.

'I'm going to have to spend $5K in shrubbery so when I don't look out my window I see a prison camp. Also I'm going to have to buy a security system, camera, etc. just to make sure in case of an escape.'

'It's like living across the street from a prison. It's ridiculous to have to put money into something that's worth nothing now because of Biden. It's socialism, its communism. It's everything, I never thought in a million years, my government would do this.

'And the sad part is, I really can't do anything about it, I'd like to hire an attorney but that's going to cost a lot of money and I don't know what I'd get out of it in the end.'

But Crabtree has some choice words for President Biden saying, 'He's a puppet, there is nothing you can say to that guy that would matter. He's just a big puppet.'

Crabtree says the Biden administration is sending the wrong message to illegal immigrants.

'They are saying if you can get here on American soil, we'll take care of you. I don't go to work every day to take care of that, that's socialism. I work for what I have. Your house is your biggest investment, which they've destroyed. I work for what I have, I don't take handouts and I don't want them coming across the border. That's not my problem. You know, we've got enough problems in the U.S. that need to be taken care of. And that's a Mexico problem.'

Crabtree - who voted for Donald Trump - said this would have never happened under his regime.

'I don't believe a single word that comes out of the Biden administration, they've said the kids are only going to be her for 90 days, that's a lie,' continued Crabtree. 'Biden has gotten us into this immigration mess and as long as he's in office, it's just going to get worse.'

He also blames the minor migrant children for this problem.

'I believe it's their fault. They came over here. I didn't make them come over here3. They could have stayed home.'

Crabtree added, 'I just want them gone, send them back to Mexico. Come across the border the legal way.'