During the Civil War, a significant minority of Americans insisted that owning slaves was their god-given right. After that war, a significant minority supported Jim Crow laws and minority suppression. In the ‘60s, a significant minority opposed the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts – some violently. Many still do, and that’s the mentality attracted to Trump. They are a significant minority who still harbor prejudice, led by a demented sociopath who feeds them a diet of lies, anger and hatred. A rational immigration policy should be easy, but not with the crazies in charge.
Mass deportation, mainly of farmworkers, laborers, hospitality employees etc., was the closest thing Trump had to a domestic agenda. With his white-wing whackos now passing his butt ugly spending bill, he can add to that taking healthcare and school lunches from the poor, giving tax breaks to the rich and going trillions more into debt. Welcome to the land of the free and home of the brave.
Do I see a slight drop in those discouraging numbers? Deporting people might seem okay to many folks in the abstract, but immigrants being grabbed from work, school, and home, given no due process whatsoever, and sent to what are essentially prison camps in terrible conditions, is a reality that might not appeal to so many.
In this time of Republican, pro-family, white America it is generally left unsaid that brown people do one thing much better. Reproduce. Not so much from Catholicism as a tradition and a love of large families. Here in México, where I am the minority, I see the young families with their toddlers all dressed and scrubbed clean. No wonder MAGA is scared to death of being replaced.
Mass deportation is like locking the barn door after the horses have escaped.
The simpler and more sensible solution is to vet people to exclude persons who have "significant" criminal convictions or a history "real" terrorist activities or leanings (and I don't mean supporting Palestinians or condemning Israel's genocidal behavior for example). Anyone who passes the vetting, should be given a permanent or conditional resident status card subject to annual review. Person's who apply for humanitarian asylum should also be considered for full citizenship.
The main issue is dealing with the biden invasion. Most, not vetted, Americans received no due process (So to speak) as to the impact on American cities, schools, hospitals and communities. All under the dark of night. How about them leaving and we deal with the hardworking, long term 'illegals'
in a rational manner. The biden invaders have no business here they are taking resources from already over taxed communities.
Mike, you likely didn't believe that Trump had a comprehensive health plan for all of us that was going to carry a premium of $12 a month, either. Or that he would make sure that people like him were going to pay a lot more in taxes. Or that he loved his red "Tesler".
You just have to believe a little bit harder, and Mexico will pay for the wall.
Joe, relax, smile America is truly getting better. 🇺🇸 Getting the law fare out of the way is a big step forward. Do you guys have any plans other than hating Trump?
During the Civil War, a significant minority of Americans insisted that owning slaves was their god-given right. After that war, a significant minority supported Jim Crow laws and minority suppression. In the ‘60s, a significant minority opposed the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts – some violently. Many still do, and that’s the mentality attracted to Trump. They are a significant minority who still harbor prejudice, led by a demented sociopath who feeds them a diet of lies, anger and hatred. A rational immigration policy should be easy, but not with the crazies in charge.
Mass deportation, mainly of farmworkers, laborers, hospitality employees etc., was the closest thing Trump had to a domestic agenda. With his white-wing whackos now passing his butt ugly spending bill, he can add to that taking healthcare and school lunches from the poor, giving tax breaks to the rich and going trillions more into debt. Welcome to the land of the free and home of the brave.
Do I see a slight drop in those discouraging numbers? Deporting people might seem okay to many folks in the abstract, but immigrants being grabbed from work, school, and home, given no due process whatsoever, and sent to what are essentially prison camps in terrible conditions, is a reality that might not appeal to so many.
In this time of Republican, pro-family, white America it is generally left unsaid that brown people do one thing much better. Reproduce. Not so much from Catholicism as a tradition and a love of large families. Here in México, where I am the minority, I see the young families with their toddlers all dressed and scrubbed clean. No wonder MAGA is scared to death of being replaced.
My glass-half-full self is gratified that nearly 2/3 of us would allow people to stay (with requirements.
But a partially separate set of us--nearly 1/3--seem content to have a permanent, mostly Brown, underclass.
Oh, good. A caste system. Why should India have all the fun?
Good blog, disappointing perspective on human nature.
Mass deportation is like locking the barn door after the horses have escaped.
The simpler and more sensible solution is to vet people to exclude persons who have "significant" criminal convictions or a history "real" terrorist activities or leanings (and I don't mean supporting Palestinians or condemning Israel's genocidal behavior for example). Anyone who passes the vetting, should be given a permanent or conditional resident status card subject to annual review. Person's who apply for humanitarian asylum should also be considered for full citizenship.
The main issue is dealing with the biden invasion. Most, not vetted, Americans received no due process (So to speak) as to the impact on American cities, schools, hospitals and communities. All under the dark of night. How about them leaving and we deal with the hardworking, long term 'illegals'
in a rational manner. The biden invaders have no business here they are taking resources from already over taxed communities.
You forgot to mention, they're eating our cats and dogs.
Show the receipts! Only possibly would be the Haitians. I doubt it. Where do you come up with these ideas🤔
From your Supreme Leader.
Just kidding but seriously, I don't think cats and dogs were regularly eaten. 🐶
Mike, you likely didn't believe that Trump had a comprehensive health plan for all of us that was going to carry a premium of $12 a month, either. Or that he would make sure that people like him were going to pay a lot more in taxes. Or that he loved his red "Tesler".
You just have to believe a little bit harder, and Mexico will pay for the wall.
Joe, relax, smile America is truly getting better. 🇺🇸 Getting the law fare out of the way is a big step forward. Do you guys have any plans other than hating Trump?
I call bullshit - show the receipts!