• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    9 months ago

    Real problem or election year “problem”?

    Cause that migrant caravan that was going to sneak into our houses at night and smash up the place just kind of fizzled out immediately after the last election was over.

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      9 months ago

      Not even a problem.

      Most studies of undocumented immigrants have them committing fewer crimes than the average US citizen. Most are beneficial to the economy because they get less out of taxes than they pay in through payroll taxes due to not being eligible for many government services.

      The only problem is how horrendous our immigration policies are that people feel the need to sneak in because the actual system for amnesty and becoming a citizen are so ridiculously complex and slow that risking their lives seems like a better option.

      Funding the agencies that process immigration and ditching the ridiculously low caps on how many people can immigrate each year would be an actual solution.

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      9 months ago

      Like most propaganda, it has both truth and gross exaggeration in it.

      The true part is the asylum process does get abused, which results in extremely long wait-times for asylum requests, and an overall stressing of the system.

      The false parts are the normal Fox News propaganda lines. Way more of them than there actually are, it’s an “invasion”, they want to replace you, etc etc etc. Be afraid, be afraid, be afraid. Oh, and give our guys money.