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    [–]sawboss 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

    There is a lot of history and nuance. Immigration has been a heavily politicized issue for most of my life. Difficult to suss out the facts because neither the Democrats nor the Republicans present the facts of the situation. Most of us lack information because it is a taboo subject. It is impossible to ask a question about immigration in America without drawing accusations of "racist", "xenophobe", etc.

    Here's my tl;dr:

    Democrats: "Immigration is great! We need more immigrants!"

    President Trump: "Okay, we will send them to your cities.

    Democrats: "What? No! That's racist!"

    I know, I know it sounds childish. Well I'm sorry, but that is exactly the level of debate on the issue of immigration in America right now. It's infuriating.

    [–]wizzwizz4 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

    Did he really do that? Wow, that's cool. My opinion of the POTUS is improving already. (I still don't like him as a person, though.)

    [–]sawboss 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

    https://www.npr.org/2019/04/14/713303825/trump-spokesman-calls-plan-to-send-immigrants-to-sanctuary-cities-an-olive-branc

    [–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

    That article's pushed my opinion back the other way, somewhat, given the potential illegality of the move, the fact that there's no funding assigned… I thought it was a deviation from the trend of using people as political footballs, but I was wrong.

    [–]sawboss 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    It's a troll move. It does expose the hypocrisy of the Democrats, but will that even matter? I don't yet see the evidence that the needle will be moved.

    [–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

    Honestly, I don't know what to think any more. Politicians People keep doing things that make me think less of other politicians people, but few are doing anything to make me like them.

    Maybe I'm just reading the wrong news.

    Edit: Noticed that it's a general trend.

    [–]sawboss 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Like them? I just want them to make sense.

    [–]wizzwizz4 0 insightful - 3 fun0 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

    Politicians, or people?

    [–]sawboss 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    shit rolls downhill