BadMofoPimp wrote:
Would not a person who enters the country just like Canada be considered illegal and an alien at the same time? Maybe a few hundred up to a 1k got 4 star hotels, but not many. Regardless, they cost taxpayers $400 billion a year to take care of. I would prefer to cut that to $200 billion and invest in their home countries so they want to stay there instead. Our deficit is out of control. I would rather buy our stuff made in Central America than China anyways.
Words carry power, calling someone an illegal is different than saying they immigrated to a country illegally. Growing up I was a young black male when you had folks like the Clinton's calling us "Super predators" and criminals. And everywhere you go, no matter what you do, that's what people will see you as first. All of which can threaten your safety, job opportunities, mental health, stability and etc.
How can a person be illegal? think about what that's saying. Even if you could make it true under a technicality, it's still dehumanizing. You might mean well, but I can all but guarantee that the people who intentionally use it as a political weapon, did not.
$400 Billion is a proposed number that doesn't reflect the current reality. Immigration policy definitely needs to be fixed, but a much lesser issue of what is wrong with the fiscal policy in this country. (IE the bill that was recently passed, that will kill more people for the sake of billionaires) More of folks making 700 an hour telling people who make 25 an hour that the person making 7 an hour is really the problem
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