The Twisted Trump Supporter's View On Immigration
"Our situation is not born of racial hatred. It is born of safety concerns, economic stress, and fear that instead of being a great country that receives and nurtures refugees, we are becoming a struggling country that has become a dumping ground.
They come here of their own volition, knowing that detention centers and jail are possibilities. Some are legitimately escaping catastrophic circumstances. Others are seeking economic gain and are willing to come illegally to do it. The process to assess individuals is slow and agonizing, but our government's responsibility is to its people first.
- Did people vote for Trump because of economic hardship concerns?
- Are Trump's supporters racists?
For more info: www.psmag.com April 24, 2018 -- Research Finds That Racism, Sexism, and Status Fears Drove Trump Voters
- Concerned about safety? From refugees, drug dealers, Isis, human trafficking? What exactly does that mean and what does it have to do with children being separated from their parents?
US Terrorist Attacks Fast Facts (since 9/11)
From CNN's website, March 1, 2018 --
*November 5, 2009 -- Fort Hood, Texas
July 16, 2015 -- Chattanooga, Tennessee
December 2, 2015 -- San Bernadino, CA
June 12, 2016 -- Orlando, FL
October 31, 2017 -- New York, NY
December 11, 2017 -- New York, NY
How many of these terrorist attacks were homegrown here in the US?
Trump painted a dark picture of immigrants, despite the facts.
"Ewing used another approach to look at national immigration trends. From 1990 to 2013, both legal and undocumented immigrants came pouring into the U.S. The percentage of the U.S. population that is foreign-born increased from 7.1% to 13.1%. Yet over that time, violent crime rates plummeted 48% across the country." In 2014, a team of university professors took a different approach." They examined crime habits of juveniles convicted of felonies in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Their study found that native-born juveniles were more likely to become repeat offenders than immigrant juveniles."
Fear that our country will become a dumping ground for refugees. We don't have room.
America needs another wave of immigration. "This is in part just basic math: We need more young workers to fund the old age of the baby boomers. But there is more to it than that. Immigrants also provide a shot in the arm to American vitality itself. Always have, always will. Immigrants are now twice as likely to start a new business as native-born Americans. Rates of entrepreneurialism are declining among natives but rising among immigrants." From: In defense of immigrants: Here’s why America needs them now more than ever, May 17, 2016 by Richard V. Reeves The complete article/opinion can be found at www.Brookings.edu
"The process is slow and agonizing."
People were turned away at the official designated border crossing so slow and agonizing is really NO ENTRY/NO ACCESS now that Trump's (Sessions) new immigration policy is in effect.
From The Atlantic, June 18, 2018:
“The [narcos] threatened to kill every last person in our house—even the
dog,” says Wayner Berduo, a young Guatemalan asylum seeker at the
U.S.-Mexican border, in a new documentary from The Atlantic.
Berduo says he lost his left eye and the use of his right arm in a
violent attack late last year. Like thousands of Central American
families, the Berduos say they’re seeking legal protection in the U.S.
because of gang violence at home.
But now, the Trump administration is taking steps to prevent them from
finding safety in the U.S. On June 11, Attorney General Jeff Sessions
ruled that the U.S. would no longer accept gang violence or domestic
abuse as valid reasons for asylum. Meanwhile, citing lack of space, U.S.
agents have started to turn back asylum seekers at ports of entry in
recent weeks, leaving throngs of hopefuls at bridges all along the
border. Critics say “slow-walking” asylum applicants is just one more
measure meant to discourage Central Americans from entering the country.
Repeatedly turned away by U.S. border guards, the Berduo family spent
days sleeping on the ground next to the international bridge—trapped in
a kind of purgatory that spans the Rio Grande."
- They come here on their own volition knowing they could be put in jail or detention centers.
Apparently, you believe as does Trump that the immigrants that are coming are murderers, rapists, drug lords, etc., you do concede that some are coming here "legitimately"
That means they are seeking asylum per the Asylum protocols listed below: Families are being separated following the Asylum protocols as set forth 8 U.S. Code § 1158 - Asylum "Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien’s status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, section 1225(b) of this title."
Perhaps, you and others should be finding out more about the Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, etc) they are fleeing from and the conditions there that would make them journey 2,000 miles to come to our borders.
While you pivoted and diverted like a true Trumper, you did not address the question of a false equivalency between the separation of children from their undocumented, border crossing parents. Perhaps, you should pick up some history books on Hitler such as "The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler" by William L. Shirer. Fascism and Nazis did not happen over night. It was a methodical step by step process so while we are not committing genocide, fascism is definitely on the rise. Internment camps for immigrants and we still have not reunited the children with their parents? Your president actually said there were good Nazis who participated in the Charlottesville, VA protest where a young woman was mowed down by a self-proclaimed white nationalist Nazi.
If you have been paying attention, you can see that your president is enamored of dictators. Turn off Fox News and get some perspective.
"The habit of sensationalizing and villainizing Trump. Instead of hurling insults and engaging in hyperbole, we need to encourage bipartisan efforts to find solutions."
Dear lady, no one has to do any sensationalizing, etc. of Trump, he does such a disgusting and deplorable job of that all on his own. We have a Liar in Chief. Have you seen your leaders' tweets? Not only is he the Liar in Chief, he is the Commander in Chief of Tweeting insults. Please turn off Fox News so we can have a coherent discussion.
But the biggest fault in your comment is the sin of omission. Not once do you show any compassion or empathy toward the children. You are a teacher, for God's sake, how can you not understand the emotional abuse and the psychological damage that is happening to these children. Without the parents to oversee their own children, the situation is ripe for pedophiles and physical abuse. Where is your humanity?
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