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    So says trump. But is it?

    https://www.magzter.com/article/News...OUNTRY-IS-FULL

    What happened under trump was not the first time the US turned its back on Central America even though it was the US that caused the crisis. The same was done under Reagan in the 80's. It was the US that created MS13, and then sent them back to Central America. It is the US that continues to arm the cartels that kill innocent children. It is the US that creates the poverty in Central America that drives the persecution.
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    Yes. We're actually about 100,000,000 over capacity because Boomers aren't dying fast enough.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    If the goal is to let everyone in unchecked, then we should dismantle the welfare state first. When people talk about Ellis Island, they forget that the welfare state didn't exist for most of the time of its use as a place to accept immigrants. Most also forget that immigration policies were relatively selective up until 1965. We have a long history of detaining and deporting immigrants for various reasons.

    If we did go back to not having a welfare state, then we could theoretically open things up in terms of immigration. Now, before anyone has a tantrum over my mentioning of the welfare state, I'm not saying all or even most immigrants end up on that. I'm acknowledging that many citizens end up on it if they lose their jobs to immigrants. Some people seem to think this doesn't happen, but it does. The effects of wage depression can cause this as well.

    Any society with a welfare state is not designed to handle unlimited immigration, and nations that don't recognize this end up with some big problems, like when Sweden went through a few years of accepting thousands upon thousands of Afghani refugees.

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    We don't need no more fucking people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Woko Haram View Post
    If the goal is to let everyone in unchecked, then we should dismantle the welfare state first.
    Who said anything about their being "unchecked"? However, if the goal of the right is to see how many can be persecuted, or killed, then you are succeeding.

    BTW, what you call the "welfare state" existed in the 40's, and earlier at the foundation of the country.

    Then you have the situation with the children, and one is reminded of Nazi's, Germany, and the slaughter of Jews.

    Try actually reading the article, and you can actually fast forward to the phrase "That message mattered little to the Reagan administration>"
    "2Timothy 3 "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    We don't need no more fucking people.
    Not your kind for certain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    Not your kind for certain.
    As the World turns to Robotics and Automation, how many MORE humans do you want?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    As the World turns to Robotics and Automation, how many MORE humans do you want?
    Even so, we gave over three trillion to the 1%, and now they have taken billions more since the pandemic started.

    IF you call yourself a Christian, the question then becomes how many can we afford?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    Even so, we gave over three trillion to the 1%, and now they have taken billions more since the pandemic started.

    IF you call yourself a Christian, the question then becomes how many can we afford?
    How fucking MORE crowded do you want this place?

    Let's say you have a fenced in Pasture that can adequately feed 10 Horses. Would it be wise to stick 10 MORE Horses in the Pasture?

    Why don't YOU gather all YOUR money and go somewhere (not the US) and feed all the Hungry People.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    Who said anything about their being "unchecked"? However, if the goal of the right is to see how many can be persecuted, or killed, then you are succeeding.
    If America is so bad, why do you want more people to come here?

    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    BTW, what you call the "welfare state" existed in the 40's, and earlier at the foundation of the country.
    In the 40s, yes. At the foundation, no. What we had before the New Deal was a functional system of private charities that handled poverty quite well.

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    Then you have the situation with the children, and one is reminded of Nazi's, Germany, and the slaughter of Jews.
    Only if you have no comprehension of history or historical sense of perspective. Going headlong into Godwin's Law doesn't strengthen your argument.

    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    Try actually reading the article, and you can actually fast forward to the phrase "That message mattered little to the Reagan administration>"
    Just because Latin America is a mess, it doesn't mean we have to let people in who are seeking asylum. Now, I would agree with the notion of no longer meddling with Latin American governments. Granted, every time that Trump tries to withdraw us from foreign meddling, the Democrats claim we're engaging in "isolationism" or "ignoring American interests."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    Even so, we gave over three trillion to the 1%, and now they have taken billions more since the pandemic started.

    IF you call yourself a Christian, the question then becomes how many can we afford?
    I'm not a Christian myself, but since I was raised with the religion, I understand its principles. Nothing in the Bible suggests that a nation take in all those in need.

    There's a nuance to the story of the good Samaritan that is often missed by both Christians and secular humanists. The message isn't that you should love all your neighbors -- it's that you should love only the neighbors who are fundamentally good in heart.

    There are numerous bad people out there. Some of them are refugees. There are plenty of examples of Sudanese refugees that have come here and committed violent crimes. There are plenty of people who have come to the West but were raised as child soldiers and have a twisted mindset as a result. Because we can't assume that all who seek asylum are good of heart, we have a vested interest in detaining and screening those who arrive.

    Also, if you've been following a lot of what has happened at the border in recent years, many human traffickers come to the border with children and pose as parents. If they successfully enter the country without having the children separated from them, the children are then sold into slavery or worse. So detainment and screening is actually a crucial part of protecting child asylum seekers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    How fucking MORE crowded do you want this place?

    Let's say you have a fenced in Pasture that can adequately feed 10 Horses. Would it be wise to stick 10 MORE Horses in the Pasture?

    Why don't YOU gather all YOUR money and go somewhere (not the US) and feed all the Hungry People.
    I'm really not surprised at your self centered attitude, however, do you have a f**king clue as to how much vacant land we have in this country? Or how much of it is farmable? How much food is wasted every year?

    But I would rather feed those in need then to give to the wealthy each year as you would.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Trapper View Post
    So says trump. But is it?

    https://www.magzter.com/article/News...OUNTRY-IS-FULL

    What happened under trump was not the first time the US turned its back on Central America even though it was the US that caused the crisis. The same was done under Reagan in the 80's. It was the US that created MS13, and then sent them back to Central America. It is the US that continues to arm the cartels that kill innocent children. It is the US that creates the poverty in Central America that drives the persecution.
    Our country isn't full. You need to get out into the country more. Cartels buy their guns from the U.S., true. We make the best guns in the world.

    Poverty in Mexico is caused by corrupt government, the cartels and their thugs (not the guns they use), and a certain laziness by a significant number of the population.
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    Quote Originally Posted by /MSG/ View Post
    Yes. We're actually about 100,000,000 over capacity because Boomers aren't dying fast enough.
    You do not get to determine capacity. You are not the king. You also need to get out into the country more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    We don't need no more fucking people.
    Then die. Make room for another.
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