Trash-talking about immigration issue as "racism" is one of the most important reasons why so many Americans have become highly supportive of restricting immigration, including dramatic ones like mass deportations. If you don't like that, stop doing it.
Americans like governments that follow the law. This includes very large numbers of pe…
Trash-talking about immigration issue as "racism" is one of the most important reasons why so many Americans have become highly supportive of restricting immigration, including dramatic ones like mass deportations. If you don't like that, stop doing it.
Americans like governments that follow the law. This includes very large numbers of people with immigrant, and specifically Latino immigrant background. Immigration law represents a deal that has been struck. Follow it, or work with fellow citizens to change it, but don't ignore it. The leftist faction in the Democratic Party has associated itself with the latter, it is obvious, it is promotion of lawlessness, and this is not popular.
Ultimately, you have to recognize that immigration policy is a matter of values. Judging by what you're saying, I'd conclude that you have universalist values. A lot of people have nationalist values. Neither is "right" and your preferred values are not superior. The right policy is whatever we can all agree on (even grudgingly). So give up the fantasy that you stand on the moral high ground. There isn't one.
Im sorry for this silly narrative you are pushing, but some of us want literally open borders. Fuck both parties on this issue abolish borders flat out. Mainstream democrats are too restrictive on borders I want the abolitionists you guys claim the democrats are
There are many practical problems with this stance, but as I said it's fundamentally a conflict of values. If you want to try to persuade a majority to change their values and change the law, go right ahead. Meantime, the law is what it is. It never envisioned allowing millions of migrants into the country administratively through the back door, and it particularly never envisioned that the government would defy the intent of the law in this way (even if they're not breaking the law enough in your opinion). The consequence is that a shockingly high number of Americans are now in favor of ICE hunting down illegal immigrants on the streets. This is the outcome of imposing widely execrated minority values through administrative fiat. It doesn't help the immigrants at all, but maybe that's not the point: maybe it's just the satisfaction of making an ideological stance that pleases one's self-regard and preens for one's friends.
Trash-talking about immigration issue as "racism" is one of the most important reasons why so many Americans have become highly supportive of restricting immigration, including dramatic ones like mass deportations. If you don't like that, stop doing it.
Americans like governments that follow the law. This includes very large numbers of people with immigrant, and specifically Latino immigrant background. Immigration law represents a deal that has been struck. Follow it, or work with fellow citizens to change it, but don't ignore it. The leftist faction in the Democratic Party has associated itself with the latter, it is obvious, it is promotion of lawlessness, and this is not popular.
Ultimately, you have to recognize that immigration policy is a matter of values. Judging by what you're saying, I'd conclude that you have universalist values. A lot of people have nationalist values. Neither is "right" and your preferred values are not superior. The right policy is whatever we can all agree on (even grudgingly). So give up the fantasy that you stand on the moral high ground. There isn't one.
Well stated, Rock.
Im sorry for this silly narrative you are pushing, but some of us want literally open borders. Fuck both parties on this issue abolish borders flat out. Mainstream democrats are too restrictive on borders I want the abolitionists you guys claim the democrats are
There are many practical problems with this stance, but as I said it's fundamentally a conflict of values. If you want to try to persuade a majority to change their values and change the law, go right ahead. Meantime, the law is what it is. It never envisioned allowing millions of migrants into the country administratively through the back door, and it particularly never envisioned that the government would defy the intent of the law in this way (even if they're not breaking the law enough in your opinion). The consequence is that a shockingly high number of Americans are now in favor of ICE hunting down illegal immigrants on the streets. This is the outcome of imposing widely execrated minority values through administrative fiat. It doesn't help the immigrants at all, but maybe that's not the point: maybe it's just the satisfaction of making an ideological stance that pleases one's self-regard and preens for one's friends.