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It was pandering, Obama promised a legal path to naturalization twice while he was campaigning, meanwhile he has deported more people than any other president. I thought it was over the top, Reagan did full blown amnesty and it didn't work, I am a liberal I have the utmost empathy for people trying to better their situation but I don't agree with amnesty at this massive level.
No, he hasn't.
The Obama administration CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF "DEPORTATION" to make it LOOK like they had increased deportations. Before Obama anyone turned back at the border was counted as a "return". NOW, because of the redefinition, those people are counted a "Deportations". ACTUAL deportations, as they were previously counted, are DOWN under Obama.
Democrats seem to be universally unaware of this basic fact. I've corrected them at least a dozen times on this.
We're peas in a pod. I too am very liberal, almost stereotypically so, but can no longer call myself a Democrat. Of course my anger for this sorry state of affairs goes to Ronald Reagan, who really started this whole mess by signing off on an amnesty bill with the employer sanctions gutted out of it and without a secure border. The result was 11-20 million potential Dem voters, which the party cannot and will not pass up without a fight. I'm surprised they didn't sing the national anthem in Spanish last night. The pandering was so transparent it made me start to feel physically sick, so i turned it off.
Of course, as much as i want to take a **** on Reagan's grave for causing this, that would do no good now. The key is to vote for a candidate who can beat the two panderers.
You are aware, aren't you, that Reagan was extremely reluctant to grant amnesty and only did it because the Democrats running congress at the time promised to secure the border with a fence, etc... Only then did Reagan agree to it.
Naturally the Democrats stabbed Reagan and the entire nation in the back when, after the amnesty was granted, they REFUSED to secure the border. And in keeping with their nature they also defunded the Secure Fence Act in 2007.
You are aware, aren't you, that Reagan was extremely reluctant to grant amnesty and only did it because the Democrats running congress at the time promised to secure the border with a fence, etc... Only then did Reagan agree to it.
Naturally the Democrats stabbed Reagan and the entire nation in the back when, after the amnesty was granted, they REFUSED to secure the border. And in keeping with their nature they also defunded the Secure Fence Act in 2007.
When I was 16, a car salesman promised me a new set of tires if I bought a car. Well, I didn't get the tires, because I didn't get that in writing and the general manager wouldn't honor it. Ever since then, I have gotten anything important in writing. Anyway, Reagan signed the bill. He's responsible. I hold the commander-in-chief to a higher level than a 16 year old.
You don't want to see a difference, for the most part drug dealers have a choice. I understand we can't be the economic refuge of the world, but the rhetoric of legal immigration is absurd to immigrate legally unless you win literally a lottery, you have to prove a level of education and funds accessible to you not to mention the actual cost of the application, background checks etc so if you can afford to qualify to immigrate here legally you basically don't need to immigrate.
However I don't agree with amnesty for everyone, and yes we can't possibly take in everyone who is needy.
Those are the immigrants we want. Self-sufficient people who will add to the country, not poor peasants who only come here to take.
You don't want to see a difference, for the most part drug dealers have a choice. I understand we can't be the economic refuge of the world, but the rhetoric of legal immigration is absurd to immigrate legally unless you win literally a lottery, you have to prove a level of education and funds accessible to you not to mention the actual cost of the application, background checks etc so if you can afford to qualify to immigrate here legally you basically don't need to immigrate.
However I don't agree with amnesty for everyone, and yes we can't possibly take in everyone who is needy.
Every nation has requirements that must be met for someone to be eligible to immigrate to their country. It doesn't matter if these requirements are fair to the applicant. No country is under any obligation to facilitate or lower their standards for applicants. In fact it is only fair and right for nations to look out for their own needs first. Why should any nation assume additional burdens?
ALL the illegals need to be deported.
We need tough restrictions on legal immigration also.
If nothing is done, I don't think the country will survive.
You could be looking at a doubling of population, majority foreign here,
and that can happen quickly. Not just Latino, but Asian and African.
They will come and take over.
The election process will not stop them ever again.
Trump is the last chance we have for safe lives.
Trump is our last chance. Sadly, it's like the GOP is trying as hard as possible to kill themselves, which they are doing by trying to stop Trump.
And we need to throw every single one of the illegals back to where they came from.
I don't know if they may be moving further north as I am seeing an "upswing" in the population here. The last thing we need with our tax deficits is more illegals with their anchors.
When I was 16, a car salesman promised me a new set of tires if I bought a car. Well, I didn't get the tires, because I didn't get that in writing and the general manager wouldn't honor it. Ever since then, I have gotten anything important in writing. Anyway, Reagan signed the bill. He's responsible. I hold the commander-in-chief to a higher level than a 16 year old.
No, he's not. He lived up to his end of the bargain... the Democrats in congress did not. If Democrats can't negotiate in good faith they really aren't worth much, are they?
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