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Old 06-14-2014, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Hey, if you don't want the GLBTs, we'll take 'em.
They're usually educated, have more money, spruce up neighbourhoods and always bring the right wine to dinner parties.
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Old 06-14-2014, 12:31 PM
 
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Hey, if you don't want the GLBTs, we'll take 'em.
They're usually educated, have more money, spruce up neighbourhoods and always bring the right wine to dinner parties.
You're confusing movies on Sundance and IFC with real life.
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Old 06-14-2014, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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You're confusing movies on Sundance and IFC with real life.
Au contraire. About 40% of my friends are gay. I live in a very gay-friendly milieu.
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Old 06-14-2014, 02:20 PM
 
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Look at the bright side, the GLBT population won't be pumping out a hundred kids.

Maybe not "hundreds" but gays and lesbians do have children.
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Old 06-14-2014, 03:08 PM
 
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Well I'm not pro-gay or anything but our immigration system is way out of whack. All someone has to do is come over here and pop out babies and they get to not only stay but will be given all kinds of welfare handouts for all those babies.

Others simply have to find someone to marry them -- sham marriage or real marriage and they're in, but up to now, homosexual unions didn't count. Can't say it's very fair.
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Old 06-14-2014, 03:46 PM
 
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Well I'm not pro-gay or anything but our immigration system is way out of whack. All someone has to do is come over here and pop out babies and they get to not only stay but will be given all kinds of welfare handouts for all those babies.

Others simply have to find someone to marry them -- sham marriage or real marriage and they're in, but up to now, homosexual unions didn't count. Can't say it's very fair.
Actually that is not true; the SCOTUS has affirmed immigration can deport parents of illegal aliens even if the children are American citizens (anchor children). Nothing prevents this except Obama's constant litany of exceptions and special cases (gays, aliens with American children, illegals married to Americans but are not legal themselves, etc...).

IIRC marrying an American citizen while on this soil only spares those from certain countries from being deported if one is an illegal. The biggest worry was that until Obama and his administration decided to waive the mandate that illegal spouses must leave the country as part of the process for spousal green card. Because many such aliens were visa over stays this would trigger the automatic period of being banned from entering the USA for a certain length of time. To remedy this Obama waived his magic pen again and that requirement is now waived.

All this rot stems from the Kennedy immigration laws that put family reunification above all else.
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Old 06-14-2014, 04:19 PM
 
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You're confusing movies on Sundance and IFC with real life.
Actually, Weltschmerz is basically corret. Gays generally do have more in disposable income and they are known for gentrification of neighborhoods.
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Old 06-14-2014, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Area 51.5
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Au contraire. About 40% of my friends are gay. I live in a very gay-friendly milieu.
Just because 40% of your friends are better off than you isn't good cause to profile them as all being more successful than the average Joe.

I've known wealthy gays; I've known slum gays. I try to not lump them all into the same bucket.
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Old 06-14-2014, 05:01 PM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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Why are they running? Are they in danger of being killed for it? In that case, I can understand.

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Look at the bright side, the GLBT population won't be pumping out a hundred kids.
Good point.
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Old 06-14-2014, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Just because 40% of your friends are better off than you isn't good cause to profile them as all being more successful than the average Joe.

I've known wealthy gays; I've known slum gays. I try to not lump them all into the same bucket.
Wait...what? Where did I say they were better off than me?
Comprehension problems?
In any case, my city doesn't have any slums or ghettos.
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