As an Immigrant I support ICE (in concept)

[Anonymous]

This is a tough issue. I think we should make it easier for people to come here who are contributing to the economy and are able to support themselves. It's not sustainable to allow whoever wants to come and have them immediately be dependent on welfare, housing subsidies, etc. when so many actual citizens are struggling. Not sure what the answer is.

[Anonymous]

Well goody for you. I’m a (legal) immigrant too and I feel sick watching those thugs invade and terrorize people. It not only destroys families, communities and businesses, it also destroys ANY trust I once had in government or police/authority. And that won’t come back easily. There WAS a better way, that had been negotiated on a bipartisan basis in 2023/4 but was destroyed by Diaper Don. The goals of this current invasion are simply fear, destruction and cruelty. Shame on you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time being bothered by undocumented immigrants when Americans set this system up. If they weren’t hired by Americans, they wouldn’t be here. Everyone who employs them knows exactly what they are doing, it’s not a secret.

Exactly. It's a demand issue. Unless Trump goes after the business that hire them, nothing will change. But, no one wants to do that because businesses have deep pockets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a tough issue. I think we should make it easier for people to come here who are contributing to the economy and are able to support themselves. It's not sustainable to allow whoever wants to come and have them immediately be dependent on welfare, housing subsidies, etc. when so many actual citizens are struggling. Not sure what the answer is.

Illegal immigrants can't get SNAP, though their children can. I'm ok with feeding children. They didn't ask to come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well goody for you. I’m a (legal) immigrant too and I feel sick watching those thugs invade and terrorize people. It not only destroys families, communities and businesses, it also destroys ANY trust I once had in government or police/authority. And that won’t come back easily. There WAS a better way, that had been negotiated on a bipartisan basis in 2023/4 but was destroyed by Diaper Don. The goals of this current invasion are simply fear, destruction and cruelty. Shame on you

Did you see the little 5 yr old that ICE took? The mom was telling ICE that she would take him, but ICE ignored her and took the kid. That pix will haunt me forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is your problem, being a European immigrant - " Don’t you care about your country? Already my area Silver Spring is becoming very Spanish and losing its American identity. "

Hispanics have been part of the US for centuries. As a matter of fact, TX used to belong to MX.

DH is also a white European immigrant, and I'm an Asian immigrant. No, we don't support illegal immigration, but we don't expect the neighborhoods to be white, or Asian. Hispanics have a longer history here than most white people's ancestors.

You saying your neighborhood is becoming "Spanish" shows me that you think American identity is white. That's your problem.

Maryland was never part of Mexico. Spanish is a European language. And many Spanish speakers are "white".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well goody for you. I’m a (legal) immigrant too and I feel sick watching those thugs invade and terrorize people. It not only destroys families, communities and businesses, it also destroys ANY trust I once had in government or police/authority. And that won’t come back easily. There WAS a better way, that had been negotiated on a bipartisan basis in 2023/4 but was destroyed by Diaper Don. The goals of this current invasion are simply fear, destruction and cruelty. Shame on you

Did you see the little 5 yr old that ICE took? The mom was telling ICE that she would take him, but ICE ignored her and took the kid. That pix will haunt me forever.

Pretty screwed up when the gestapo of the pedo party openly starts taking kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time being bothered by undocumented immigrants when Americans set this system up. If they weren’t hired by Americans, they wouldn’t be here. Everyone who employs them knows exactly what they are doing, it’s not a secret.

Exactly. It's a demand issue. Unless Trump goes after the business that hire them, nothing will change. But, no one wants to do that because businesses have deep pockets.

Several industries prop up and take advantage of low cost migrant labor, but the owners of construction companies aren’t the ones hiding in their houses afraid of getting snatched up by ICE.

[Anonymous]

Serious questions who is going to do
Farm work and Construction?
Legal immigrants from Europe?

[Anonymous]

Hey, at least the immigrants, when faced with a dearth of opportunity, got off their asses to find a better life. Can’t say the same for MAGA rural voters who stay in their s-hole dead end towns and blame immigrants for their problems.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:this is your problem, being a European immigrant - " Don’t you care about your country? Already my area Silver Spring is becoming very Spanish and losing its American identity. "

Hispanics have been part of the US for centuries. As a matter of fact, TX used to belong to MX.

DH is also a white European immigrant, and I'm an Asian immigrant. No, we don't support illegal immigration, but we don't expect the neighborhoods to be white, or Asian. Hispanics have a longer history here than most white people's ancestors.

You saying your neighborhood is becoming "Spanish" shows me that you think American identity is white. That's your problem.

Maryland was never part of Mexico. Spanish is a European language. And many Spanish speakers are "white".

So? The US is made of immigrants from all over. So what if a neighborhood turns mostly Hispanic? The English said the same thing when the Irish started coming here, and the Irish said the same thing when the Italians started coming here, etc..

Trump's mother was from a former sh(thole country called Scotland; Trump's grandfather came from Germany. But, they were ok to come and turn a neighborhood Scottish or German because they're white.

WTF is "American culture" anyways. It's a mismash of cultures, including Hispanic culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey, at least the immigrants, when faced with a dearth of opportunity, got off their asses to find a better life. Can’t say the same for MAGA rural voters who stay in their s-hole dead end towns and blame immigrants for their problems.

Truth! Amen... Preach it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time being bothered by undocumented immigrants when Americans set this system up. If they weren’t hired by Americans, they wouldn’t be here. Everyone who employs them knows exactly what they are doing, it’s not a secret.

+1

I also have a hard time listening the European or Asian immigrants (or immigrants from non-Hispanic countries) talk about how they did things “the right way” when Europeans and others have a far easier ability to immigrate to the U.S. legally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- no not MAGA- registered democrat and proud of it.

Naturalized citizen too. But yes, if ICE found good cause and I was given due process I would happily return to the country I was born in. Why would I want to live somewhere when anyone can come here and laws mean nothing.

That said- I do wish ICE were being run better. Obama did a great job getting rid of illegals- he was a very good president and knew he had to keep illegals out as much as possible to protect American workers.

I just think the far left has highjacked the Democratic Party and everyone has lost their minds!

"illegal immigrant" is nowhere defined in US Code and is not a classification.
ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. There is a large body of statutes, regulations, policies, and caselaw related to both those things. So sure, as long as the enforcement agency is abiding by those statutes and caselaw--and regulations and policies also abide by them--most people are fine.

So fine, in fact, that most of us know next to nothing about those statutes and that caselaw, so when these issues are front and center we don't have an information base to draw on. Some of us tackle the learning curve best we can. Some are bewildered, because even when the laws are applied fairly, there are often impacts on people that are painful to see.

There have been many programs over the years--going back to Reagan's amnesty program--that have allowed people who crossed the border without inspection to remain and even, ultimately, to become citizens. One such program, Keeping Families Together, was intact until January 24, 2025 when it was struck down by a Texas court. The new administration did not appeal that decision, of course. So it's not just about the laws, it's always in part about the policy goals of a particular administration. There is a lot less black and white than people assume based on the average person's knowledge of the system.

I have to wonder what your home country was, since you would be "happy" to return there. I'm guessing you have no fear of being profiled and possibly detained even though you have perfectly lawful status as a citizen. Or maybe you just have a ton of confidence. Currently, there is a bill to denaturalize citizens in case of fraud. That's a slippery slope, because it could over time lead to a situation in which naturalization means little or nothing in terms of assured rights and privileges, and the steady erosion of checks against the executive makes that even more alarming.

And currently the administration has HALTED all naturalization ceremonies, meaning there are thousands of people just like yourself who don't even have that measure of protection. The administration has halted asylum claims. It has halted most refugee programs. It has declared birthright citizenship invalid.

I don't think you can say "in concept" without considering the entire context within which enforcement is carried out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is your problem, being a European immigrant - " Don’t you care about your country? Already my area Silver Spring is becoming very Spanish and losing its American identity. "

Hispanics have been part of the US for centuries. As a matter of fact, TX used to belong to MX.

DH is also a white European immigrant, and I'm an Asian immigrant. No, we don't support illegal immigration, but we don't expect the neighborhoods to be white, or Asian. Hispanics have a longer history here than most white people's ancestors.

You saying your neighborhood is becoming "Spanish" shows me that you think American identity is white. That's your problem.

Maryland was never part of Mexico. Spanish is a European language. And many Spanish speakers are "white".

So? The US is made of immigrants from all over. So what if a neighborhood turns mostly Hispanic? The English said the same thing when the Irish started coming here, and the Irish said the same thing when the Italians started coming here, etc..

Trump's mother was from a former sh(thole country called Scotland; Trump's grandfather came from Germany. But, they were ok to come and turn a neighborhood Scottish or German because they're white.



WTF is "American culture" anyways. It's a mismash of cultures, including Hispanic culture.

They pretended to be all Swedish because around the time of WWI everyone hated the Germans. At least one was lynched and many underwent attempted lynchings.

I agree too, this "American culture" is complete b.s. Maybe everyone should be living on turkey and hasty pudding?