So now that we are literally campaign fodder for immigration, what next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

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Anonymous wrote:Look at the size of Texas.

Look at the size of the district.



Of course Texas has the room. If they need the money, they should absolutely receive federal help. Money for every immigrant taken in.

Or we could just enforce our borders. I don’t see why Texas is expected to take in migrants but not DC.

PP you replied to. We ALL agree on that, but the border is one of the longest in the world and just impossible to secure. High walls were possibly a good idea, but you've seen how easily people can still get across, and how much of it we'd need to build and maintain. Plus, there are conservation areas there, and bodies of water.

We need to act on ALL the options we have: border enforcement is only one of our tools. Being nasty to the illegal immigrants that have been in the country for years and paid taxes is unnecessarily punitive, when we've all benefited from their labor. So the answer has to depend on which illegal immigrant we're talking about, how long they've been there and how they've comported themselves.

Illegal immigrants in good standing should be encouraged to settle in all states that have the room, with subsidies for those states.

- legal immigrant.

Or we could just not let these people enter our country to begin with.

What part of long border/impossible to secure do you not understand?

Do you want to talk to Border Patrol in Texas? They'll tell you about it.

This is a total cop-out. Of course, we will never stop 100% of the illegal immigrants, but did you see the road blocks put up by big business and their Congressional BFFs when Trump tried to enforce border laws? And even with all of the pushback, he lowered crossings substantially. We currently have 200,000 crossers each MONTH (the size of a moderate city).

+1. Even if crossing is possible, we can enforce the laws whenever we can be it when they enroll for school, apply for any kind of public assistance, visit the hospital...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

Actually we need more workers in DC, so it's a win win. Not sure who is saying this is a "burden."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

Are you doing just fine? We read otherwise every day.

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What do people think a few bus load of migrant workers threaten DC? Over 2000 new students from the south boarder attend MCPS every year, some of them as old as 19 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do people think a few bus load of migrant workers threaten DC? Over 2000 new students from the south boarder attend MCPS every year, some of them as old as 19 year old.

Yeah. A "few busloads." Sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

This is truly the most hilarious thing I've heard all day, and I've been up since about 5:30 a.m.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the reason we have such immigration on that border is that Mexico and Central American countries are poor and folks are desperate for a better life. As long as there is this economic disparity, the border will be a huge problem.

For these governments' stability and productivity, we need to squash drug cartels. And this means curtailing American consumption of hard drugs, by all means necessary. As well as banning weapons.

It's all related.

This doesn’t make sense.

Don’t they know this is a systemically racist country founded in white supremacy and that people of color are cruelly oppressed?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And the reason we have such immigration on that border is that Mexico and Central American countries are poor and folks are desperate for a better life. As long as there is this economic disparity, the border will be a huge problem.

For these governments' stability and productivity, we need to squash drug cartels. And this means curtailing American consumption of hard drugs, by all means necessary. As well as banning weapons.

It's all related.

This doesn’t make sense.

Don’t they know this is a systemically racist country founded in white supremacy and that people of color are cruelly oppressed?

I agree this country does have racists like yourself. Worse, nearly all the racist like you have victim mentality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

Are you doing just fine? We read otherwise every day.

PP, from her gated community in SoCal, is full-on California Dreaming.

She would probably be shocked to learn that more than 30 percent of CA residents lack sufficient income to cover basic living costs, even after accounting for public-assistance programs. This includes half of Latino and 40 percent of black residents. Upwards of two-thirds of noncitizen Latinos live at or below the poverty line.

But sure, California is doing just fine and "welcomes immigrants with open arms."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

Are you doing just fine? We read otherwise every day.

PP, from her gated community in SoCal, is full-on California Dreaming.

She would probably be shocked to learn that more than 30 percent of CA residents lack sufficient income to cover basic living costs, even after accounting for public-assistance programs. This includes half of Latino and 40 percent of black residents. Upwards of two-thirds of noncitizen Latinos live at or below the poverty line.

But sure, California is doing just fine and "welcomes immigrants with open arms."

Have the DC liberals welcomed the buses with offers of rooms yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the reason we have such immigration on that border is that Mexico and Central American countries are poor and folks are desperate for a better life. As long as there is this economic disparity, the border will be a huge problem.

For these governments' stability and productivity, we need to squash drug cartels. And this means curtailing American consumption of hard drugs, by all means necessary. As well as banning weapons.

It's all related.

This doesn’t make sense.

Don’t they know this is a systemically racist country founded in white supremacy and that people of color are cruelly oppressed?

This is just idiotic.

[Anonymous]

What's next?

People who don't think this through vote for Abbott again and they don't have heat next winter during a massive storm.

I thank Abbott as we got one of our best fed staff from Texas after they experienced massive damage to their very cold house in Texas due to the pipes freezing while Ted went to Cancun.

While he's at it, he can send some of the Texans who want out up here too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame them. Coastal elitists should share the burden that border states get hammered with. Blue states want the policies so gotta pitch in to deal with the consequences.

California is on the coast and on the border and we’re doing just fine, thanks! We welcome immigrants with open arms.

This is truly the most hilarious thing I've heard all day, and I've been up since about 5:30 a.m.

California is a total hellhole, especially by the border. Just look how affordable San Diego and LA are- people totally don't want to live there at all anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's next?

People who don't think this through vote for Abbott again and they don't have heat next winter during a massive storm.

I thank Abbott as we got one of our best fed staff from Texas after they experienced massive damage to their very cold house in Texas due to the pipes freezing while Ted went to Cancun.

While he's at it, he can send some of the Texans who want out up here too.

I’m from Texas and while I like many things about DC, I can promise you that very few people who live down south are pining for life under Bowser, sans any real representation, being forced to listen to people talk about themselves and what they believe. Pick your poison.

Don’t speak for anyone but yourself.