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Jon Olsen's avatar

" “Let's Deport the Billionaires and House the Illegal Immigrants In the Billionaires' Mansions and Yachts and Use their Money to Build ALL the Homes and Schools and Hospitals, etc. We Need and Deserve. And let's abolish the U.S. foreign policies that FORCED the illegal immigrants to leave home and come here.”)

Amen!

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ALLAO - All Life Lives As One's avatar

Your article is much appreciated. You continue to add points to the argument I was not aware of. Last night I thought about another aspect of this that is anecdotal, but powerful for me. Most people’s impressions of the illegals is 100% shaped by the media, them never having had direct contact with anyone from this population. My experience over the past 18 years has put me in direct contact with them extensively. I know from this they are good, family centered people who are reserved, conscientious, honest, hardworking, religious folk who mind their own business. They are far, far, far removed from being troublemakers. My conclusion about why this is so is because they have lived under severely repressive regimes and have been “taught” through that to be well behaved. The danger of stepping out of line or speaking out was too great. And this also means zero or close to zero of the people participating in these demonstrations are the illegals themselves.

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JOHN SPRITZLER's avatar

Thank you very much for providing this first hand valuable information.

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Nanabukulu21's avatar

I agree about winning pro trump supporters over to truth and facts. As, we need anyone and everyone. I also recognise that the wars supported by the west drive the immigration. However, as someone working with immigration, social housing and welfare. We are told by our clients as a local government we are responsible for their housing,housing costs and living costs. We whole communites that can work reliant on this system. Some pocketing the money meant for housing costs. In some ways it is a divide and rule tactic. It is not an urban myth that the far right spout. I did not believe it when a voluntary sector worker. But when you have a single man and then he has then 5 children and wife come later. This keeps happening and you have to accommodate because of the children. As a regular pattern.???

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JOHN SPRITZLER's avatar

In my post I provide a link to my previous post that discusses the issue you raise about municipal expenses. It’s a real issue, as you say.

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Nanabukulu21's avatar

Yes, i remember also the Universal Basic Income piece. Which feeds into divide and rule. As local government workers. We are set against the people we wanted to help.

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