06-12-2017, 03:48 AM
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Originally posted by leilanidude
This isn't about zero tolerance on immigration. The US allows tens of thousands of immigrants in each year - legally. This is about following the law. If you don't like the law, work to get it changed.
I think it's more than that... we are progressively eroding even the pretense that all are equal under the laws of the country. I am sure that this statement will generate howls of outrage that we are not in fact, and at all times, treated equally under the law - that is clearly an ideal that we have a lot of work to do to actually reach - but nonetheless, it is an ideal that we can aspire to.
We seem to be approaching a mind-set that elected officials, depending on what party they belong to, can decide that one or another group need not be governed by the laws that they find inconvenient. Pretty soon, you have chaos - or anarchy, apartheid, despotism, etc.
And I am not bashing immigrants - as another poster already pointed out, the current system is completely exploitative. Come to America, so we can give you the worst jobs, worst pay, minimum benefits, and MAYBE you'll get to stay....