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People will sell their soul to the devil to stay in powerful positions - just sad.
Kai Dracon
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Can't help but notice all the patriotic mega-americans online who are happy to see the green card holders being held, because "ha ha, great! Get rid of them all! MAGA!"
Just a reminder that for a lot of people, seething rage about "illegals" is a deflection, using people who are technically violating a regulation as a convenient opportunity to wallow in underlying racism.
Many might even lie to themselves, saying it is about LAW AND ORDER and security; but at the end of the day, they just want to see the ugly brown people suffer for having been forced to put up with them for so long already.
Just a reminder that for a lot of people, seething rage about "illegals" is a deflection, using people who are technically violating a regulation as a convenient opportunity to wallow in underlying racism.
Many might even lie to themselves, saying it is about LAW AND ORDER and security; but at the end of the day, they just want to see the ugly brown people suffer for having been forced to put up with them for so long already.
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Yo rubio. You spineless shit
brandonh83
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W besides Iraq and Afghanistan was an ok guy it seems.
hydragonwarrior
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LOL from the FB news articles I read, I can't really see that actually.
Baby Bush was a baby Jesús incarnate compared to Trump.
I feel so powerless. I work for a pro-immigrant org, but supporting the org instead of programmatic work. Going to call my senators and rep Monday and plan to make a donation to the ACLU and/or CAIR (still deciding on the specifics), but with my health I can't physically go and protest. Just feel powerless thinking I can't do shit about this despite my action plans. I feel like it might not even make a difference, but we have to do something. Is there anything else I can do to help?
The tourist sector is going to really suffer from all this isn't it?
GameAddict411
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It really is fucked up, but all green card holders can be naturalised if it's been five years since the card was issued. Anyone with just a green card should file for naturalisation ASAP.
Authoritarians say what they mean. You will see this again in the future, mark my words.
BronzeWolf
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You bet your ass I am not touching US soil until this moron is out. And I've got a VISA , GLOBAL and all that jazz. I don't care, those things mean nothing anymore
President Trumps order to temporarily halt admission to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries is not a Muslim ban
I mean, it's obviously not a Muslim ban.
It's a ban on countries which didn't have business deals with your Supreme Leader.
hydragonwarrior
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I'm hoping he's getting e-mailed and called for the next 24 hours, as well as every Congresssman out there regarding this.
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It's true in my experience. They're quieter here, they're quieter on reddit. Many of the Trump voters I work with have been making comments showing they're seeing what he's doing now as bad.
Let's not rewrite history. People seem to forget all the corruption and anti-science BS that came from him and his admin. Advisers with no scientific background doctoring NASA climate change reports anyone?
capitalCORN
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Both local and state offices across the US have rescinded against unpopular decisions this term. Don't let the White House stand as a monolith against protest. Every rock thrown against the wall will leave a mark.
Maedre
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You are one person and I didn't want to downplay single actions. It's about the mass of the people.
Either that or they're still deflecting as if it's the campaign. All I see is "shut up, he won" or "Hillary blah blah blah".
In a conversation about Betsy Devos, one fucking dipshit facebook guy I got into it with ended up saying "why should my tax dollars pay for disabled kids"
It just makes me so fucking sick. What the fuck happened to our country...
RPGCrazied
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He is voting yes for Rex too. LOL, his excuse is he doesn't want to cause a political controversy.
I wasn't alone you know?!
Sorry to post so soon after my last post, but how is this even legal with just an EO? Can they really detain and refuse these people with just an EO? Apparently they're doing it, but it doesn't seem like something that they could just do with an EO. It seems like the actual law doesn't even matter anymore? With the other EOs, nothing has really happened yet. But with this, they're already detaining people and I'm not sure at all that it's even legal.
lowhighkang_LHK
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Who's to say. The problem with people in general, is that they say a lot of shit but don't act on it. Somebody will say, "well fuck visiting America now." And yet two weeks later you see selfie pictures of that person at DisneyWorld on their facebook.
Anyway, how likely is it for other countries like Germany to take in more Syrian refugees? Maybe Canada can step up and take in more. Because it's quite apparent the United States wasn't going to do it. Even with Obama, the U.S was taking in very few refugees relatively speaking.
capitalCORN
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This is the face of American Exceptionalism. Me first and me only. Do you really believe they can afford a wall but not the ACA?
Maedre
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oh common, you know that this is not about you in person. This is not about the people who are already protesting. Its about those who dont.
fluffydelusions
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fuckin ell
UberTag
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Hospitality and tourism is going to suffer egregiously under this administration.
Tens of thousands of jobs will be lost.
Even more industries will suffer if Trump's further trade deal negotiations go as smoothly as his pathetic effort with Mexico did.
I think because they're not citizens it's different. Also even if it is illegal we'd have to fight it in court first which will take a while.
Will the Thrill
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The ones I've been trying to call at least have their inboxes full already so hopefully that's a sign that people are just calling everyone they can.
And Bendis already gave the NYT (Trump's fav media outlet) permission to use it.
That video will get play.
Dubbedinenglish
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More_Badass
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brandonh83
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Technically, I get it! But with Trump I think it goes hand-in-hand. He's already been proposing things that look "innocent" on the surface level and knowing his rhetoric on foreigners it wouldn't surprise me if it's a kill two birds with one stone action.
"Just following orders."
Puck Beaverton
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America has always been a greedy and selfish nation.
Just posting this in case anybody missed it (just called and sent emails):
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=229263396#top
https://5calls.org/
I hope a lot of people contact their representatives and voice their concerns.
This shit must stop.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=229263396#top
https://5calls.org/
I hope a lot of people contact their representatives and voice their concerns.
This shit must stop.
No, you made a silly comment without thinking. There are people here who care. Anywhere on this planet you'll find apathy. I don't know what you would expect after a week. Should we just destroy everything in sight?
Jesus Christ.
Any area in the US that relies on tourism might as well pack it up.
in ny it isn't even uncommon to see soldiers patrolling the bus depot let alone the airport
More_Badass
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Obama was the king, right GOP?@JohnJHarwood
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senior DHS official tells @NBCNews that career professionals at State/DHS had no input on directives. now scrambling to interpret/implement
And even then he never showed contempt for Muslims like the current crop of GOPers
killer rin
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WOOHOO, Go Trudeau!
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