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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    edited June 2018
    mcgruff10 said:
    my2hands said:
    Every single person in this thread is either an immigrant, or a descendant of an immigrant. 

    Including Captain America, unsung



    My ancestors did it legally; I have zero problem with legal immigration. 
    1. Not according to the Native Americans
    2. Prove it (this is seemingly always claimed by every white European descendant, I dont believe them all)
    3. Maybe mine didn't.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,082
    Oh, they so want to believe. They have to believe. Its who they are.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/two-charts-demolish-the-notion-that-immigrants-here-illegally-commit-more-crime/?utm_term=.df405bd3c38e

    The first study, published by the libertarian Cato Institute in February, examines criminal conviction data for 2015 provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety. It found that native-born residents were much more likely to be convicted of a crime than immigrants in the country legally or illegally.

    "As a percentage of their respective populations, there were 56 percent fewer criminal convictions of illegal immigrants than of native-born Americans in Texas in 2015," author Alex Nowrasteh writes. "The criminal conviction rate for legal immigrants was about 85 percent below the native-born rate."

    The data shows similar patterns for violent crimes such as homicide and property crimes such as larceny. The study did find that immigrants in the United States illegally were more likely than native-born people to be convicted of "gambling, kidnapping, smuggling, and vagrancy." But as those crimes represented just 0.18 percent of all convictions in Texas that year, they had little effect on overall crime rates.


    @PJPOWER when is Texas going to do something about those "native born?" Seems the Lone Star state has its priorities messed up.

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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,572
    Pence will be arriving about 2 blocks from my office in a matter of minutes.  I'll be popping by to ensure I am one of the many that he hears from.
    Cool can you give him a shout out for me , thanks 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    If you're on FB, check  out Young Turks.  They're talking about American Airlines flight attendants describing kids being flown to "new homes".  The kids cry.  They're told the can't speak or look at flight attendants and visa vera.  More horrors.

    Sorry no link.  Maybe some can find one. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Cenk is also talking about how the language of the Nazi's early and of the Trump administration in this current situation are very similar. So are we heading in the same direction?  Could be.  Could be.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    brianlux said:
    Cenk is also talking about how the language of the Nazi's early and of the Trump administration in this current situation are very similar. So are we heading in the same direction?  Could be.  Could be.
    "infest"
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    dignin said:
    brianlux said:
    Cenk is also talking about how the language of the Nazi's early and of the Trump administration in this current situation are very similar. So are we heading in the same direction?  Could be.  Could be.
    "infest"
    Yep, that's one of the words bandied about by Trump and Co.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Oh, they so want to believe. They have to believe. Its who they are.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/two-charts-demolish-the-notion-that-immigrants-here-illegally-commit-more-crime/?utm_term=.df405bd3c38e

    The first study, published by the libertarian Cato Institute in February, examines criminal conviction data for 2015 provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety. It found that native-born residents were much more likely to be convicted of a crime than immigrants in the country legally or illegally.

    "As a percentage of their respective populations, there were 56 percent fewer criminal convictions of illegal immigrants than of native-born Americans in Texas in 2015," author Alex Nowrasteh writes. "The criminal conviction rate for legal immigrants was about 85 percent below the native-born rate."

    The data shows similar patterns for violent crimes such as homicide and property crimes such as larceny. The study did find that immigrants in the United States illegally were more likely than native-born people to be convicted of "gambling, kidnapping, smuggling, and vagrancy." But as those crimes represented just 0.18 percent of all convictions in Texas that year, they had little effect on overall crime rates.


    @PJPOWER when is Texas going to do something about those "native born?" Seems the Lone Star state has its priorities messed up.

    Every study I’ve seen backs this up - the crime rate amongst immigrants is lower than amongst those born American citizens. I believe the same pattern holds true in Canada, too. 
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,827
    brianlux said:
    Solution #6.  Have every wealthy person who hires an undocumented worker trade off jobs with their illegals every other year.

    That would also solve the problem in a hurry. 
    Umm no it will likely end in lots of companies going bankrupt and failing. 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    edited June 2018
    No surprise here when Team Trump Treason totally disregards them in practice and with who he cuddles with, putin on the ritz and the very honorable Un.

    U.S. expected to withdraw from U.N. human rights council - POLITICO https://apple.news/AirOvhjrdTq66vZZKBNn-Cw
    The U.N. human rights council treats Israel like North Korea so I am not surprised by this at all.
    Wasn't this a Trump campaign promise?
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    Like Trump treats North Korea, or like the rest of the Free world treats North Korea?
    (Tough to keep the references up to date!)
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    mcgruff10 said:
    Smellyman said:
    Leader dehumanizes a people.

    Leader blames those people. (job loss, sucking money from economy, rape, drugs, crime)

    Base starts to believe. (already did really)

    They are the reason for our failure or country declining.

    Get state TV (Fox, Breitbart, etc. , and all radio talk shows) to spew propaganda regardless of facts or reason.

    Base believes they are the reason for their troubles.

    Implement policy that starts rounding them up with declaration from Sessions (Goebbles)

    Get Law Enforcement to comply and that is the right thing to do.

    Put them in camps in cages (or walls with chain link fences)


    Not similar to 1938 at all.





    It s actually not similar at all. This is such a stretch by the left. The only thing similar is that this year also ends in the number 8.
    There are strong similarities. The tactics being used are actually identical in some cases.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,082
    mcgruff10 said:
    No surprise here when Team Trump Treason totally disregards them in practice and with who he cuddles with, putin on the ritz and the very honorable Un.

    U.S. expected to withdraw from U.N. human rights council - POLITICO https://apple.news/AirOvhjrdTq66vZZKBNn-Cw
    The U.N. human rights council treats Israel like North Korea so I am not surprised by this at all.
    Wasn't this a Trump campaign promise?
    Do they really or is that what you’ve been lead to believe? Distinctions are important but not when you’re trying to fire up your evangelical base to bring about the end of times.

     http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/jan/25/ron-desantis/fact-checking-rep-ron-desantis-claim-about-uns-tre/

    Do more research as plenty of non-binding resolutions against Israel have passed but more legally binding sanctions have been passed against North Korea. Words, facts and rhetoric matter. 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    mcgruff10 said:
    No surprise here when Team Trump Treason totally disregards them in practice and with who he cuddles with, putin on the ritz and the very honorable Un.

    U.S. expected to withdraw from U.N. human rights council - POLITICO https://apple.news/AirOvhjrdTq66vZZKBNn-Cw
    The U.N. human rights council treats Israel like North Korea so I am not surprised by this at all.
    Wasn't this a Trump campaign promise?
    Do they really or is that what you’ve been lead to believe? Distinctions are important but not when you’re trying to fire up your evangelical base to bring about the end of times.

     http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/jan/25/ron-desantis/fact-checking-rep-ron-desantis-claim-about-uns-tre/

    Do more research as plenty of non-binding resolutions against Israel have passed but more legally binding sanctions have been passed against North Korea. Words, facts and rhetoric matter. 
    God forbid i have a different opinion than the majority of this forum. You are right, I ve been led to believe this. My man Sean hannity and Ann Coulter told me so it must Be true. I m out. Time to watch some Fox News baby!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111

    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Smellyman said:
    Leader dehumanizes a people.

    Leader blames those people. (job loss, sucking money from economy, rape, drugs, crime)

    Base starts to believe. (already did really)

    They are the reason for our failure or country declining.

    Get state TV (Fox, Breitbart, etc. , and all radio talk shows) to spew propaganda regardless of facts or reason.

    Base believes they are the reason for their troubles.

    Implement policy that starts rounding them up with declaration from Sessions (Goebbles)

    Get Law Enforcement to comply and that is the right thing to do.

    Put them in camps in cages (or walls with chain link fences)


    Not similar to 1938 at all.





    It s actually not similar at all. This is such a stretch by the left. The only thing similar is that this year also ends in the number 8.
    There are strong similarities. The tactics being used are actually identical in some cases.
    Imo not at all. Actually I see zero similarities to Nazi germany persecuting their own citizens and the u.s. Arresting illegal immigrants at the border. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • MakingWaves
    MakingWaves Posts: 1,294
    I don’t comment on here much but I have Jewish friends and have spent time with their family members who survived concentration camps.. and for any posts to describe what is going on as a comparison to Nazis and their treatment of Jews is beyond reason. Just stop it!  You may hate Trump but to ever think this country would let things go that far is beyond ignorant. In this country there are two sides to this argument and if you read up and research the side that doesn’t agree with you then you may learn something. There were never two sides to Hitlers treatments of Jews.  I can’t believe I am actually having to say this...
    Shut the fuck up!
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  • The Juggler
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    mcgruff10 said:

    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Smellyman said:
    Leader dehumanizes a people.

    Leader blames those people. (job loss, sucking money from economy, rape, drugs, crime)

    Base starts to believe. (already did really)

    They are the reason for our failure or country declining.

    Get state TV (Fox, Breitbart, etc. , and all radio talk shows) to spew propaganda regardless of facts or reason.

    Base believes they are the reason for their troubles.

    Implement policy that starts rounding them up with declaration from Sessions (Goebbles)

    Get Law Enforcement to comply and that is the right thing to do.

    Put them in camps in cages (or walls with chain link fences)


    Not similar to 1938 at all.





    It s actually not similar at all. This is such a stretch by the left. The only thing similar is that this year also ends in the number 8.
    There are strong similarities. The tactics being used are actually identical in some cases.
    Imo not at all. Actually I see zero similarities to Nazi germany persecuting their own citizens and the u.s. Arresting illegal immigrants at the border. 
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    mcgruff10 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    No surprise here when Team Trump Treason totally disregards them in practice and with who he cuddles with, putin on the ritz and the very honorable Un.

    U.S. expected to withdraw from U.N. human rights council - POLITICO https://apple.news/AirOvhjrdTq66vZZKBNn-Cw
    The U.N. human rights council treats Israel like North Korea so I am not surprised by this at all.
    Wasn't this a Trump campaign promise?
    Do they really or is that what you’ve been lead to believe? Distinctions are important but not when you’re trying to fire up your evangelical base to bring about the end of times.

     http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/jan/25/ron-desantis/fact-checking-rep-ron-desantis-claim-about-uns-tre/

    Do more research as plenty of non-binding resolutions against Israel have passed but more legally binding sanctions have been passed against North Korea. Words, facts and rhetoric matter. 
    God forbid i have a different opinion than the majority of this forum. You are right, I ve been led to believe this. My man Sean hannity and Ann Coulter told me so it must Be true. I m out. Time to watch some Fox News baby!
    Did I mention faux news, Hannity or coulture? I linked to a repube congressman from FL and an ardent Team Trump Treason supporter being fact checked for a similar claim. You claimed that you thought it was a Team Trump Treason campaign promise. So, did you blindly accept Team Trump Treason’s campaign rhetoric, you know, from the guy who tells on average a minimum of six lies a day, if you didn’t get it from faux, Hannity or coulture? God forbid you form informed, fact based opinions.
     
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  • MakingWaves
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    Hate Trump all you want...ill agree with 90% of what you say..don’t prove your point by making this comparison to Nazis and treatment of Jews. 
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  • my2hands
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    mcgruff10 said:
    No surprise here when Team Trump Treason totally disregards them in practice and with who he cuddles with, putin on the ritz and the very honorable Un.

    U.S. expected to withdraw from U.N. human rights council - POLITICO https://apple.news/AirOvhjrdTq66vZZKBNn-Cw
    The U.N. human rights council treats Israel like North Korea so I am not surprised by this at all.
    Wasn't this a Trump campaign promise?
    So you support the US leaving the human rights council?

    Honestly, after the last 17 years since 9/11 I'm not so sure we DESERVE a seat at that table anymore. As a matter of fact I know we dont