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Originally Posted by DukeSkywalker
I love you brother, but allowing that many people in illegally isn’t good for anyone. If you really think all these people with skills equal or equivalent to starting a hedge trimmer is going to help this nation, you are mistaken. Diversity isn’t our strength. We should allow the best of the best in. Sort of like college, minus the affirmative action bs.
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I am not saying we need to be allowing people in. I am saying that pouring more billions into a solution that isn't working isn't a proper solution. A lot of people seem to think "If we build a wall that will stop them" and that obviously isn't the case. We've spent billions building walls and it hasn't stopped them. They are walking up to border entry points and saying "I am seeking asylum" and we legally obligated to accept them.
We didn't have these problems under Obama. People weren't coming to the United States in droves under Obama, and when we caught them here illegally we either gave them options to become American citizens or deported them. Under Obama we deported more people than ever before. The problem isn't that we don't have walls; The problem is how the Trump administration has handled everything. Long before we build a wall we need a comprehensive and legal plan on how to manage this. Building "internment camps" is not a short or long term solution.
I completely disagree with you when you say "Diversity isn’t our strength". Diversity is what makes America what it is. For better or for worse, we are in fact a nation of immigrants. We always have been, and always will be. I am Polish and Irish; Both of my parents came here as immigrants. Diversity is our strength.