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“Papers weren’t in order” is a hell of a euphemism for crossing into the country illegally or overstaying a temporary visa that is explicitly not for migration.
by marcoperaza 8y ago
“Papers weren’t in order” is a hell of a euphemism for crossing into the country illegally or overstaying a temporary visa that is explicitly not for migration.
- nomocrypto 8y agoYou do realize that borders are totally arbitrary and that with the stroke of a pen any of these rules could be changed, right? What makes you so convinced that we are completely powerless to change this system that we’ve created? Just repeating “it’s a crime!” over and over again is absolutely no justification for how these people are treated, and I think you know that.
- marcoperaza 8y agoIf you don’t believe a nation has the moral right to decide who to admit into itself, then we’re just operating from different axioms and will never agree.
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- sg47 8y agoIt's nice to see a Native American like yourself standing up for the country marcoperaza.
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- popularrecluse 8y agoI used that phrase very intentionally. It has historical context, which is becoming ever more relevant. We are witnessing a series of trial balloons, and they got just a little ahead of the ball on this one. Today, Mexicans. Tomorrow, dissidents.