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While I agree with your thoughts on curbing high-skilled immigration, I'm curious as to why you think it's mainly Trump's fault and/or a new 'racist' policy? Th
by fortydegrees 7y ago
While I agree with your thoughts on curbing high-skilled immigration, I'm curious as to why you think it's mainly Trump's fault and/or a new 'racist' policy? This sort of thing has been going on for a long time. Trump's deported fewer people than Obama [0].
I agree that this shouldn't be happening, but question both the accuracy and utility of blaming it on Trump.
Maybe if we had a more correct diagnosis, we as hackers - as you say - could be a more effective force against this.
[0] https://www.axios.com/immigration-ice-deportation-trump-obama-a72a0a44-540d-46bc-a671-cd65cf72f4b1.html https://www.axios.com/immigration-ice-deportation-trump-obam...
- damnyou 7y agoOne of the worst misconceptions many people have is that the world works on policy. Policy simply does not matter in such situations. This is entirely about identity, signaling, and sending nativists messages from the top.