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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
In reality, we're having a conversation, and you suggesting people can't enter the conversation without having a solution locked and loaded to whatever problem exists lest they give you a chuckle, is fine nonsense.
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You are reading far more into my comment than is there.
I don’t see much value in just throwing rocks and pointing out the obvious.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
In your case, the solution you offered makes it look like you haven't actually put thought into the matter, or are at least thinking about it in a way that's completely unrealistic. One can put thought into an issue, recognize a problem, and recognize that they don't have a good solution for a complicated issue. That's more valid than "I DONT KNOW THE US COULD JUST FUNNEL ENOUGH MONEY DOWN TO MAKE MEXICO DESIRABLE FOR EVERYONE SO THEY DONT LEAVE?" like lol. That's a sign of someone who doesn't understand an issue and, if they did think about it, clearly wasted their brain power.
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Perhaps you should read my comment more closely before going off on it.
I said “As far as I am concerned, if politicians really wanted to reduce Hispanic immigration, then they would help to strengthen the economies of Mexico and Central American countries, legalize drugs, and assist in crime reduction there.”
What is unrealistic about foreign aid? What is unrealistic about defunding the so-called drug war, which would, in turn, potentially reduce the level of violence in countries that are the current source of much immigration? What is unrealistic about assisting Latin American economies and helping to strengthen their own social nets?
Many of those fleeing Latin America are doing so because of crime and poverty. Addressing those issues might reduce their citizen’s desires to come to the US.
The US spent trillions in Afghanistan and the greater Middle East and has very little to show for it. Spending a few billions in its own hemisphere might be a bit more worthwhile.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
. . . well anyone with common sense can tell you that, at very least, "it's not an ideal situation," so it seems like you could do well to actually think about it if you're being genuine, offer up some evidence of why it's not an issue if that's the standard you want to hold, or stop sea-lioning.
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Immigration isn’t truly an issue for the reasons I stated earlier: “without it, the US economy won’t work the way (those in charge of it and who benefit from it) want it to. No one wants to pay $5 for a tomato, or $350 for a basic hotel room, or $50 for a basic restaurant meal. The only way the economy works is with cheap labor, and immigration keeps that going.”
Immigration gives every party something to kick around and bloviate about and gives the poor someone else to look down on. So while I think that foreign aid and drug legalization and assisting in crime reduction could reduce the current levels of immigration, I also don’t think that any serious efforts will be put into implementing such actions because cheap labor and winning elections is more important to those in charge.
Lastly, I don’t think that immigration is a “situation” in any negative sense of the word because it will always occur to some extent and level and I sometimes think that those bemoaning it are being disingenuous.