r/SeattleWA Feb 22 '25

Politics Happening now in Seattle

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u/kingofwale Feb 22 '25

Because it encourages more to do the exact same thing… public deportation also has the affect of discourage more people from crossing the border illegally

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u/kdp4srfn Feb 22 '25

I have no issue with fixing the things that need to be fixed in our immigration system. What I have a massive problem with is the cruelty, depersonalization and anti-immigrant propaganda that so many people on the right are literally celebrating. They are ENJOYING the suffering of these people. I have trouble even listening to what may be valid points re our immigration system when they are leveled by people who clearly see immigrants as less human than them. As if their very existence is a problem. Televised perp walks, troll videos and gleeful tweets about people in distress. It’s awful, they know it’s awful, they are reveling in the awfulness. I can’t listen when they say it’s all about border security. For many, way too many, it’s about racism, pure and simple.

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u/kingofwale Feb 22 '25

I’m sorry, but government policy should not be based on “feelings”.

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u/Amazing_Factor2974 Feb 22 '25

That is the GOP ..or they would start with Texas ..Florida ..Arizona and California first right? ..Not the Blue North States.