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@ted
i think it’s masterful distraction strategy that we’re discussing immigrants in Ohio eating pets as some abstract definition of racism instead of focusing on the *actual* issues caused by an unchecked border (national security and debt, employment, healthcare), and i think we’re all foolish to be falling for it.
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@heavygweit
'unchecked border' is also a buzzword and distraction these issues are not bc of an unchecked border - the us border has numerous checks in place - it is about the existing immigration policy and how we process and manage migration, asylum requests, and labor demands as you can see in replies, some folks are focusing on unchecked border. not the meat of the conversation.
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
sure, unchecked border is a buzzword but i wouldn't call it a distraction given it leads us to actually talk about the border (which is part of immigration policy given its where immigrants enter America), whereas talking about racism and racists and whatever else doesn't lead us back to immigration
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@heavygweit
i get what you're saying and it does eventually lead to immigration - mostly what i'm suggesting is buzzwords ideally are avoided entirely because they all have potential to derail the conversation. wanna chat immigration? sweet, let's chat on the successes and failures of existing border control measures, immigration policies and how those can affect the US economy, not about the impacts of an unchecked border - bc that conversation will initially focus on whether or not the border is unchecked in the first place
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@ted
agree wholeheartedly, thanks for pushing it further xx
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erica
@heavygweit
thank you for posting about this stuff and creating a healthy space for discussion 💕 honestly don’t know where else i have been able to do this!
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