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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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Unchecked border? Nani?

National security and employment sure, to certain degrees, agreed. How does the border tie to debt and healthcare? I’m curious

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giving non-citizens housing, medicare, home loans, etc. comes from taxpayer $$

non-citizens don't pay taxes in the US?

this is an actual question, because if yes I'd have to go find the CPA they use

lol sorry i was trying not to say illegal immigrants but that's what i meant

why not say the actual word? it's a difference of at least 30 million people that rightfully live in the US and pay taxes

but tbf the question still stands, bc even illegal immigrants pay some amount of taxes, and it's not clear at all that they actually receive the benefits people say (most these gov programs are for citizens and permanent residents), maybe emergency care but it would be pretty ridiculous to say it causes problems to the US healthcare system

This is fact. Undocumented immigrants are keeping social security funded while not drawing from it

sure, but most of the discourse on this isn’t waved as “racist”, it might actually the most talked subject in politics lol

reality is just that non citizens/non permanent residents don’t benefit from welfare, but politicians want you to think that to create division between people in order to increase their chances of you voting for them

it’s all stupid, people should just focus around themselves, not around stuff happening elsewhere because it’s so easy to get manipulated on that

because i was afraid of the mob 😔 

also i don't know enough about this so i share the same question BUT my point is that i'd rather learn about these nuances and how it affects the economy than waving it away by saying "its racist" which feels like a conversation-ender, not -starter