Becomes Trump a dictator?

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Now the IRS will be sharing information with ICE to help round up "illegals." I wonder how this is going to sit with Donald's followers who are already paranoid about government spying. Today they go after "illegals"; tomorrow it may be you or me. And why are so many people who are living here legally and peacefully getting deported? I thought the Donald said it was only about getting the dangerous illegal criminals out. One would almost be tempted to suspect he was lying.
 

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Reading the past 10 pages or so of this thread on the Canadian woman held for 12 days, I thought this article she wrote was important to post.

Couple comments:

!. I fully support the MAGA movement. People that break our law by coming here illegally MUST be detained and deported. Those overstaying visas need to be dealt with on a case by case basis, in a timely manner, with compassion for honest mistakes.

2. INDIVIDUAL rights are more important than Group rights or objectives.

3. Uncomfortable detention for criminal (aside from illegal entry itself) illegal aliens is fine and dandy. Others need to have some level of decent food and housing until deportation.

4. ELIMINATE, or greatly regulate PRIVATE Prisons that have HUGE incentives to delay release, or deportation that lowers their headcounts, and subsequent State and Federal money to keep people there.

5. This article is almost exclusively from the woman's perspective, but it's hard not to be angry with what she went through, and empathetic towards those INDIVIDUALS caught up in this bureaucracy. Even those that purposefully entered illegally.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky.


I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped | US immigration | The Guardian
 

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Reading the past 10 pages or so of this thread on the Canadian woman held for 12 days, I thought this article she wrote was important to post.

Couple comments:

!. I fully support the MAGA movement. People that break our law by coming here illegally MUST be detained and deported. Those overstaying visas need to be dealt with on a case by case basis, in a timely manner, with compassion for honest mistakes.

2. INDIVIDUAL rights are more important than Group rights or objectives.

3. Uncomfortable detention for criminal (aside from illegal entry itself) illegal aliens is fine and dandy. Others need to have some level of decent food and housing until deportation.

4. ELIMINATE, or greatly regulate PRIVATE Prisons that have HUGE incentives to delay release, or deportation that lowers their headcounts, and subsequent State and Federal money to keep people there.

5. This article is almost exclusively from the woman's perspective, but it's hard not to be angry with what she went through, and empathetic towards those INDIVIDUALS caught up in this bureaucracy. Even those that purposefully entered illegally.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky.


I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped | US immigration | The Guardian
Is she single?
 

HeIsHere

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Now the IRS will be sharing information with ICE to help round up "illegals." I wonder how this is going to sit with Donald's followers who are already paranoid about government spying. Today they go after "illegals"; tomorrow it may be you or me. And why are so many people who are living here legally and peacefully getting deported? I thought the Donald said it was only about getting the dangerous illegal criminals out. One would almost be tempted to suspect he was lying.
Sad days what is happening.
People cheer but they really do not know the reality of it.
 

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And it all has the same pattern, first it was "we have no problem with migrants who follow the process and enter legally" but doesn't being documented through the system properly mean they did not enter illegally? Makes you wonder when we're going to round up the ones who entered illegally instead of the ones who are documented. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-pulling-legal-status-more-than-530k-migrants

I just wonder who will replace all those workers. Last time I was in Texas all the people working on the streets doing repairs and such looked like migrant people.

With the population in decline the USA needs the workers, as well they are not all criminals like is often argued.

I just do not think the people who came under a previous administration's policy should be made to suffer because of a new administration.
The entire lack of attention to details by this new administration is not very good.
 

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I just wonder who will replace all those workers. Last time I was in Texas all the people working on the streets doing repairs and such looked like migrant people.

I just do not think the people who came under a previous administration's policy should be made to suffer because of a new administration.
The entire lack of attention to details by this new administration is not very good.
I think they made a movie around 2011, called A Day Without a Mexican. I never saw it but maybe it is educational? Who knows.
 

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I just wonder who will replace all those workers. Last time I was in Texas all the people working on the streets doing repairs and such looked like migrant people.

With the population in decline the USA needs the workers, as well they are not all criminals like is often argued.

I just do not think the people who came under a previous administration's policy should be made to suffer because of a new administration.
The entire lack of attention to details by this new administration is not very good.
No problem, Musk is building an army or robots, he estimates he will sell 100 million robots to do jobs.
 

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Now the IRS will be sharing information with ICE to help round up "illegals." I wonder how this is going to sit with Donald's followers who are already paranoid about government spying. Today they go after "illegals"; tomorrow it may be you or me. And why are so many people who are living here legally and peacefully getting deported? I thought the Donald said it was only about getting the dangerous illegal criminals out. One would almost be tempted to suspect he was lying.
The USA is just trying to seem powerful on the world stage, they have abandoned diplomacy everywhere.
Canadians are horrible people to negotiate with, who believes that nonsense.

We shall see if this "carry a big stick" only policy works.
 

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No problem, Musk is building an army or robots, he estimates he will sell 100 million robots to do jobs.
Are they going to use those robots to invade Canada?

Cause we know those darn tariffs on milk are causing the USA to have a trade deficit :rolleyes: maybe Canada actually does have vital things the USA needs, how far will they go that is the question of the day.
 

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You sir, have a well balanced and thoughtful approach to the issues of the day.
It’s because he is half white /Mexican.
Just like I am basically 75% white/25% Puerto Rican p.

He has literal family who visits him from Mexico on holidays that are unable to visit at the moment. So this is kinda heart breaking for him.
 

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Are they going to use those robots to invade Canada?

Cause we know those darn tariffs on milk are causing the USA to have a trade deficit :rolleyes: maybe Canada actually does have vital things the USA needs, how far will they go that is the question of the day.
I don’t think anyone wants Canada to be honest. Like Babylon Bee claimed: Trump changed their name to Gay North Dakota.
 

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It’s because he is half white /Mexican.
Just like I am basically 75% white/25% Puerto Rican p.

He has literal family who visits him from Mexico on holidays that are unable to visit at the moment. So this is kinda heart breaking for him.
Makes sense then, less indoctrinated.

Aside from that he is more objective and look at both sides, than most on here, with all their red X's and how easily triggered by one critical statement of the the hero they worship.
 

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Makes sense then, less indoctrinated.

Aside from that he is more objective and look at both sides, than most on here, with all their red X's and how easily triggered by one critical statement of the the hero they worship.
I don’t think politics has anything to do with where your family is from. It’s what your core beliefs are. In favor of abortion not in favor of abortion. In favor of illegal gangs coming into the country and dealing fentanyl, killing tons of Americans we love vs not allowing them into the country to begin with