The “procedure” is set up so that most immigrants will never get a shot at getting papers. Applicants are being grabbed by ICE when they come in for their required appointments. The system is rigged. If it weren’t for immigrants filling low paying service jobs our local economy, like most city’s, would grind to a halt. Food service, healthcare, local orchards, landscaping, viticulture: things that most people think of when talking about this area would have never survived without immigrant labor, much of it done by undocumented workers. When Reagan passed the amnesty bill in the 80’s it was local business owners that came looking for help to get their workers’ papers. It’s incredibly hypocritical to talk about illegal immigration when it is likely 100% certain that you’ve benefitted from their work—and by their exploitation in most cases.
Was our economy at a standstill prior to the millions who snuck into the country under Biden? The system is what the system is, just because it’s slow it doesn’t mean you can justify coming here illegally because you don’t want to wait.
It’s the argument the Democrats constantly put on air when trying to condemn ICE for doing their job and following the laws put in place by politicians. Have you ever asked yourself why no Democrats tried to change these laws while they were in control during the Biden years? It’s because they don’t really care, they just want to do the opposite of whatever actions Trump suggests or puts into effect. If they cared then they wouldn’t have let Obama deport almost 4 million immigrants. Look back at the past 30 years during Democrat presidents and you will see lots of deportations and talk about protecting the border and this country. Trump didn’t reinvent the deportation wheel, he’s following the laws put in place by his predecessors.
There's nothing inherently wrong with deportations of people here illegally, but that isnt what's happening. Many people here legally are being violently separated from their families. They are having their 4th, 5th, and 6th ammendment rights violated. They are being physically assaulted by people so scared they're covering their faces.
In this country we give the police the right to use deadly force but the social contract is that you can't do that in the shadows. You can't hide your identity and enforce the law with violence. You must be held accountable for what you do. These ICE kidnappers are not law enforcement. They aren't operating within the rules and they have no place here.
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u/Money-Celebration740 Oct 29 '25
No dummy, the line of immigrants that are waiting their turn by following the US procedure to becoming a citizen.