Agreed on your last point. As long as they come in legally. Oh wait - that means enforcing our immigration laws, something you don't want to talk about. And you still haven't explained how any of this is a give-away to the rich. The truth is - as I pointed out - some rich Americans will actually be hurt if their pool of cheap illegal immigrant labor dries up. And some poor Americans will actually be helped if there is less competition for unskilled jobs.
Originally Posted by lustylad
I limited it to a certain aspect of immigration because that is the point I was making. Enforcing immigration policies may or may not affect just the poor. Going to a full merit-based immigration policy does affect the poor. Don't try to be a total asshole with every post. If you want to discuss ALL immigration policies start the discussion yourself with specific points or questions. If I feel like responding I will.
You accuse ME of cherry-picking and then you bring up Sayfullo Saipov. Not every person who enters our country, legally or illegally, is going to be a model citizen. The overwhelming majority are. To cite a single example of where the immigration system failed is ridiculous.
We disagree on merit-based immigration. Fine. I can live with that. Your opinion, my opinion. Opinions are not wrong. My maternal grandparents came from Germany and Russia knowing no English, maybe HS education, and with no specific job skills.
Assuming you are not Native-American, would the first members of your family tree to emigrate to the U.S. have qualified under Trump's proposed plan?
"One person briefed on the meeting said when Durbin got to Haiti, Trump began to ask why we want people from Haiti and more Africans in the US and added that the US should get more people from countries like Norway."
Sorry. I forgot Haiti, which we all know is lily white. I did not bring up the statement with race in mind but rather countries that are extremely poor but now that you mention it. . .
FWIW I do not support open borders and illegal immigration one bit. How to shut off the borders effectively is another story. As Gharkal pointed out in the Political Forum, illegals crossing from Canada is becoming more of a problem. So do we build a wall between the U.S. and Canada? And make Canada pay for it? Trump is finding out it is not an easy problem to solve.