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A lot of innocent people are being/will be displaced unfortunately. [He] wants to undo everything that his predecessor has achieved. It is never too late to consider leaving.
Biden and Dems pushed hard against immigrants and beefed up ICE.
A lot less than Trump. They allowed more and mostly it is about the legal ones and refugees. You don't just extend a hand and then retract it when it is convenient. The ones that actually committed crimes, other than coming into the country undocumented, can go.
Edit: I meant it was less people deported at once like this. Over the course of his term is different than all at once, and what about legal residents and those who have/are going through the process. I apologize for the confusion.
Biden deported over twice as many people as Trump in his first term
Yea, I have been aware. Not necessarily on either side of this equation. But I agree with the fact that it would be more advantageous to grant certain non-offending immigrants citizenship, and have several legal points of entry at the border, with enhanced security so that it is less likely for smuggling to happen (possibly with either more border patrol or an alternative structure) and more migrants are encouraged to enter with a more streamlined and fair process, one that doesn't leave them worrying about deportation, sans any criminal record or pending charges.
Edit: I am not talking about his first term. I wasn't fully against either candidate, there were good and bad with both Trump's first term and Biden's. It is the entire principle of this type of deportation that is wrong.
I just donβt get going after innocent people
Catching real criminals is hard. Pretending innocent people are criminals is easy.
that reminded me to check how Duterte's trial is going
To create fear, distrust, confusion, anger, distraction, and validate the base's hatred of whichever "outgroups" are being blamed for everything. If you fit a profile, they put you in a box. Doesn't matter if you're "innocent" or the reason for the government fucking with you or deporting you is a mistake anymore because agencies like ICE and DHS are so deeply compromised as to not follow any rule of law.
This shit happens all throughout human history in dictatorships and fascist states.
Despite the rhetoric there's not enough criminals to mass deport.
fascism requires targets to distract and divide the populace
Because heβs a cunt
There are entire industries that profit from people being imprisoned. The more people incarcerated in a location, the more that location can charge.
All other things aside, there is very much a profit motive.