What about this. Until 60 years ago, borders were not patrolled and there was no such thing as an illegal immigrant. The problem is the idea of national borders in the first place. — Benkei
Donald Trump announced that he intends to end family separation with an executive order, by allowing entire families to be held in the same ICE detention centers. Now at the start of the thread you made a big deal about not housing the families together, so how do you now reconcile your views, with what appears at the moment to be a change in Trump's position? Also given that now Trump believes he can end this with his pen alone, something many of us said he could do, how do you reconcile that with the notion his hands were tied by existing laws? — Jeremiah
Are you willing to condemn Trump's use of language or not? Because if you're not, you're not worth a millisecond more of my time. — Baden
But whatever. Send them back. Just don't treat them like they're subhuman. — Baden
But whatever. — Baden
Can you or can you not answer both of my questions? — Jeremiah
You are morally obligated to uphold basic human rights. It's up to you to figure out a way to do that. It's your responsibility as a country. — Baden
Did you read anything I wrote today? The solution, as even Trump has managed to work out, is to stop separating families at the border. Your levels of immigration are roughly net neutral and are not a problem that I think needs a solution. — Baden
I answered your question and your response didn't make any sense. As far as I'm concerned I'm arguing about treating people with basic human dignity. — Baden
But if someone really thinks, in advance, that it is open to question whether such an action as procuring the judicial execution of the innocent should be quite excluded from consideration — I do not want to argue with him; he shows a corrupt mind.” — G.E.M. Anscombe
Why was no one complaining when Obama separated children at the border? — tom
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