Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:Jersey Girl,
Oh, don't get me wrong. This Sessions-Trump thing they and the GOP is doing is nothing more than terrorism, in my opinion. They're sending a message to would be illegal immigrants that they'll have their kids torn from them and interred in a camp somewhere while they languish in prison. They're also playing a very dangerous game with the Democrats trying to get The Wall funded.
That said, this is a result of a very cynical game both sides have been at for the last 30 years. The Democrats give less than two craps to fix the situation probably because the majority of illegals when finally getting citizenship vote Left. The Repubs give less than two craps because illegals fill terrible jobs and/or keep wages depressed, in my opinion. The last point is always up for debate, though (as we've seen here).
The thing that totally crushes me about this latest game the current admin is playing is just the sheer level of inhumanity involved. I don't have a good answer other than I'd mirror Canada's immigration policy, or maybe that of Mexico. It's an incredibly complicated issue that's been reduced to You're Racist and You're Socialist.
I think I asked earlier what people here would to fix it or solved this conundrum, but I must've missed their solution. I'm interested in seeing what a good fix is that balances our national sovereignty, our economic needs, and accommodating those who seek a fresh and secure start tk life.
- Doc
Okay, I understand now. I think what you're essentially saying is similar to what I've thought all along which is that both sides give zero "F"s about the damage they are doing to children and families.
As for solutions, you are right.
The Democrats don't have any.
The GOP hasn't got any.
And neither does anyone else here and I think that's because people are so immersed in their partisan BS (add to that pride, greed, status, self interest) they can't pull their own heads out and work together on behalf of the American public, much less can they work together on behalf of immigrant refugees because zero "F"s.
Right?
This country is crippled by it's own politics.
On a more positive note (if there is a positive note) one good thing that I think that has come out of this cf is the ability of civilians to rise up and use their power to bear pressure on the administration in ways we haven't seen for a very long time. I'm talking about doctors, psychologists, major university studies being quoted, 72 former US attorneys drafting a message to the White House, two major airlines refusing to transport, CO reducing funds that support the separations, MA refusing to deploy it's National Guard troops to the area. And even me in my own way at times knocking myself out on social media (here and on Facebook) to get my points across and give folks insight into the thinking and feeling of the children involved and how dangerous this game really is, because I know that is something I can do--same issues that I raise in my correspondence to my reps which is still sitting here pending daily developments--only I think it needs to go without revisions or updates, because these events are only going to get worse before they get better, so why not send it all off now?
We do have personal power to change what this administration is doing. Be it in our public and private positions or simply in our ability to contact reps and make our positions known, and with our vote.
DJT isn't America, WE are.