but seriously, after like a year and a half, i really did want this thread to be a philosophical discussion and not us making each other poo-laugh and then flinging it
ICE's actions in particular are relevant to me because my wife's student visa has expired, USCIS has dragged their feet for almost a year now on her work visa, and even that we got married because we each found our respective partner is not a guarantee that they won't knock on our door. i took her to work with me while i was doing maintenance on sunday because they were doing sweeps again, and i heard reports from locals about spotting ICE agents taking action in town, that day
it's difficult to listen to arguments about how people should "just take the legal route" when they don't have any experience actually helping someone through it
it's even more difficult for me to imagine how we have pulled the rug out from under people who are legally seeking asylum via a process we have defined:
by saying "oh you broke the law by doing that thing we said was first on the list, off to a private prison we're paying a contractor for with you"
i can't back down on the position that that's unethical and illegal, and not only it is our own government practicing fascism, it is coming out of our paychecks to the tune of over $700/day, per detained person. if you don't want to be mad about how we're treating refugees, at least be mad that you're stuck with the fucking bill
ICE's actions in particular are relevant to me because my wife's student visa has expired, USCIS has dragged their feet for almost a year now on her work visa, and even that we got married because we each found our respective partner is not a guarantee that they won't knock on our door. i took her to work with me while i was doing maintenance on sunday because they were doing sweeps again, and i heard reports from locals about spotting ICE agents taking action in town, that day
it's difficult to listen to arguments about how people should "just take the legal route" when they don't have any experience actually helping someone through it
it's even more difficult for me to imagine how we have pulled the rug out from under people who are legally seeking asylum via a process we have defined:
by saying "oh you broke the law by doing that thing we said was first on the list, off to a private prison we're paying a contractor for with you"
i can't back down on the position that that's unethical and illegal, and not only it is our own government practicing fascism, it is coming out of our paychecks to the tune of over $700/day, per detained person. if you don't want to be mad about how we're treating refugees, at least be mad that you're stuck with the fucking bill
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