The assertion that Tar sands oil is “cheap” needs some context. It is generally fairly expensive to extract and is not profitable when oil prices...
It is hard having a minority opinion in a forum or elsewhere. I once participated in a forum where there were very few liberals or even...
It is easy to judge someone when you don’t have a full picture. She has been posting at least as long as I have on various gator boards, and that...
Gator Princess in too hot. Uh oh. Not at all shocked she started a thread and it’s already 10 pages.
At this point we are talking past each other. I appreciate the conversation though.
I don’t doubt we need more judges. But if there are 2 million coming in, 800k applying for asylum and we are processing 60,000 a year, give or...
So it seems like the issue isn’t so much that you dislike the specifics, but that the border has been de-linked to dreamers and path to...
I’m confused. It seems like you are saying some of these proposals might not be terrible? I’m not against making reasonable accommodations for...
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown The conspiracy theories coming out of the Make America Great Again contingent were already legion:...
Asylum in America, by the Numbers At the very end of article. So are current process is a couple of million come in 25,000 get approved. Would...
I am for robust immigration. But there has to be some rhyme or reason to it and it has to be controlled and deliberate. What we have now is a...
Doing some math - if 25000 are approved, at a 40% approval rate that would be about 60,000 processed. We had 800,000 asylum applications....
From various sources, these are the numbers. Let me know if you have different information. - Around 70% of people requesting asylum pass the...
By all means, fund and hire more judges. But the system is now kind of a joke. Most people who declare asylum don’t really qualify for asylum. If...
No, it is relevant. If you start with that assertion, it follows there needs to be a process to limit the amount of immigration. From what I...
We do not have unlimted capacity to take in every person in the world who wants to be here. If you start with that, everything else follows.
When I say open borders, IMO if you can step foot in the US, declare asylum and you are required to be allowed to stay, and likely never to leave,...
Biden adapted to the circumstances and the will of the electorate. Unlike you, most people don’t support open borders. Politics and progress is...
Totally agree. I think there is a space between being an anti immigration racist and an open borders advocate. Immigration is a good thing, but...
This post is evidence that the proposed law actually has some teeth and is worth conservative and moderate support. But at least I’ll give you...
