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Migrants on the Southwest Border

2018-11-05 19:23:31.60643+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Anti-news, but just putting this someplace handy so I can find it: NPR FACT CHECK: Migrants Are Not Overwhelming The Southwest Border

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#Comment Re: Migrants on the Southwest Border made: 2018-11-05 21:55:55.154373+01 by: TheSHAD0W

So, if they're not overwhelming the SW border, what's wrong with putting up a fance and having them come through the legal border crossings?

#Comment Re: Migrants on the Southwest Border made: 2018-11-05 22:38:50.886121+01 by: Dan Lyke

By all accounts they're headed towards the legal crossing to ask for asylum. Why bother putting up a fence?

#Comment Re: Migrants on the Southwest Border made: 2018-11-05 22:40:40.749166+01 by: Dan Lyke

But, in general, the US's immigration laws are used to enforce a labor system that's only slightly removed from slavery, and we should open the fucking borders. For the sake of our economy and our crime rates.