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[Not a Dodge] Caravan

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Astrodome, Oct 24, 2018.

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What are your thoughts on the Honduran caravan?

  1. Let them all in

    3.4%
  2. Let the non criminals in

    6.8%
  3. Let all but the middle easterners in

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Thoughts and prayers

    15.3%
  5. Case by case admittance

    57.6%
  6. Turn them around at our border

    15.3%
  7. Funded by the dems

    6.8%
  8. Funded by the repugs

    5.1%
  9. Hopefully our border agents dont catch diseases

    6.8%
  10. Build a wall/call in national guard

    23.7%
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  1. FranchiseBlade

    FranchiseBlade Contributing Member
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    It's not what I think he behaves like that matters.
     
  2. WNBA

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    So you've reviewed all the documents they are holding, interviewed everyone, denied their cases while web posting in Texas?
    What's is your day job? God?
     
  3. Bobbythegreat

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    When asked, most don't deny that they are economic migrants. Like I said, some might be legitimate, but even in normal situations only about half of all asylum requests are deemed legitimate and in recent years as the numbers of applicants have skyrocketed, the number of requests deemed legitimate have decreased.
     
  4. Cohete Rojo

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    What happens when the **** really hits the fan in Mexico? We won’t be seeing hundreds of thousands but millions of people fleeing the country.
     
  5. Bobbythegreat

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    What do you mean? I'm not sure I follow.
     
  6. asianballa23

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    you dont need to be God to know the obvious, unless you just refused to accept the fact most of them are not refugees, or basically disguising as one. Or it could be you just dont know what asylum mean?
     
  7. Bobbythegreat

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    I mean it was reported even by MSNBC by one of their reporters on the ground there. He said that while there are some women and children, most of them are men and when you ask them they say that they are economic migrants looking for jobs, not refugees in need of asylum. I'm sure there are some in the caravan that are actually legitimately seeking asylum, but those on the ground report that they are a tiny minority of the group.
     
  8. Downtown Sniper

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    Add hundreds of thousands of Australian's too.

    I'm in debt. I live with gang related crime in Sydney.

    Based on this thread, I think that grants me asylum as much as the others in the caravan.
     
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  9. FranchiseBlade

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    You are more than welcome to apply.
     
  10. Downtown Sniper

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    I'd be told no.

    I'd much prefer to do what these guys are doing, cheat the system, break the law, then get pitied because that's how the news spins it.
     
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    They aren't breaking the law. They traveled to a legal point of entry to seek asylum. That is following the law. I don't know how that is cheating the system.

    I've said from the beginning that Trump and the Republicans should have claimed the caravan as a victory because they forced immigrants to follow the law rather than sneaking in.
     
  12. LongTimeFan

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    Breaking: man complains about others getting more favorable treatment than him on something he's too lazy to even do.

    You'd fit in well here with the rest of the Americans who like to blame others for their own inaction.
     
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  13. Downtown Sniper

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    Their intention was not to make their way to a point of entry, and wait in line to be processed one by one. You know that.

    The immigrants are 'following the law', you act like that's a decision they've diligently made, and not as a direct result of a President who puts his people first instead of being politically correct behind a microphone.

    Breaking: someone doesn't understand sarcasm and me making fun of the majority of people in this thread.

    That's unfortunate for you.
     
  14. FranchiseBlade

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    That was their intent. If they were intending to enter illegally they wouldn't have marched here by the thousands with the media covering their every step.
     
  15. Downtown Sniper

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    Yes. Yes. These thousands of people. At least 90% of which don't qualify for asylum, 'marched' here to wilfully sit in line, just to eventually be told no they don't qualify and they'll have to turn around and 'march' back home, something they already knew before they set off on this 'march'.

    If you believe that, I've got some $50 notes to trade for your $100s, because mine are worth more.

    It's so convenient the media have been covering their every step isn't it.
     
  16. Bobbythegreat

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    Well that's not entirely accurate now is it? They broke into Mexico illegally by bum rushing the gates and I'm pretty sure that's not legal however I know for a fact when they overwhelmed Mexican security and tried to do the same to get into the US that's a misdemeanor, just the attempt by itself, it doesn't have to be successful. That means the woman and children who are in the famous propaganda photo were actively committing a misdemeanor at the time.

    I could point out that the front door of your home is how one would legally enter your house, but if someone then kicked that front door in and let themselves in without permission, that would not be the legal way to do it.

    Also, the caravan took the longest possible path, heading to the furthest away possible port of entry because they knew that California is run by idiots who would do nothing to prevent them from overwhelming the point of entry, they just didn't account for such a large federal preparation for their arrival. IF they had gone the shorter path to Texas, the national guard would certainly be called out to ensure order.
     
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    Some of them broke the law after the rules were attempted to be changed on them after they already followed the rules up until that point.
     
  18. FranchiseBlade

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    If you believe they marched all this way in a large conspicuous group being filmed and photographed the whole time in an attempt to sneak inside the United States, then I will sell those back to you for thousand dollar bills.
     
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  19. Downtown Sniper

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    You were the one who initially used the word 'sneak' my friend.

    Breaking the law, is the term I used. AKA illegal. Throwing rocks at border guards. That doesn't equate to sneaking in my definition.

    Now now, let's not go get confused with words you actually said first and I played along with.

    You, you do know those things happened right? I know you wouldn't have seen it on the news. I mean I know it doesn't fit your narrative that they 'marched' here to stand in line and be processed one by one.
     
  20. CometsWin

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    Pointing out the hypocrisy of migrant caravan invasions is a pretty good analogy.
     

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