Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
Representatives represent all the people living there. Someone who's undocumented is still a member of society, still part of the economy, and still a person living in that district.
They didn't do it wrong in the past. They aren't doing it wrong now. People living in the middle of nowhere already have disproportionate representation in their favor: it's called the senate. We don't need the House of Representatives to become a bigger version of the Senate.
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The representatives are chosen for servicing the factual population, whether it is eligible for something or not. Why is that even an issue?
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why do people have the notion they pay federal and/or state income tax? all you have to write is exempt and they take 0 dollars out... how do you not know this?
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yet we dont want them to be living here... mixed messages should not be sent... or we end up with people like you
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because they are here illegally at the failure of the US government and are criminals on the run. we are the silliest nation in the world when it comes to border laws.
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so that is really what it comes down to, make the democrats stronger at the expense of the country and our laws. whatever works i guess.
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Wait! People actually had a notion that anyone in power was willing to lose it by redistricting pretty much the entire US and whatever part of the US they are representing? Believing this would happen is like congress not giving themselves a raise when the country is in recession? lol
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It doesn't matter whether we want them here or not. They're here. They get counted. As was pointed out earlier, this is so basic that even the most conservative justices didn't argue against it.
Not all of them committed a crime. Improper entry into the U.S. is a crime; a misdemeanor. But something like 30-50% of illegal immigrants are Visa overstays or people who otherwise have an unlawful presence without committing improper entry. Unlawful presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense. You can't jail someone or charge them with a crime if all they're doing is not being here illegally.
He meant, good, have the undocumented and illegal immigrants counted so that ICE can find them and deport them. And I completely agree with that sentiment. I don't get why the fuck being squarely against ILLEGAL immigration makes you a fucking racist. We have laws for a reason, and I don't give a fuck why you're here, if you're here illegally, you should be deported. Everyone else is expected to follow the law, so why the fuck does being an immigrant make you special? We have a legal process to immigrate, follow it. And if you're one of those who think that the immigration process is too difficult and expensive (and I do agree that it is), then vote for people who will make the process easier and less expensive.
And in case it isn't clear enough, being against ILLEGAL immigration does not at all mean you're a racist or hate immigrants, or want immigrants deported. I just want the laws of my country fucking followed. Nothing more, nothing less. If you want to live here, follow the fucking law like everyone else, including the laws that lay out how to live here permanently.
Because a lot of the rhetoric against illegal immigrants is mixed in with slurs based on their ethnicity and "protecting our culture" or garbage of that sort.
We do! The reason being the benefit of society - the current immigration policies are not working in this regard.We have laws for a reason
I really hope you hate jaywalkers this much, since being an illegal resident is about as illegal as that.I just want the laws of my country fucking followed.
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Cool story. The undocumented migrants people are bitching about aren't a national security risk.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
That privilege was generally extended to Citizens.
Counting non-citizens in reference to voting districts gives them a degree of control over the electoral process, which is absolutely absurd.
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Because they are not allowed to vote unless they're citizens, and being able to influence Congressional districts effectively gives them electoral power.
That's a problem.
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