14 million illegals could mostly be assumed to be socially entangled average with three other American residents (family, best friends, close business associates, etc.) – in the neighborhood of 50 million residents linked! – 14% of our entire population! – about to have their vital social fabric ripped apart by ICE.
For what purpose?
We could just seal the border for real this time – and start from scratch – the illegals we already have cause no harm.
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A well known Macoupin County restaurant owner from Mexico who was arrested by ICE in Illinois after dropping his children off at school in October”… A few days after his arrest, nearly 300 people in Staunton rallied in Sandoval’s support..”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/illinois-restaurant-owner-detained-by-ice-after-dropping-kids-at-school-gets-deported-to-mexico/ar-AA1TjeBB
“In March, Elena* said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported her husband, leaving her to care for their six children in Chicago… “
https://www.injusticewatch.org/archive/2021/left-behind-deportation-collateral-consequences/
“Chicago Raid: Agents rappelled from a helicopter to raid an apartment complex “filled” with Tren de Aragua gangsters. ProPublica found little to support the government’s claims.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
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My mother’s father came ashore here from Ireland a hundred years ago – waded through all the standard naturalizing procedures …
… then, opened a speakeasy (illegal alcohol imbibing establishment).
How much is our social contract warped by these across the board exceptions? These days we understand the evolution of social INSTINCT holds us together. Consensus is a major part of that.
That leaves the private labor sector to worry about – with some immigrant workers willing to work for half as much as legal residents. 50% of all American private sector workers say they want a union – only 6% of have a union. That’s a problem ten or maybe a hundred times worse than anything caused by immigration …
… and easily repaired by one simple, common-sense federal statute that should have been part of our social contract long ago.
https://onlabor.org/why-not-hold-union-representation-elections-on-a-regular-schedule/
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If 2028 rolls around w/o any moves in the direction of a mandatory labor union votes issue, I'm going to Vegas to interest sharpsters in betting on the Dem candidate -- followed by revelation of the mandatory cert/recert/decert thermo issue -- which should move move all the chips over to Dem side.
I've already dropped this should be red hot Dem issue on 25 gambler-authors/publications -- and emailed it to 6o addresses at @reviewjournal.com.
