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LiberalLovinLug

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17. Trump is playing the long game.
Tue Jul 10, 2018, 01:56 PM
Jul 2018

Whether he believes he can retain his power for a long time as well is besides the point. Him and Stephen Miller and all, want the word to go out across the globe that the US is a racist country and that there is no such thing as a 'refuge' anymore. No matter what you are fleeing. There is only brown people wanting to take advantage of the US generosity and live off US taxpayers for the rest of their lives. That is, unless they are robbing and raping in a gang.

And its working to a degree already. In Canada there is a flood of immigrants running across our southern border. Many just kept going north with what they hear in the news. If refugees know their children will be taken away from them if they dare apply to stay in the US, I can see many deciding its not worth it. Which is sad because it means many will give up in despair and have to accept raising their kids in violent, gang infested areas, and/or ruled by corrupted authoritarian strongmen who lavish the rich and spend little to improve their lives.

So: punish the children? mac56 Jul 2018 #1
No. He's not doing that. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #9
He is only cultivating the hatred and racism of the overwelling majority of Republicans. olegramps Jul 2018 #12
Seeking asylum is not illegal. muntrv Jul 2018 #2
This can't be repeated enough. Dave Starsky Jul 2018 #6
+ 100 n/t MBS Jul 2018 #22
+1 dalton99a Jul 2018 #8
So is he saying that the US has been incompetent on purpose by the initial separations??? Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #3
And he himself brought 'models' to this country on tourist visas !!!!!!!! groundloop Jul 2018 #14
Maleria worked Scarsdale Jul 2018 #16
He also brought in construction workers from Eastern Europe illegally jmowreader Jul 2018 #23
... hlthe2b Jul 2018 #4
It is not illegal to present yourself at the border for consideration as a refugee from violence. Nitram Jul 2018 #5
The problem is, this is no longer considered as valid by this administration. The Mouth Jul 2018 #18
Yes, the administration has changed guidelines and procedures. It would take a suit that went to the Nitram Jul 2018 #20
I want to see this bdamomma Jul 2018 #7
"We have laws" Bayard Jul 2018 #10
His administration kidnapped children. Their home countries should take the POS to the World Court Vinca Jul 2018 #11
And since there was obviously no intention of EVER reuniting those kids with their families.... groundloop Jul 2018 #15
Trump would be nowhere without his criminally insane supporters. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2018 #13
Trump is playing the long game. LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #17
"corrupted authoritarian strongmen who lavish the rich and spend little to improve their lives" groundloop Jul 2018 #19
Yup LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #21
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