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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Earlier today a DU regular started a thread about Bernie Sanders and "Open Borders". [View all]sheshe2
(83,751 posts)68. Well, well.
I got a PM with the invite, from them at 1:02 AM...long after I had gone to bed.
What's with that?!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Earlier today a DU regular started a thread about Bernie Sanders and "Open Borders". [View all]
rgbecker
May 2019
OP
Pretty well. Thanks to your steady stream of posts the thread stayed up for almost 14 hours.
rgbecker
May 2019
#73
You may enjoy the current POTUS and thus the GOP's take on the issue of "Open Borders"
ehrnst
May 2019
#11
Is Bernie wrong to say he's not for open borders? Which Democrats are for open borders?
Autumn
May 2019
#25
It's not my job to tell politicians how to talk. And I have better things to do than waste my
Autumn
May 2019
#56
Why do you think that? Because I pointed out Biden's gaffe and you can't clean that one up?
Autumn
May 2019
#61
To be clear. You seem to be bragging and mocking me, because a quote that you never posted
Autumn
May 2019
#63
You need to look at why and how Trump and his minions use the term open borders .nt
Autumn
May 2019
#71
Well, very recent statements made by Sanders about Chinese, Vietnamese, Mexican and South American
ehrnst
May 2019
#7
Yes, I found the praise for his policies from nationalist anti-immigration conservatives
ehrnst
May 2019
#24
Precisely. Why did he single out Vietnam and China and Mexico and Latin America?
dalton99a
May 2019
#10
No statistics were given by Senator Sanders, or reasons as to why he chose those
ehrnst
May 2019
#16
Of Course it is number of immigrants not the rate which effect wages in the country
rgbecker
May 2019
#28
Because he was aware many white Americans view nonwhite immigrants as a threat.
dalton99a
May 2019
#40
Those are also countries/places that are mentioned whenever jobs are outsourced.
ehrnst
May 2019
#43
Some people seem to envision uneducated, impoverished, non-white, non-english speaking masses
ehrnst
May 2019
#15
Sanders has voted against a pathway to citizenship because of guest worker programs.
WeekiWater
May 2019
#14
Sanders' emphasis on immigration as a problem for American workers has gotten him praise
ehrnst
May 2019
#23
What immigration activists felt Sanders' Immigration policy is more detailed than HRC'?
ehrnst
May 2019
#20
You keep accusing me of saying Sanders is racist. Is that what you're left with?
ehrnst
May 2019
#51
If you're going to take the trouble to PM me at 1:00 in the morning to get me to come look at your
ehrnst
May 2019
#44
I was spammed at 1AM as well. I've always found attention-seeking behavior to be annoying.
NurseJackie
May 2019
#47