Historically every United States territorial acquisition has been wildly successful. A message must be sent to China

@jackjjackson says Actually, according to US law they are asylum seekers.

AND, for decades, US immigration law and policy was designed to spit in the eye of Fidel Castro by treating everyone who set foot on Florida as an asylum seeker. This helped earn votes from a swing demographic in a swing state.

AND, by law, people at the border can STILL request asylum. And it's a long involved process and they get entry awaiting their decision in 12 or 24 months.

That's the law. That's the law that needs fixing.

AND, the Senate, in early 2024, produced a bipartisan bill to greatly streamline the asylum process. You remember what happened to that bill, right? Trump squashed it. The asylum issue has a fix and Trump doesn't want it implemented. SAD!

In theory sure. In practice it has been used under the Biden regime to allow fake claims, have the claimants vanish and never show up for hearings. For that violation I personally would deport them. @ElwoodBlues

@jackjjackson Still projecting. You really are a very sad individual.

Good luck with that. @NativePortlander1970

@jackjjackson says
And if you'd been mature enough to acknowledge that earlier, you could have saved yourself a lot of useless subject-changing effort.

I was being generous when I wrote that. Time to accept that and move on 🤣😂🤣 @ElwoodBlues

I just read a synopsis. You’re right. The story isn’t taught however the 1905 Taft trip is consistent with TRism. I agree withe synopsis that while the author claims that trip led to Pearl Harbor it’s more likely intervening events did. I may read it anyway. Thanks! @soar2newhighs