I hadn't consciously thought about it before but . . .
The bottom half explains why I feel so at home in the Democratic party. Birds of a feather and all.
51-55, T
The bottom half explains why I feel so at home in the Democratic party. Birds of a feather and all.
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BohemianBabe · M
This is actually really bad satire. Democrats govern well. Their big problems are civility politics, their inability to fight for what they want, and the use of identity politics. Better satire would have been signs that say something like "don't be aggressive" and "more black people!"
Snuffy1957 · 61-69, M
BohemianBabe · M
@Snuffy1957 In the last 70 years, there's only been one recession under a Democrat. There's also always less crime under Democrats. And as much as I despise Hillary Clinton, we all know that she would have handled covid. Democrats don't fight for their policies as much as they should, but they can do basic governing.
Snuffy1957 · 61-69, M
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Less crime under Democrats?
Tell that to all the victims of the illegal aliens Biden opened the border to...
Less crime under Democrats?
Tell that to all the victims of the illegal aliens Biden opened the border to...
Askeladd · 31-35, M
@BohemianBabe Yes, mentioning something is crying about it.
SparkleLeaf · 51-55, T
@Snuffy1957 You are assuming to be true here a couple of premises that are patently false.
One is that illegal aliens come from people just running across the border, instead of where they do come from: A person is in the country on legitimate reasons, like a work visa, and then simply outstays their welcome.
The other is that illegal aliens commit more crimes than other people. Disallowing the fact that an illegal is by definition breaking the law just by staying here, they will for that very reason be the last one to break the law. They don't want to do anything that will draw attention to themself. The last thing they want is the police checking their id and finding out they're illegal.
One is that illegal aliens come from people just running across the border, instead of where they do come from: A person is in the country on legitimate reasons, like a work visa, and then simply outstays their welcome.
The other is that illegal aliens commit more crimes than other people. Disallowing the fact that an illegal is by definition breaking the law just by staying here, they will for that very reason be the last one to break the law. They don't want to do anything that will draw attention to themself. The last thing they want is the police checking their id and finding out they're illegal.
AbbySvenz · F
Tell that to all the victims of the illegal aliens Biden opened the border to..
Not saying that migrants don’t commit crimes (some obviously do), but the data just does not show this mythical ‘crime wave.’Numerous studies show that undocumented immigration does not increase violent crime; research examining crime rates in so-called sanctuary cities also found no discernable difference when compared to similarly situated cities without sanctuary policies. One study that focused on drug crimes and driving under the influence found that unauthorized immigration status was associated with reductions in arrests for those offenses.
What’s more, the arrival of record numbers of immigrants at the United States–Mexico border over the past two years has not corresponded with an overall increase in crime in so-called “blue” cities where many of the recent arrivals have settled. In most places, the opposite has happened — crime, including violent crime, has trended downward (other than larceny and a small increase in robbery) after peaking across the country in 2020. This has been true since the spring of 2022, the year Republican governors, including those in Arizona, Florida, and Texas, began transporting undocumented immigrants to cities with more immigrant-friendly policies, including Boston, Chicago, New York, and Washington.
What’s more, the arrival of record numbers of immigrants at the United States–Mexico border over the past two years has not corresponded with an overall increase in crime in so-called “blue” cities where many of the recent arrivals have settled. In most places, the opposite has happened — crime, including violent crime, has trended downward (other than larceny and a small increase in robbery) after peaking across the country in 2020. This has been true since the spring of 2022, the year Republican governors, including those in Arizona, Florida, and Texas, began transporting undocumented immigrants to cities with more immigrant-friendly policies, including Boston, Chicago, New York, and Washington.
As a recent NBC News analysis shows, crime overall was down in most of the cities targeted by Texas from April 2022 through 2023, though Washington is a notable exception. According to an analysis by the Council on Criminal Justice, crime has dropped since April 2022 across many categories, such as aggravated assault (including assault committed with a firearm) and carjackings, in most of the cities where information was reported. Where increases did occur, including in the categories of robbery and shoplifting, those trends began in 2021, before the current upsurge in undocumented immigrants. Nor has there been a surge in violent crime in states and counties along the U.S-Mexico border corresponding to larger immigration flows.
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BohemianBabe · M
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But you didn't just mention it. You cried and soiled yourself.
Yes, mentioning something is crying about it.
But you didn't just mention it. You cried and soiled yourself.
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@Askeladd Tell that to your pants, which you heavily soiled.
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