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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: <i>But I don't think the Dems have the
Date: 02/18/24 10:16 AM
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The illegals are schooled what to say giving them legal access to our country and it’s freebies.


Actually, if this were true to a large extent, then the rate of acceptance in the final hearing should be closer to 95%, than 40%. I mean they'd have years to perfect the story, right? The fact that 60% get rejected means to me that there's less of that going on than you think. And if that is going on and 40% acceptance is the result of years of perfecting the story, then think of the acceptance rate if we had passed and funded that bill. Why barely 5% would pass since they're all economic refugees.

And as for gaming the system, isn't that what Trump has done all of his life? If there's a norm to be exploited he wants to exploit it. If there's a lie to be told that he thinks will go over well with the poorly educated, doesn't he tell it? If there's a contractor he can stiff, or a lawsuit he can delay, doesn't he stiff and delay? And you gloss on this by talking "street fighter"?

And you want me to condemn an economic refugee coming north and taking their best shot at a better life? Meanwhile they work hard and send home money? You want me to think they are somehow evil, while Trump is the anointed new King Cyrus? This is your argument?

I'll be dead before the border problem gets solved.
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