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originally posted by: Snarl
The only wall I could go with is a wall of snipers. As the pace of border jumper decreases, so can the numbers of snipers.
originally posted by: Puppylove
All voting for Trump is doing is eliminating the middle man and literally putting our government directly into the hands of the oligarchy. Maybe he should have Soro's or Gates for vice president.
You depress me with this choice.
originally posted by: reldra
A wall of snipers? You want to shoot and kill people trying to come here ...
originally posted by: onequestion
Let's get this out of the way quick.. Yes some of these views may seem contrary on the surface compared to my typical perspective on most topics.
If you comment on this slight hypocrisy only, you will be ignored.
Now.... I like Trump. Trust me I was a Sanders supporter for a while but I realized he's just another career politician, and I'm sick of those. I like Trump because he knows what it takes to run a business and has the balls to follow through on that knowledge and take massive risks.
Most presidents don't. That's probably why the economy sucks.
I also support Trumps position on immigration. Believe I don't think that our borders are anything but imaginary lines drawn on a map but let's be realistic about it... The world doesn't work that. I have to separate reality from my utopian dreams and make a choice based on real solutions for the real world that's happening now not the real world of the future.
Right now in the real world America is falling a part from the inside. We shipped the engine of America to China and Mexico (and other countries) starting in 1992. During a similar time period at the same time mass immigration started, I'm not talking just Mexico either I'm talking Asian and Indians and he'll every country on earth let's be honest. When the South Americans an Mexicans started coming over they began taking jobs for way less money then any American could afford. They are capable of doing this for a few reasons, one is that their family structure is culturally different and they support each other and stick together more. This support system allows them to be able to work for less money while maintaining a higher standard of living then if the average American did it. We here in America choose to be selfish and pursue individualism rather then see ourselves as family and a community so because of that we what's called nuclear families. Think of particle physics (reductionism) when thinking of a nuclear family. Anyway...
So because of this and the mass amount of people from these South American and Mexican families have done this (ten(s) of millions) they have completely devalued the labor market for skilled trades in the entire country.
Even the unions are feeling its power, just ask any Union carpenter you know.
It's not just them though, it's our granting so many H1-b visas to so many Asians and Indians rather than trying to invest in the American workforce and help bridge the gap between career positions and the average displaced worker, an yes there are far more displaced workers than not.
All of these things work together to devalue the dollar making things harder for the average American( more expensive).
Anyway this is why I'm voting for Trump, and I'm almost certain many of you will disagree.
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: Sremmos80
That's very true he does represent a direct conflict of interests with his point of view.
originally posted by: Snarl
originally posted by: reldra
A wall of snipers? You want to shoot and kill people trying to come here ...
... illegally
In a word: Yes.
Hopefully, that word would get out and the border jumping would end before a shot was fired. If not ... the word would get back soon enough that the risk was worth nowhere near the reward.