• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 days ago

    Why do we need armed agents of the state breaking up communities at all to enforce something that is classified as the same level of crime as jaywalking (a misdemeanor)?

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      6 days ago

      I think we need border enforcement. We do not need armed thugs with little morality and oversight doing it.

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        6 days ago

        Why have border enforcement? I’d rather return to the revolving door that used to be our border. It was easier, safer, and let to more money flowing in the economy.

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        Why is it better to break apart communities to enforce a misdemeanor charge if calm, dispassionate armed agents of the state do it?

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          A lot of things need to change and it won’t be easy/overnight. I don’t think CBP needs to be enforcing 200 miles from the borders, which covers almost every major populated area in the US. I think the path to citizenship needs to be a lot easier and faster. And I think misdemeanors should be enforced, but not with aggression, kidnapping, and imprisonment.

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            I don’t think CBP needs to be enforcing 200 miles from the borders, which covers almost every major populated area in the US.

            It’s actually worse than that because they’re allowed to consider airports a border, which means every populated area.