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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 4, 2021 16:33:12 GMT -5
For whatever reason the US has often given a cool reception to Haitian immigrants compared to other Cuban or West Indian immigrants. For "whatever reason" the US has often given a cool reception to any immigrants with darker-colored skin. Wow, I wonder what that "whatever reason" might be?
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Post by AmeriCanvbdad on Oct 4, 2021 17:45:57 GMT -5
For whatever reason the US has often given a cool reception to Haitian immigrants compared to other Cuban or West Indian immigrants. For "whatever reason" the US has often given a cool reception to any immigrants with darker-colored skin. Wow, I wonder what that "whatever reason" might be? You seem to think you know. Please share your theory and I'll ask my family who came over in the sixties if it checks out with their experience. Also darker skin color compared to who? I made the comparison to other people groups of color.
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Post by n00b on Oct 4, 2021 19:18:50 GMT -5
It's a good question. Why are we not accepting these refugees? I understand when xenophobic, selfish assh*les like Trump refuse to accept refugees. But why Biden? It's pretty much the default position of the American government. Certain groups are worthy of legal status and certain groups aren't. I imagine if the Haitian refugees snuck across the border and just started living here without papers, the Biden administration wouldn't be in a hurry to round them up and deport them. But then of course they wouldn't be refugees, legally at least. By presenting themselves for asylum and trying to gain legal refugee status, they created a situation the federal government doesn't naturally want to deal with any other way than terrorizing and then deporting them. It does seem, though, like Biden is happy to continue exercising the previous administration's new found legal authority (title 42) just like Trump was happy to continue Obama's drone program. What groups then are getting disproportionately approved for asylum status? (I genuinely have no clue)
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Post by mervinswerved on Oct 4, 2021 20:05:53 GMT -5
What groups then are getting disproportionately approved for asylum status? (I genuinely have no clue) I don't recall saying anything about what's "disproportionate" between different groups or not. How could one decide who is more deserving of refugee status between a Haitian fleeing a failed state crippled by corruption and natural disaster and a Syrian fleeing a conflict zone? They're both refugees. The only thing that's disproportionate is how few refugees and asylees the United State accepts compared to both 1) our wealth and 2) our outsized role in contributing to why these people are refugees in the first place. As far as historical numbers, resettled refugees largely come from SE Asia and Africa. Very, very few are from Latin America and the Caribbean. Asylees are largely from countries we consider "adversaries" like China and Venezuela. Even then, we're talking about tens of thousands a year- a very low number. Under the Biden administration- no idea. It's only been 8 months and I haven't seen any public data.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 4, 2021 20:09:43 GMT -5
What groups then are getting disproportionately approved for asylum status? (I genuinely have no clue) I don't recall saying anything about what's "disproportionate" between different groups or not. How could one decide who is more deserving of refugee status between a Haitian fleeing a failed state crippled by corruption and natural disaster and a Syrian fleeing a conflict zone? They're both refugees. The only thing that's disproportionate is how few refugees and asylees the United State accepts compared to both 1) our wealth and 2) our outsized role in contributing to why these people are refugees in the first place. As far as historical numbers, resettled refugees largely come from SE Asia and Africa. Very, very few are from Latin America and the Caribbean. Asylees are largely from countries we consider "adversaries" like China and Venezuela. Even then, we're talking about tens of thousands a year- a very low number. Under the Biden administration- no idea. We did accept a lot of refugees from the fall of South Vietnam, but that was for political reasons.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 4, 2021 20:13:49 GMT -5
I don't recall saying anything about what's "disproportionate" between different groups or not. Not you. I did. Although I was talking more about overall US immigration policy than just about asylum-seekers. Nevertheless, right from the start of the first US immigration laws, they have been targeted at restricting immigration from some groups (Asians, Africans, Latin Americans) while allowing more easy immigration from other groups (Northern Europeans).
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Post by mervinswerved on Dec 4, 2021 10:34:20 GMT -5
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Post by mervinswerved on Jun 15, 2022 7:54:32 GMT -5
Weird for CBP to brag about something they claim they didn't do!
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Post by HOLIDAY on Jun 15, 2022 8:02:51 GMT -5
Weird for CBP to brag about something they claim they didn't do! Corruption. Democrats love corrupt people
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Post by mervinswerved on Jun 16, 2022 18:22:33 GMT -5
Oh look another one.
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