Posted on 01/18/2018 3:28:03 PM PST by Kaslin
Many Democrats see their party as the working man's choice. They want to soften capitalism's rougher edges, humanize big industry, and give the average American a fighting chance. One may (and should) disagree with their methods, but their intentions are good and their beliefs sincere.
That is not how the party elites feel. Their mantra is "open trade and open borders," as Hillary Clinton told Wall Street bankers in a private speech. Recall how the Democrats supported President Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership, a "free trade" deal that would have gutted American industries. And it is Democrats who oppose President Trump's attempts to stop illegal immigration, which hurts America's poor.
The Democrats don't care about American workers. They care about winning elections.
At this point, the chorus of "progressive" rhetoric reaches a fever pitch. "But we need immigrants to support the welfare state! We need immigrants to pay for Social Security!" Saying it does not make it so.
In truth, immigration is destroying the welfare state, in America and throughout the West. This is happening because immigrants receive more in benefits than they pay in taxes. Of course, this is not true for every immigrant – some never collect government handouts – but it is true for the overall immigrant population. Studies from across the Western world prove this point.
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Their mantra is “open trade and open borders,”
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BOTH parties.
Most of the elected GOP have been working against US for decades.
Yep George W Bush really kicked it into high gear and of course it was continued through Obama’s eight years as well
There's a golden bridge in Arizona I'd like to sell them.
Destroy both.
Happy ending.
They come in. Don’t pay taxes. Are supported by taxpayers. The day of reckoning soon approaching.
Work fare for legal citizens.
Deportation for all illegals.
“Yep George W Bush really kicked it into high gear and of course it was continued through Obama’s eight years as well”
George H.W. Bush failed to sustain the border enforcement that was promised with the Reagan amnesty. Clinton continued the lax enforcement policy of his predecessor. George W. Bush attempted another amnesty and failed to get support in Congress. He continued to allow millions to cross the border illegally. When Congress passed a law mandating construction of a wall, he spent over a billion dollars on a “virtual” wall, which was nothing more than a gift to Boeing, the prime contractor.
The virtual wall failed and was abandoned by Obama. Consider how many miles of physical wall could have been installed and would be in place today had George W. Bush had opted for a real barrier instead of an unproven implementation of technology.
Correct on all counts.
George W. Bush did not want a real barrier.
He wanted something that could be turned off.
OK. That’s one argument in favor of immigration. Silver lining in the cloud I guess.
True
The 'Rats now only care about servicing the non-working gov't dependents.
You forgot the Illegal Aliens.
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