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Why Should Immigrants ‘Respect Our Borders’? The West Never Respected Theirs
NY Times ^ | June 7, 2019 | Suketu Mehta

Posted on 06/07/2019 10:35:04 AM PDT by C19fan

There is a lot of debate these days about whether the United States owes its African-American citizens reparations for slavery. It does. But there is a far bigger bill that the United States and Europe have run up: what they owe to other countries for their colonial adventures, for the wars they imposed on them, for the inequality they have built into the world order, for the excess carbon they have dumped into the atmosphere.

The creditor countries aren’t seriously suggesting that the West send sacks of gold bullion every year to India or Nigeria. Their people are asking for fairness: for the borders of the rich countries to be opened to goods and people, to Indian textiles as well as Nigerian doctors. In seeking to move, they are asking for immigration as reparations.

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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; colonialism; fakenews; illegals; liberalagenda; migrants; newyorkslimes; obamalegacy; reparations
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https://media.breitbart.com/media/2019/05/MigrantCaravanMexico-AP-640x480.jpg

Mexico Claims Some Migrant Caravan Funding Came from U.S., England

— Hacienda (@Hacienda_Mexico) June 6, 2019

The operation tracked financial movements from October 2018 through current dates in an attempt to determine the sources of funding for the migrant caravans.


61 posted on 06/07/2019 4:02:07 PM PDT by GOPJ ( DC graft is protected by 'norms'. Line the pockets of deep state thugs to gain power.)
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To: GOPJ

Excellent find.

The first thing I thought of when I saw “funding” was Soros.

I am headed there now to read it.

Again, thanks!


62 posted on 06/07/2019 4:03:55 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: GOPJ

I clicked on it and all there was was a pic.

Didn’t notice the.jpg thing.

LOL.

I will find it at Breitbart.

Again, thanks.


63 posted on 06/07/2019 4:05:49 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: Its All Over Except ...

Glad you liked it - sorry about the wrong link...


64 posted on 06/07/2019 4:12:36 PM PDT by GOPJ ( DC graft is protected by 'norms'. Line the pockets of deep state thugs to gain power.)
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To: C19fan

C19, thanks for braving the NYT.

Suketu Mehta, see my finger?


65 posted on 06/07/2019 4:41:56 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: GOPJ

No prob. We all make mistakes. I have more than my fair share of them.


66 posted on 06/07/2019 5:44:16 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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