Subj : It is what it is To : ALAN IANSON From : TIM RICHARDSON Date : Sat Aug 15 2020 12:21 am On 08-09-20, ALAN IANSON said to AARON THOMAS: AI>Hello Aaron, AI>> You are kind of free & loose with the term illegal. Democrats AI>> don't in fact support illegal immigrants although they do support AI>> immigration. Democrats most certainly DO support `illegal immigrants'. They are talking about abolishing Homeland Security. AT> Every Democrat in the presidential primary debates stated that they AT> were in favor of open borders. They openly said it. When we talk about AT> "open borders" we mean it; for people to come and go as they please, AT> with no documentation needed. AI>Open border and illegal immigrants are two different things. How do you think the number of *illegals* living and working in this country gotinto the MILLIONS? Osmosis? Prior to 9/11 illegal aliens poured across the Southern Border in droves! I lived and worked in Arizona for many years, and illegal aliens kncked on my door and asked for food and water all the time; at least once or twice a month. AT> In contrast, Republicans such as Trump support LEGAL immigration, AT> meaning people with a visa should come to the USA to live as residents AT> with the option of applying for citizenship. AI>What trump did in treating asylum seekers as criminals instead of the way AI>asylum seekers had previously been treated, separating children from their AI>parents will not help the situation at your border. Pretending to be an `asylum seeker' after getting discovered in a car trunk with two or three other `asylum seekers' doesn't qualify as `seeking asylum'; its called attempting to enter the country *illegally*! And we have *immigration laws*! Laws are meant to be followed. Democrat lefties don't follow laws that are inconvient to them. When they want the narrative their way....they quickly find a microphone and spout their version of; "...we are a nation of laws!" Except when they want to circumvent the law or pretend it doesn't exist at all.Like Hillary Clinton and her crime family destroying cell phones that were under subpoena; taking hammers to hard drives; shredding hard drives.....etc. AT> The Democrats are not interested in securing the border, so there's AT> nothing for them to discuss with Republicans. Sure, securing the AT> border seems like a good idea to combat coronavirus, but the Democrats AT> are not interested in combating coronavirus either. AI>It may not be easy but America has to make a decision on what their border AI>policy is and find a way forward. We already HAVE laws pertaining to border enforcement. They are regularly ignored by democrats. Tagline; "Official mascot of 2020: The Racoon! Always wears a mask; Compulsively washes hands; Anagram for `Racoon': Corona!" --- *Durango b301 #PE* * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .