
I’ve never liked Trump. My parents voted for him but I’ve never fully supported him. I think SOME of his policies could’ve been ok but I think he’s generally a horrible person with awful morals. Not saying I could’ve done any better, but some other, more qualified people could’ve done WAY better. I don’t understand how people support ICE either. If I went to another country without documentation and started living there illegally, yes I would expect them to kick me out. But not so aggressively.
I’m not gonna put effort into this. I know I could bring up evidence of whatever we choose to argue about but every MAGA head is the exact same and would either ignore it or just keep deflecting the discussion to something else. If anyone feels like butting heads with this dude go for it but i don’t care enough to
Well a very slim number of people cared when Obama was deporting people and ICE wasnt much different then. It was just the media coverage around them that was. A ton of his deportations ignored due process and the detention centers were dog shit but most democrats still supported them.
People absolutely criticized Obama’s deportations at the time- immigrant rights groups literally called him the ‘Deporter in Chief.’ The difference critics point to isn’t that Obama didn’t deport people, it’s that his later policies formally narrowed enforcement priorities, whereas Trump removed those prioritization limits, which meant a much broader group of undocumented people became eligible for enforcement
I didn’t say he wasnt criticized I said it was less prevalent and they weren’t harassing ICE agents, at least not to this degree. I also don’t think it’s such a bad thing to have fewer prioritization limits especially after the Biden admin completely dropped the ball on border, but you’re welcome to disagree. Im glad we can actually have a conversation.
I appreciate the conversation too. I think where we differ isn’t whether enforcement should exist, but whether prioritization limits matter. My point is that removing prioritization changes who is at risk of enforcement- not just criminals or recent entrants, but potentially anyone undocumented. That’s a pretty significant policy shift.
Fair and I think that’s a good point. When I’ve talked to people who are anti ICE (there’s a lot bc I’m at CU) no one has listed that as a reason. Hence why I said they are blindly protesting, but I think prioritization limits would be a decent point for people to protest specifically for— and it might enact actual change instead of protesting for no enforcement at all.
To be clear, I still think more general immigration enforcement is a net positive. We will always have issues at the border if we don’t enforce our immigration laws, and I think border security is important for numerous reasons. However, I wouldn’t mind more specific prioritization limits and think that COULD be a compromise depending on what they are. IMO protestors should advocate more towards this and it might lead towards you guys getting more of what you want.