Subj : It is what it is
To : Aaron Thomas
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Sun Aug 09 2020 07:52 am
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.
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.
Open border and illegal immigrants are two different things.
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.
What trump did in treating asylum seekers as criminals instead of the way asylum seekers had previously been treated, separating children from their parents will not help the situation at your border.
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.
It may not be easy but America has to make a decision on what their border policy is and find a way forward.
AT> The coronavirus makes us weak. Democrats prey on the weak. The
AT> coronavirus opens many avenues of opportunities for the Democrats to
AT> offer handouts, criticize Trump, release inmates from prisons and
AT> jails, and get votes the sleazy way.
The caronavirus does more that make us weak. It will kill us and destroy our health care system if we don't flatten, and keep on flattening the curve.
It's not a black or white issue, or a Democrat or Repulican issue.
AT> We're keeping the border to your south pretty tight, but obviously it
AT> could use some work too, if your country is interested in containing
AT> people during the pandemic.
We are not interested in containing people. We want to keep the spread of the coronavirus as low as possible.
AT> What does Canada do with illegal immigrants? I mean, how do they
AT> handle it? I know the UK doesn't appreciate them much.
Deportation and/or inadmissibility are possible. Inadmissibility means that you would have no legal pathway to apply for Canadian citizenship.
AI>> Something like that would be needed for anyone after travel
AI>> regardless of their citizenship or reasons for travel.
AT> There's never been a better time than now to combat illegal
AT> immigration, but here in the states, we're not gonna do it. We're not
AT> gonna combat it any more than we ever have before. It's not realistic
AT> for us based on the Democrat to Republican ratio in our federal
AT> government.
On the bright side the number of people currently entering the US is very low. Perhaps the caronavirus has something to do with that.
AT> So, we need to focus on this question:
AT> How do we get illegal immigrants to self quarantine when they get
AT> here?
People simply should self quarantine after their travels. I don't know if there is a law like that in Canada but it is good practice and that's the guidance we get so that is what we do.
People should do that in these times regardless of the reasons for their travel or the destinations.
Ttyl :-),
Al
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