Ghost of a Rider
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Ok so here we have a couple of people who identify as democrats who advocate for open borders. However, that hardly justifies the incessant bleating on the part of those on the right that "democrats want open borders. " I do not. Are we softer on the issue? That depends on what you mean by soft. If it means give refugees a fair shot at asylum, or dreamers a path to citizenship, then I suppose so.That is a boatload of bizarre bovine excrement. Name those democrats .Some Democrats do want open borders and this is a fact.
Farhad Manjoo for one. He's a reporter with the New York Times and has written an article in favor of open borders. See below:
Opinion | There’s Nothing Wrong With Open Borders
There's also a Jeffery Miron who wrote an article for USA Today in favor of open borders. See below:
Forget the wall already, it's time for the U.S. to have open borders
Then there's a Bryan Caplan - an economist at George Mason University - who is an advocate for open borders.
I'm sure I can find others but I think you get the idea.
Even if what you say is true that Democrats in general don't want open borders, at the very least I think we can say that they are much softer on the issue. To the point that anyone who says we need more secure borders is automatically labeled racist. And if they are in favor of a wall? Forget about it. You might as well call him a child molester.
That depends on what you mean by "refugees". The migrant caravan are not refugees and did not deserve the status of asylum seekers. As for dreamers, I have no problem with them unless they come here illegally.
If one dreams of a better life then by all means, come to the U.S. if you think you can get that here. Just do it legally through proper channels.
And no, we do not automatically label those who want secure borders as racist.
I've been called racist by more than one person on this very message board for much less than that. Each time it was simply for being conservative. I've been called a nazi and a racist on facebook for equally stupid reasons.