They are fellow human beings inhabiting this earth. There is a level of compassion, empathy and basic humanity that some of us feel for all those around us. Sorry youāre missing that geneāOweā umm I donāt think Iād phrase it like that. I think they deserve the same opportunities that our ancestors had. To say we owe them sounds like a politically loaded termYour right about perceived interests and my perceived interests sees your proposal as selfish, short sighted and unrealistic which is why I would t support it. Thatās not nonsense, it makes perfect senseThe voters of the time period my ancestors came, had the right to make policy based on their perceived interests at that time.
The voters of today, have the right to make policy based on our perceived interests at this time.
Your talk of "selfish" is nonsense.
So, to be clear, you're dropping the idea that we Americans today, "owe" the want to be immigrants anything because many of US are descended from immigrants?
āDeserveā doesnāt fit either bud...
What have foreigners done to ādeserveā to be fostered and funded by your fellow countrymen?
deĀ·serve
/dÉĖzÉrv/
verb
- do something or have or show qualities worthy of (reward or punishment).
"the referee deserves a pat on the back for his bravery"
synonyms: merit, earn, warrant, rate, justify, be worthy of, be entitled to, have a right to, have a claim on, be qualified for, be good enough for More
The ultimate end game with that thought is OPEN BORDERS. Why? Because compassion overrules law. If someone want in to better themselves then they get in. Period. To not let them in is not compassionate. So if we are only basing our decision on compassion we should have open borders. Then we should supply all their needs as well because that's compassionate too. Failure to supply everyone's needs is a failure of compassion.