...because they made all the countries south of the US super sucky. One might describe them as "shitholes".
They're seeking economic asylum? I thought they were being persecuted.
There's no such thing as economic asylum. You know that, right?
Yes, I just wanted you to admit it. This being the case, they should seek asylum elsewhere.
A lot of the Muslim refugees that flooded Europe went for the same reasons. Can you really blame them for trying? I don't know where you live, but in this country we are pretty damned spoiled. High standard of living, plenty of jobs and safety nets if we can't find one, lots of opportunities to get ahead if we choose to take advantage of it.
A lot of the countries these folks are coming from have NONE of that, PLUS they've got a bunch of hoodlum drug lords terrorizing people door to door and killing anyone who won't join them.
When I started working full-time we had a recession. I had a little kid to raise, so I moved to a state with many more jobs. I never went a day there unemployed for the 13 years I lived there. We do what we must to keep our kids fed and in shoes. That is just how we are. You would have done the same, or at least tried to. Don't blame these people for that.