You're the one thinking in the wrong terms. One of the points in what I said is that legalization and access will prevent people from taking that, or anything else, without knowing what and how much of anything they got. Raiding Mexico will not even dent the fentanyl trade. American citizens will still be smuggling it in.
Mass Deportation and Immigration Catch-All | CIA using drones to spy on Mexican drug cartels
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StrangePackage
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No he isn't. Very few of his deeply held beliefs are a result of that process.
Wonder how much extra that bit of posturing cost us?
HintonJamesHeel
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Democrats are learning and I’m glad. Embracing sanctuary cities will not allow them to ever win again. The tie has been cast. The polls support a strong border and legal immigration. The fact that Democrats (outside of Biden) have been better on the border than Republicans was taken off the table in recent elections because of a fanatical desire to try to avoid saying something insensitive. Democrats are better on the border and it’s been clear over and over. Biden was an exception but the party booted him. Who cares - let’s move on and forward and get back to winning!
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Legalizing hard drugs is up there with abolishing the police as far as stupid ideas the far left comes up with. Get real, people who advocate this have no idea how unserious of a proposal this is, its so unrealistic and will be far more harmful than you realize. You know nothing about human psychology or why people do drugs in the first place if this is your idea of a solution.
It actually sickens me that people think its okay for the government to offer people ways to destroy their own lives (and anyone who loves them).
You might want to see what the Cato Institute has to say about that. They are definitely not far left. What you are discussing , I guess is to continue a policy of prohibition that hasn't worked anywhere at any time for any substance ever while enriching the illegal suppliers. The Mafia and such gangs got rich off of Prohibition. The cartels got rich off prohibition. Add to it, the tainted supply and uncertain dosages greatly increase the dangers of the drugs. You don't have a leg to stand on.
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You should really read up on things before you make an ass of yourself.
Legalization + funding for social supports = fewer overdose deaths, fewer ER visits, fewer police arrests/decreased jail populations, decreased violence, etc.
Americans get hung up on the “funding for social supports” part of the equation, because the righties have turned it into a morality issue, claiming that it’d be tantamount to using tax dollars to promote drug use.
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Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants
The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.
Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants
The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.
“… President Trump’s team is developing a deportation hub at Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas, that could eventually hold up to 10,000 undocumented immigrants as they go through the process of being deported, according to three officials familiar with the plan.
Fort Bliss would serve as a model as the administration aims to develop more detention facilities on military sites across the country — from Utah to the area near Niagara Falls — to hold potentially thousands more people and make up for a shortfall of space at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of a plan that is still in its early stages and has not yet been finalized.
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The proposal would mark a major escalation in the militarization of immigration enforcement after Mr. Trump made clear when he came into office that he wanted to rely even more on the Pentagon to curtail immigration.
For Trump officials, the plan helps address a shortage of space for holding the vast number of people they hope to arrest and deport. But it also raises serious questions about the possibility of redirecting military resources and training schedules. Military officials say the impact would depend on the scale of arrests and how long detainees remained in custody. And advocates for immigrants point to a history of poor conditions for immigrants held in military facilities. …”
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“U.S. President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished U.S. Department of Homeland Security data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns in the last full year of Joe Biden's administration.”
Trump said they intend deport 20 million illegal immigrants. At their current pace that will take 44 years.
Trump said they intend deport 20 million illegal immigrants. At their current pace that will take 44 years.