Quote:Here's the hyperbole. Deportation riot squads.


The whole "Our economy would be in ruins without latinos doing menial jobs" thing is always the default argument. The only part of the country somewhat dependent on undocumented workers is in the rural southwest where work visas are very easily issued to those who want to work the fields. It really isn't a big deal. Its kind of degrading to always lump together 11 million people into being landscapers and field workers.


I don't think deporting 11 million people is an attainable goal now. I'm perfectly happy just deporting the illegals as they are encountered. There is no need to go rounding people up. If Trump wants to try, more power to him.

Is 'deportation riot squads' truly hyperbole? I've seen his campaign team (while they last). I've seen the flames of bigotry fanned and one of his major directives is to target people who can only be targeted based on physical appearance. You don't think the paste eating mouth breathers who have already been incited to violence and vitriol wouldn't jump at the chance to "make 'Murica great again" by harassing and attacking those they suspect are here illegally? You don't see how anyone who looks remotely ethnic could be detained for questioning? So any legally born or naturalized citizen will be subject to interrogation based on physical appearance alone? This is freedom?


You can mock the argument many Americans have become dependent on the labor of illegal immigrants, but these people are doing jobs that few Americans would do.


And now you're comfortable just deporting the ones they come across. $450B and you're okay lowering the bar. Imagine if $450B was spent on something that would actually benefit the average American instead of this farce. It's kind of a lot of money.

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