Like seriously how many times I have to hear that leopards ate their brains?
boardatwork1111 on
Sucks for them, but don’t know what they were expecting. Can’t help someone who isn’t willing to help themselves
ONETRILLIONAMERICANS on
holy fuck this is dark
> His friend, Jose, is younger, and newer to this country. He asked that his last name not be published because he and his family are now hiding from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jose hasn’t learned much English or acquired any working papers since crossing the border 10 years ago with his wife and then-baby, but he’s built a life: He and his wife found work, enrolled their eldest in school and welcomed a second child, who is now the only U.S. citizen in the family.
> Jose has been whipped into quiet panic this winter by President Trump’s threats of mass deportations. He’s still turning up for his shifts at a wood-finishing factory — he can’t afford not to — but most of his co-workers have stopped coming. His wife is afraid to go to her factory job, and they’re keeping the 11-year-old home from school. Jose was nervous in the restaurant, curling his posture inward and eying the street outside.
> Mr. Mata pulled out his phone to show Jose a couple of Spanish language news clips that were going viral that night: ICE agents using tear gas on a Texas home to force the family to open the door. Plainclothes federal agents in Tennessee marching food truck employees off apparently without a warrant. Mr. Mata and Jose watched grimly. “They can do whatever they want,” Jose said, and rubbed his face anxiously.
> One more detail about these friends: They are both fans of Donald Trump. Mr. Mata voted for Trump, and though Jose can’t vote, he tells me that Mr. Trump “has courage.”
> The men’s approval is striking when you consider that Mr. Trump has made their lives much harder. Even Mr. Mata, a citizen, now avoids going out, carries a photo of his passport in case he gets questioned and frets over his siblings, both of whom are undocumented immigrants. As for Jose, he’s afraid his family will get pulled apart, especially since the kids have different citizenships. He and his wife debate returning to Mexico or perhaps leaving Jose to work here alone while she takes the children over the border.
> But Jose doesn’t hold Mr. Trump responsible. Neither does Mr. Mata. They both blame “the Venezuelans,” which is shorthand for the more than 50,000 migrants (about 30,000 of them Venezuelan) who’ve poured into Chicago since 2022. Most of them came by bus from the Mexican border, dispatched by Republican officials eager to teach the sanctimonious sanctuary cities a lesson. Jose complains that “nothing matters” to the migrants, that some of them commit crimes and receive coveted work permits despite being “lazy.”
> “If they hadn’t come,” he said darkly, “none of this would have happened.”
This is an lengthy article that is definitely worth reading btw. It delves a lot into the resentment, older immigrants, undocumented or not, felt towards the new migrants who were bused into Chicago.
-Emilinko1985- on
Even if I feel bad for these people, they’re not helpless victims. They voted for Trump, and they’re getting what they voted for. Leopards are eating many faces as of lately.
thomas_baes on
Seriously, I don’t know what to do when such a large portion of people are as dumb as those in this article. Do you just lie when you message to them, like Republicans (though they told the truth on immigration)? You sure as fuck can’t appeal to them with stats and logic. How do you reach these dummies?
Juvisy7 on
Sorry, I can’t manage to feel bad for people who did this to themselves and their own families. I feel for the people who didn’t want this and didn’t actively vote to hurt themselves. These people are stupid.
The_Keg on
Hillary vindicated again, these people are truly truly deplorable. Don’t feel bad for them.
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Someone read this and tell me why these idiots voted for him cause I ain’t giving NYT my click.
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Like seriously how many times I have to hear that leopards ate their brains?
Sucks for them, but don’t know what they were expecting. Can’t help someone who isn’t willing to help themselves
holy fuck this is dark
> His friend, Jose, is younger, and newer to this country. He asked that his last name not be published because he and his family are now hiding from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jose hasn’t learned much English or acquired any working papers since crossing the border 10 years ago with his wife and then-baby, but he’s built a life: He and his wife found work, enrolled their eldest in school and welcomed a second child, who is now the only U.S. citizen in the family.
> Jose has been whipped into quiet panic this winter by President Trump’s threats of mass deportations. He’s still turning up for his shifts at a wood-finishing factory — he can’t afford not to — but most of his co-workers have stopped coming. His wife is afraid to go to her factory job, and they’re keeping the 11-year-old home from school. Jose was nervous in the restaurant, curling his posture inward and eying the street outside.
> Mr. Mata pulled out his phone to show Jose a couple of Spanish language news clips that were going viral that night: ICE agents using tear gas on a Texas home to force the family to open the door. Plainclothes federal agents in Tennessee marching food truck employees off apparently without a warrant. Mr. Mata and Jose watched grimly. “They can do whatever they want,” Jose said, and rubbed his face anxiously.
> One more detail about these friends: They are both fans of Donald Trump. Mr. Mata voted for Trump, and though Jose can’t vote, he tells me that Mr. Trump “has courage.”
> The men’s approval is striking when you consider that Mr. Trump has made their lives much harder. Even Mr. Mata, a citizen, now avoids going out, carries a photo of his passport in case he gets questioned and frets over his siblings, both of whom are undocumented immigrants. As for Jose, he’s afraid his family will get pulled apart, especially since the kids have different citizenships. He and his wife debate returning to Mexico or perhaps leaving Jose to work here alone while she takes the children over the border.
> But Jose doesn’t hold Mr. Trump responsible. Neither does Mr. Mata. They both blame “the Venezuelans,” which is shorthand for the more than 50,000 migrants (about 30,000 of them Venezuelan) who’ve poured into Chicago since 2022. Most of them came by bus from the Mexican border, dispatched by Republican officials eager to teach the sanctimonious sanctuary cities a lesson. Jose complains that “nothing matters” to the migrants, that some of them commit crimes and receive coveted work permits despite being “lazy.”
> “If they hadn’t come,” he said darkly, “none of this would have happened.”
!ping IMMIGRATION
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lol lmao even, etc
https://preview.redd.it/3azz23lfyvne1.jpeg?width=656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=621ddc40c205e526313c4737ac48954112bf6fa0
This is an lengthy article that is definitely worth reading btw. It delves a lot into the resentment, older immigrants, undocumented or not, felt towards the new migrants who were bused into Chicago.
Even if I feel bad for these people, they’re not helpless victims. They voted for Trump, and they’re getting what they voted for. Leopards are eating many faces as of lately.
Seriously, I don’t know what to do when such a large portion of people are as dumb as those in this article. Do you just lie when you message to them, like Republicans (though they told the truth on immigration)? You sure as fuck can’t appeal to them with stats and logic. How do you reach these dummies?
Sorry, I can’t manage to feel bad for people who did this to themselves and their own families. I feel for the people who didn’t want this and didn’t actively vote to hurt themselves. These people are stupid.
Hillary vindicated again, these people are truly truly deplorable. Don’t feel bad for them.