I wasn’t going to post anything for today,
because I’ve just run out of…everything. But I saw this thread from one of the
best people on Twitter, so have this instead.
a day ago, 23 tweets,
6 min read Read on Twitter
In honor of baby Jesus & his family of
refugees/immigrants, here are a 20 quick points to remember the next time a
loved one at the holiday party tries to make you fear the "illegals."
(Thread)
#ChristmasEve2018
Xmas Eve
(Thread)
#ChristmasEve2018
Xmas Eve
1. If US politiicians
really wanted undocumented immigration to end, they'd start locking up the
Americans who hire them. The demand for undocumented labor would swiftly end.
They never talk about that. There's a giant "Help Wanted" sign at our
border and it's not coming down.
2. The majority of
undocumented immigrants are people who overstay their visas, not illegal border
crossings. Politicians don't talk about this.
3. Undocumented immigrants
commit crimes at lower rates than US-born citizens. Legal immigrants also
commit crimes at lower rates than US-born citizens.
4. Undocumented immigrants
pay state, local & sales taxes. Over 11 billion in 2016,
(And when legal immigrants arrive here as adults, we don't have to pay for their education & they can start paying into our Social Security system.)
5. President
Ronald Reagan supported Amnesty (his word) and argued that open borders allow
them return home when they're done working here.
6. "Illegals" is
a racist, dehumanizing, other-izing term. It's un-Christian and hypocritical -
if you drive 56 in a 55 zone, aren't you an 'illegal' too?
If you disagree, count how many other types of lawbreakers FOX News calls "illegals."
If you disagree, count how many other types of lawbreakers FOX News calls "illegals."
7. Trump is an illegal.
$25 million for education fraud alone. And I don't really need to say this, but
more to come.
8. Politicians don't try
to punish people who give jobs to undocumented workers (driving down supply of
jobs) bc fear of Central American & Mexican immigrants & asylum seekers
gets massive votes & campaign donations. It's a racket.
9. From slavery to Chinese
railroad workers to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to today's overseas
sweatshops, exploited labor by marginalized peoples has always propped up the
US economy.
Without 'illegals' you'd pay $40 for a salad.
And I know, salads don't apply to Trump.
Without 'illegals' you'd pay $40 for a salad.
And I know, salads don't apply to Trump.
10. Trump hires
undocumented workers. Going back to the 80s w/undocumented polish construction
workers.
The same people who exploit undocumented labor also exploit fear of the undocumented. You're being suckered by very rich hypocrites.
The same people who exploit undocumented labor also exploit fear of the undocumented. You're being suckered by very rich hypocrites.
11. No national Democratic
politicians have called for any legislation or policies that could ever lead to
"Open Borders."
This is important. Any politician or media figure who uses the term "open borders" is lying.
The Bible calls that "bearing false witness."
This is important. Any politician or media figure who uses the term "open borders" is lying.
The Bible calls that "bearing false witness."
12. They are never going to
build a wall across thousands of miles of desert, rivers and forests, private
and commercial property - while forcing Americans to give up their land under
eminent domain law.
Wall fans are arguing for big govt to seize private American property.
Wall fans are arguing for big govt to seize private American property.
13. The wall will not stop
undocumented immigration. Ladders and shovels are things that will still exist.
As will America's giant "Help Wanted" sign.
As will America's giant "Help Wanted" sign.
14. People who support
stealing migrant children are legally still allowed to call themselves
Christian. They are not.
15. America has crumbling
roads, bridges, a deliberately underfunded public school system, neglected
infrastructure and an underfunded VA.
A guy who's hired undocumented workers wants $5billion to keep undocumented workers from coming here for work. It's all a scam.
A guy who's hired undocumented workers wants $5billion to keep undocumented workers from coming here for work. It's all a scam.
16. Trump promised his
supporters that Mexico would pay for the wall.
He promised you, #MAGA. Many times. Now he literally wants you to pay for his own broken promise.
(And the majority of 2016 voters rejected it, 74 million total (HR & 3rd parties) vs. DT's 62 million)
He promised you, #MAGA. Many times. Now he literally wants you to pay for his own broken promise.
(And the majority of 2016 voters rejected it, 74 million total (HR & 3rd parties) vs. DT's 62 million)
17. The majority of
Americans still oppose the wall. They know it's expensive, bigoted, stupid and
won't work. The majority of Americans don't hate America.
18. Undocumented
immigration has dropped to a 12-year low. There is no 'crisis' and you have
been lied to:
19. Trump did not pay
federal taxes for years and committed tax fraud to avoid paying the taxes that
you paid, which he now seeks to misuse.
20. Fear of
"illegals" is a scam designed to get alarmed FOX news viewers to vote
for an agenda centered on more tax cuts for very rich people, who don't need
more tax cuts.
#maga #christmaseve2018 #christmas
#maga #christmaseve2018 #christmas
Bonus #21. If you don't like our drug war refugees from
Central American drug war violence seeking asylum in America then stop
supporting the drug war.
Bonus #22. It's Jesus' birthday so here's his take. From
Matthew 25, which modern RW evangelicals seriously need to read:
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,"
#maga
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,"
#maga
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