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loyalsister

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3. Because family reunifcation is a solution

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:42 PM

Jan 2018

intended to improve our immigration system by focusing on helping immigrants. Chained migration is more dehumanizing, and it describes family reunification as a problem.

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Why do Republicans change "family reunification" to "chain migration"? [View all] kentuck Jan 2018 OP

Because they are vicious, ugly and disgusting racist pieces of shit. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

people in "chains" equal criminals. got it now? all about branding nt msongs Jan 2018 #2

Because family reunifcation is a solution loyalsister Jan 2018 #3

Exactly! mountain grammy Jan 2018 #5

Because the "family values" theme doesn't appeal to their sucker voters any more. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #4

Because they can and the bullshit media lets them. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #6

It's the multiplier effect hurl Jan 2018 #7

For the same reason that the GOP calls the estate tax the death tax Gothmog Jan 2018 #8

Frank Luntz maxsolomon Jan 2018 #9

They want to convey the image of a ping pong ball triggering a chain reaction in mousetraps: world wide wally Jan 2018 #10

red meat for sick, racist Trump-humpers Skittles Jan 2018 #11

I personally think "chain" migration is a dog whistle. Tatiana Jan 2018 #12