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panader0

(25,816 posts)
18. I predict a disaster.
Fri Jul 12, 2019, 01:08 PM
Jul 2019

If you were here illegally and knew that a raid was coming, you'd go stay somewhere else for a while. Innocents will be arrested. There will be some violence, perhaps on each side.
Much money will be spent. The optics will be terrible.
In other words, typical Trump BS.

We just moved into a new house last week underpants Jul 2019 #1
Law enforcement at all levels lacks subtlety. MineralMan Jul 2019 #7
They'll sweep up nonwhites who have a foreign accent and don't have a U.S. passport dalton99a Jul 2019 #2
instilling fear in the illegal community and applause from the GOP community so its another win beachbum bob Jul 2019 #3
Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #4
Gosh, that sounds a lot like something a right-winger would say. MineralMan Jul 2019 #8
Most police from major cities have already said they are not assisting-- including use of databases hlthe2b Jul 2019 #5
A majority of my neighbors speak a different language as their MineralMan Jul 2019 #9
I have East Indian, Latino and Asian neighbors (I think Korean), but they all work in hlthe2b Jul 2019 #10
Yes, keep your eyes open. MineralMan Jul 2019 #12
Yes. There have been TV PSAs running about those rights here. MineralMan Jul 2019 #11
I know for a fact we have some major Hispanic gangs in the Denver metro area ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #24
Yes. We do. As does LA and Chicago. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #25
Inevitably they are going to snatched up legal immigrants and citizens... Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #6
Sounds pretty effective Midnightwalk Jul 2019 #13
Well, it's true that ICE probably doesn't really care. MineralMan Jul 2019 #15
As long as they get some Bettie Jul 2019 #14
That and instilling fear among immigrants. That's the other goal. MineralMan Jul 2019 #16
Yeah, that goes along with it Bettie Jul 2019 #17
I predict a disaster. panader0 Jul 2019 #18
Let's see if the raids actually come off. trump backed off before. And what's up with... brush Jul 2019 #19
I believe the whole point is to sow chaos and terror. In that, he will succeed. Hekate Jul 2019 #20
Yes. Terrorizing the immigrant community is his goal. MineralMan Jul 2019 #23
I hope that not only don't the cities give them any help Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #21
The problem with that is that rank-and-file cops are probably MineralMan Jul 2019 #22
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