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by nonwifehaver3 2557 days ago
In the course of attempting to fraudulently claim asylum in the US ("fleeing poverty" is not a valid reason for asylum under international treaties, and even if they had a valid reason such as political persecution they already had a Mexican humanitarian visa and therefore had no need to seek asylum in the US), parents try to swim a 1-year old across a huge river, killing her and one of themselves in the process. It does put attention on immigration.

What exactly is the US supposed to do? If they don't "meter" the asylum processing facilities, the facilities will become overcrowded and be dubbed "concentration camps". If they do meter them, they "cause" people to do deadly things with their children in tow, according to people quoted in this article.
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ASalazarMX 2557 days ago
Maybe people would still be poor in Central America if not, but the US has a responsibility to deal with some of the consequences after decades of destabilization and intervention in the region.
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slowmovintarget 2557 days ago
There is no nation on Earth that just throws open their borders as is repeatedly asked of the U.S. in recent years.

It is true that the U.S. has a responsibility to its neighbors. It doesn't follow that open borders are the same thing as taking responsibility. In fact, open borders are the opposite of responsibility.

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ASalazarMX 2557 days ago
USA doesn't need to open its borders indiscriminately, what I'm saying is that it should take responsibility for some of the fallout of its own meddling with Latin American democracies and economies.

Indiscriminately opening the borders is just as bad as indiscriminately closing them, there should be a fair review process to accept some of those refugees. Expecting Mexico to become "the wall" will just stall the humanitarian crisis a few years.

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minikites 2557 days ago
>What exactly is the US supposed to do?

We're the richest country in the world and we're denying them soap and toothbrushes, items that cost pennies in bulk. It's not about money or resource allocation, it's about cruelty.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/21/detained-mi...

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RandomInteger4 2557 days ago
I'm glad we agree ... so with that settled, the Democrats, particularly the progressive wing, will be approving funding for Homeland Security and Border Patrol then, right?

No? Oh, right, I forgot we need to keep this humanitarian crisis going till the 2020 elections so that Dems can retake the White House ...

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minikites 2557 days ago
CBP doesn't have enough money for soap and toothbrushes?
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