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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean by this? I live in the US on the Mexico border and we are extremely welcoming.

Stop getting your facts from Fox News.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

People are allowing perfect be the enemy of good. We could treat migrants better and improve the visa pipeline, but once they acclimate they are just another person.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

once they acclimate

I’m curious what you consider “acclimation” (and I assume you mean assimilate) because that’s a pretty loaded requirement

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Just assimilate into settler-vapidity and you won't get discriminated against anymore; won't keep the crackers from misidentifying where you're from and gunning you down in the street over it anyway."

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago