Immigration Order

I'm protesting your inaccurate meme.  That line from Vincent LaGuardia Gambini was uttered in open court not sitting in an office.

If there is anyone left in this country who doesn't  think the media blows everything into a ridiculous frenzy, to further whatever their agenda is, please contact me.  If you buy what they're selling you'll buy anything.

I agree with you LB

I also think this EO is effing stupid

Yeah, it was probably unnecessary since there didn't seem to be a problem with the way we had been vetting immigrants.....but the man DID make a campaign promise, so there it is. 

Personally, I have not a single problem with our country taking refugees.....that's what we do.  If President trump uses this 90/120 days to implement a vetting system he is comfortable with, and then allows war refugees back into our country, I'm good with it.  If we just ban people because of where they are from.....no, I'm not behind that.

I realize that the experts are saying that jihadists will come to our country within the refugee population....and that's obviously something our country needs to be on top of......but let's be reasonable.....so far it has not been a problem.  So President Trumps temporary ban, as his administration gets a handle on it, seems perfectly reasonable to me.

But no, as the direct descendant of people who immigrated to this country, to escape a brutal regime, I could never get on the side of people who want to ban refugees or immigrants who want to come here for a better life.  That would not be fair to the legacy that my great-grandparents left to all of my family....I could never dishonor them like that. (and yes, I was fortunate to have my great-grandmother until I was 18 years old so I knew her well)

As far as I'm concerned, all who seek a good and decent life are welcome here.

Syrian refugees have a Hobson's choice - are they going to fight with Assad or are they going to fight with ISIS?  Which do you prefer?  Maybe these women and children should take Syria back from Assad and ISIS.

Only a couple hundred thousand refugees from the South to the North during our civil war.  I guess they should have stayed in the South fighting for their homeland?  Fighting who?  The Northern aggressors?  The Confederates?

What they have found when looking into all of this is that it is far easier for a terrorist to come here on some other kind of visa than through our refugee program.  The refugee thing is a red herring.  You are more likely to be killed by a white man with a gun, or a toddler with a gun, or a police officer, or a...you get my point.

Or they could come to America......the same way we all ended up here.  As I have posted before.....I live in an area where our govt. settled Bosnian immigrants/refugees.  In just 2-3 generations they have become part of the fabric of our community.  Most  are Muslim.  Some have become some of my kid's best friends.  I'm glad they are here....and so are they!  To me, that has always been the best part of America.....come here for a better life...you are welcome here.

YES.  My grandparents are eastern European immigrants.  I am 2 generations in and feel completely American, BECAUSE society has (mostly) decided to accept eastern European jews.  The primary reason that some people don't assimilate is because they don't feel welcome or feel discriminated against.  Policies like this are a massive contributor to those feelings.

Nah, that's mostly a myth.....and it's decidedly UNTRUE of their children.  Most (almost all) people who choose to live here assimilate into our culture.....and they all do within a few generations.

I don't mind a few signs in Croation around my house.....and I enjoy hearing it spoken as it reminds me of my Grandparents. 

Chirunner -

We sure have!  The Sarma there is SO good.

South St. Louis has some fabulous ethnic neighborhoods down near there.  Dutchtown (German), Dogtown (Irish), The Hill (Italian), were all flourishing when I grew up here.  Over time, the neighborhoods began to decline, but many areas of them have been resurrected by the Bosnians who have settled here.  Many of those neighborhoods are full of homes that now have large smokehouses in the back yard where the Bosnians smoke goats.  That's an acquired taste for sure.....but man do they love to share!  On a weekend morning the entire neighborhood can look like it's fogged in from the smoke.

What?  They're people.  If they want to go back to their homeland they can.  If they want to stay in America they can.  They're not prisoners.

If your family was still in Italy you'd have a horse head in your bed tonight.