The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by elphenor

it's almost as if people claiming asylum to do nefarious things is very rare

It looks a helluva lot easier than coming in legally. Kinda like transferring into Harvard after a few straight A years at a good community college: just a better deal in every way.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Anteater

It looks a helluva lot easier than coming in legally. Kinda like transferring into Harvard after a few straight A years at a good community college: just a better deal in every way.

Well if it ever becomes an actual problem and not just a rallying point for hatemongers then we can deal with that.

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Anteater

It looks a helluva lot easier than coming in legally. Kinda like transferring into Harvard after a few straight A years at a good community college: just a better deal in every way.

Yeah man, refugees have it so easy.

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yeah man, refugees have it so easy.

Yeah, you'd think Mexico would have jumped at the chance to offer them something before they traveled thousands of miles all the way to our southern border.

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Anteater

Yeah, you'd think Mexico would have jumped at the chance to offer them something before they traveled thousands of miles all the way to our southern border.

Why would I think that?

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Why would I think that?

Because this particular incident that all the usual faux-outragers here on MB are up in arms about is not unique to this administration. And in this particular situation, there were multiple opportunities from other parties to do something to help the women and children long before they decided to pour into the point of entry that is not equipped to take several thousand people all at once.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...v25-story.html

Asylum laws need to be reformed so that people will go to the points of entry that are actually capable of processing them and their families. There is never going to be a time where a U.S. administration isn't going to physically deter people from crossing at any other given place along the border.

[Frownland]

Therefore they deserve to be gassed.

[Frownland]

The mayor of Tijuana is a piece of **** too btw.

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Anteater

Because this particular incident that all the usual faux-outragers here on MB are up in arms about is not unique to this administration. And in this particular situation, there were multiple opportunities from other parties to do something to help the women and children long before they decided to pour into the point of entry that is not equipped to take several thousand people all at once.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...v25-story.html

Asylum laws need to be reformed so that people will go to the points of entry that are actually capable of processing them and their families. There is never going to be a time where a U.S. administration isn't going to physically deter people from crossing at any other given place along the border.

So refugees have it easy. Therefore Mexico should jump at the chance to offer them something. And I should think so because something something something people threw rocks. Sounds totally logical.

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

So refugees have it easy. Therefore Mexico should jump at the chance to offer them something. And I should think so because something something something people threw rocks. Sounds totally logical.

The asylum laws ARE easy. That doesn't mean being a refugee is. All it means is that if you wanted to say you were one, you'd be able to make use of them because the criteria allows you to do so. Which is why they need to change or become more structured so that there's more accountability (both for the government and for people coming in while others are still waiting 5+ years in line).

If they didn't need to change, you wouldn't have multiple U.S. administrations using tear gas all across the border to deter people who may or may not actually be claiming asylum. Trump is continuing something that has existed long before either of us were around.

What the U.S. needs is much better procedures in place to deal with and process asylum seekers. But if hundreds of people are all pushing and trying to force themselves in, chaos is the only result you are going to get.