Comments by "Life\x27s Adventures" (@bigphillyed) on "Migrants Are Crossing The Border To Escape Danger At Home Despite Trump's Policies (HBO)" video.

This story is the exact reason why the United States should arrest and incarcerate every illegal person crossing the border illegally. America cannot be responsible for drug cartel and gang violence because a sovereign nation cannot police and govern their own people. We are a nation with resources already spread thin, we have our own problems and situations that are not so good. Allowing migrants to enter the US at this alarming rate will only tip the scales further. We must draw the so called line in the sand! We must either use every prevention tool in our immigration tool box, or build the wall and close the border for a few months. Let things settle down, make some immigration reform and then we can get down to business. The only country's citizens eleigable for asylum currently is Nicaragua, all other migrants are not, nor should they be eleigable for asylum. If one part of Mexico is violent because of rival cartels then move to another part. The same here in America when a town dries up and all the jobs leave, people must migrate to where the work is. We cannot be the saving grace for every central and south American country because life is hard, it's hard every where get over it.
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Janet Robinson wild? More like tired of Vice trying to spin liberal bull shit into caviar. They should stick to music, culture and the hidden stories they did in the past, when Vice was a good source.
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sebastian guerrero what El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala aren't shit countries? Really? What's El Salvador's number one export? MS-13, and you think that isn't a shot hole? Mexico cannot even protect their citizens outside of major cities and tourist destinations, so what that makes them like Disney World? You cannot help Latin American countries do not want to help themselves. Mexicans should be electing officials that will give them there guns back so then can protect themselves and finally begin to push the cartels back. El Salvador should create new anti gang laws, and arrest every known MS-13 gang member. Put them in a real prison not that central American bullshit where they thrive.
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Kenny Brown there is currently no nations in central America with incidents of persecution except Nicaragua which is on the verge of civil war. Every other country migrants are entering the United states illegally due to economic reasons and no other. If it was the gang violence and cartels then they would stop in Mexico and make a life. They choice to continue their migration north for thousands of miles because they know if they are successful at entering they can have a life far better then even Mexico. Think I'm wrong? Why do they not migrate to Mexico city? Or Panama? Or the tourist coast of eastern Mexico where they could make more then a good life? Why continue to put your life and your families life in jeopardy? Simple because it's a dream to live and work in the US. If it was because their life is in jeopardy they would stop in Mexico. These are economic refugees, and not an American issue or problem.
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Jesus King what are we preaching about immigration? Being Roman Catholic, following rules and laws has been my whole life through church and catholic private schooling. When life is hard and tragic in places the church and Christian's always went to were the problem was, not bring the problem to the Vatican. So please explain to me what being Christian has anything to do with illegal immigrants crossing the border?
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No Dogma Mama bahahaha another jack ass liberal crying racism. Having lived in a border town for many years, I adore Latin culture and the people, just as most in the southern states. I have no issue with migration or a person trying to better their life. But apply for a Visa, come here, work, go to school, apply for citizenship, I encourage it. Do not up root your entire family, travel thousands of miles by bus and train with a toddler, a 8 year old, a pregnant wife, no money in your pocket only two try and walk across the desert in Arizona during the hottest months of the year. Their is a right way and a wrong way to come here, just follow the rules like everyone else. But dont come here seeking asylum because your own country cannot curb violence and crime in your country. Asylum is reserved for those who are persecuted by their own government for race, religion or political affiliation. Not because two gang bangers wanna have a shot out in the middle of the street. I adore when jack ass stupid stupid people like you automatically go into its racism and the white nazis not allowing brown people in...blah blah blah. Get over yourself.
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Kenny Brown wrong... they bypass Mexico because they only want to be in America. A choice they are making, not because they are scared because they want work and the us dollar. They could go to Mexico city and live just fine, they could live in other Mexican cities and be fine. Even Mexico is denying the majority of asylum applications what does that tell you? Crime and violence is not an excuse to break the law and cross the border illegally. There is no excuse or justification you can make to justify migrants breaking the law. Come here legally like millions before you or dont come here at all. Why is it so hard to understand?
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JustThaor the US destabilized nations that were on the verge of becoming communist countries such as Nicaragua. They didn't destabilize many countries maybe 2. So dont try and blame that shot on America. The wall is not useless as about 40% of the border has no fence or wall at all. The wall is not just about immigration it's about drug smugglers and human traffickers. Why would the US help stabilize the region? All these countries have their own governments, economies and sovereignty, why should the US get involved? There is to much violence in Mexico because they banned guns, they took away the only thing Mexicans had to defend themselves. Not because people smuggle guns from the us. You need to look at yourself in the mirror and think about what your saying. The United states cannot and will not be the keeper of nations, it is not our responsibility to take care of everyone else. The only reason you talk this way is because your not an American. So your opinion doesn't matter.
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James Bra actually I do know how hard Mexico can be, I also know how hard Columbia and other Latin countries can be. I was deployed to Columbia and Panama in the 90's so I know all about the living conditions. I also lived in southern Arizona for a few years 1 mile off the border. So I am very well aware of the illegal alien and living conditions. The US is not responsible for the safety and welfare of citizens in other sovereign nations in central and south America. Why should we help anyone who doesn't help themselves? The only people that say the US should step up and do the right thing are people not living in the US. We are a republic nation, not a socialist nation, we are a capitalist society. This we should step up, have less so the less fortunate can have a piece is socialism borderline communism. Are you that far out of touch to understand that? You need to stop living in a dream world because we will not cater to the rest of the world, we can barely keep our own country going in the right direction. Get your country and your government to take care of them, or get European union to help them. Why do that have to jump out borders illegally? Why can't they migrate to Spain, Germany, Englad? Not our responsibility, return to your country and make your own country better.
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sebastian guerrero gang and cartel violence is not a US problem, it is a Mexico problem, or which ever other sovereign nation these migrants are from. Russia has organized crime violence, so should we accept every Russian seeking asylum? London has a knife violence epidemic should we accept every person in London? Syria is in civil war should we take everyone of their refugees? There is bad shit everywhere in the world, that doesn't mean you just migrate to America cause life sucks. If your Mexican, the own it, and get your countrymen together and fix the problem, running from it doesn't solve anything. If your from Nicaragua, that's a different story right now, because the violence, killings, beatings are being perpetrated by the government. Those people are the only ones eleigable for asylum or TPS. All other migrants return to your country, or seek residenancy in another country in south or central America.
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Domestos Boi how is it naive? You right about a better life, and if you find my other posts everywhere you will see u have said the same thing. I have no issues with immigration, no issues with migrants wanting a better life and a piece of the American dream. But there is a right way and a wrong way to handle it. Dragging your family thousands of miles through some sketchy places, with little to no food and water, no shelter, to only cross a border illegally is not the right way. Apply for a Visa, come here, get working papers, save up your money and apply for citizenship the leagal way like millions and millions before you. There is no reason, no one what's so ever to cross the border illegally. If you are turned down for asylum, TPS, or refugee resettlement then accept the ruling and return home. Do not say fucknit, and just cross the border illegally and then botch and cry when your family is separated because your going to jail.
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Domestos Boi hence why the punishment needs to be so sever they think twice about entering illegally. Ie separating them from family, imprisonment, and deportation to their country of origin. If it continues then we need to find more severe punishment and keep raising the level till they stop. Illegal immigration is a threat to our national security and all measures should be taken to protect our border, even leathal force if necessary.
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Domestos Boi there is no excuse for illegal entry into any sovereign country. You do not start off a new life in a country you dream of living in by breaking the law before you step 10 feet into the country. Life isn't easy, I mean shit I grew up on government cheese, my single mother barely surviving pay check to pay check. That doesn't mean it's ok for me to go rob and steal. I understand they have the basic human desire to improve their life like we all do, but doing it illegally isn't the right way to be successful. And as far lethal force, if migrants rushed the border, like Syrians did to Greece and Italy then it's no longer immigration it's an invasion and we must protect our country and our sovereignty at ANY cost. Look at what and is still happening in Europe with Syrian and African refugees, Italy just left refugees today in the ocean with no where to go because the denied entry. We cannot let the ship sink because we have this liberal american ideology that was must save and protect the world. The world is over populated, food is becoming more and more scarce, water droughts in south Africa will be the norm soon, social justice is out of control, we have to start fiercely protecting this country and our resources.
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mac2phin paranoid much? So Trump is treasonous then what does that take Hillary? See you dont like Trump, you dont want Trump but yet liberals cannot bring forth one decent candidate. Why did Trump win? Because people are tired of the politics and the bullshit lies. They wanted change, was Trump the best for the job, no, but he is the answer for right now. You liberals just need to stop spewing your hate and anger, be part of the solution not part of the problem. You dont like the immigration policy then come up with legitimate ideas on how to fix it. Other then liberals pointing fingers at trump and blaming him for everything, there isn't one liberal yet who has stepped up and said hey this Opiod epidemic is a problem, how do we fix it. Or hey our education system is a failure let's fix it. Liberals never step up to the real problems for average Americans, they only care about what the president is doing, not what he isn't doing. And we all wonder why nothing ever gets done.
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Only people from Nicaragua are eligible for asylum, it is very difficult to get it and it takes a few years to finally be approved anyway. The rest of the migrants are simply fleeing gang and cartel violence, which we can not be responsible for. If Mexico cannot step up to protect their citizens from the cartel, why should we? It would be a different story if let's say Mexico was doing everything in their power and it just now working, and they were asking for American assistance. But all these countries from where migrants are leaving because of gang and cartel violence are countries with weak leagal systems, prisons that act more like hotels, and a corrupt government that only cares about their kick back money from the drug makers.
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