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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 months 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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months 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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months ago