Well, first of all 'deport those violating the law' is too long as a username. Secondly, I guess you missed the reference, but the full slogan is 'Build The Wall, Deport Them All'. This a a chant often heard at Trump rallies.
Now, as for your racism allegation: the slogan logically can only be aimed at illegal immigration since legal migrants either apply for a visa in their home country, or apply for asylum at a 'point of entry' and do not try to illegally cross the border unnoticed (hence: skipping the line). The wall can therefore only be aimed at illegal (or 'irregular') migration.
"many people who employ such a term refer almost exclusively to immigrants of latin decent." - here you have it. This is where your reasoning is obviously fallacious. Just because most illegal immigrants are 'of Latin decent', does not make it racist to be against illegal migration. A classic fallacy.
Finally: "the need to mass deport Canadians, who are reportedly currently the worst as far as illegal immigration goes, is not generally discussed, nor is a wall on the northern border." this is misinformation. Candanians make up a large share of visa overstays, but not of illegal border-crossers. Per Wikipedia: In 2012, 52% of unauthorized immigrants were from Mexico, 15% from Central America, 12% from Asia, 6% from South America, 5% from the Caribbean, and another 5% from Europe and Canada. - so 52% from Mexico and 5% from Canada.
Why would deporting >illegal< immigrants who skip the queue to the detriment of legal immigrants on the waiting list, be related to 'white nationalism'?
It is my understanding that the term concentration camp was coined by The Squad (Ocasio-Cortez et al) and it has drawn considerable criticism for deflating the meaning of the word: https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/19/ocasio-cortezs-analogy-reflects-a-deep-misunderstanding-of-the -holocaust/ "There are no similarities between the detention centers and/or the act of detaining individuals who enter the country illegally and the concentration camps (death camps) of Nazi Germany. Ocasio-Cortez’s comments were insensitive, offensive, and reflected a deep and profound misunderstanding of the Holocaust. Republicans and Democrats should stand hand in hand on this matter, and demand that such comments be retracted. Some issues transcend politics. The Holocaust is one of them, and such comments should be rejected by everyone."
Also, your 'due process' comment is misplaced because those people in ICE detention centers are awaiting a hearing by an immigration judge. The problem is that those are overworked because supply is lower than demand for them. Which is kind of strange if your assertion that the administration is racist/white supremacist is to be believed. If that is true, why would illegal immigrants flock there massively?
Yeah, it was (slightly) funny for a while. But now it's just becoming cringe-worthy.
If everything is a reason for a sassy response, then sass means nothing anymore.
"ACLU Badass"? Really TechDirt? She wrote one okay-ish amicus brief (with lots of errors like that prior constraints are presumed to be constitutional (p. 9) - when she clearly meant 'unconstitutional' - didn't proofread her own brief at all evidently because the table of authorities was also a complete mess).
But at some point juvenile and condescending insults aren't going to help your case. They are going to hurt it. For example: on the subject of 'false statements of fact' - it may be funny, but it doesn't help when your response to a C&D letter itself makes a false statement of fact: "Not only would we get to explore exactly how Quartz and Cotton-Poly Blend prop up white nationalism (...)". Diamond and Silk, two black ladies, are 'propping up' white nationalism. Riiight.
I'm guessing there's a reason she's not working at ACLU anymore and now defending 'mommybloggers'.
Also, this 'badass' is misapplying the standard of actual malice. But don't tell her clients.
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Well, first of all 'deport those violating the law' is too long as a username. Secondly, I guess you missed the reference, but the full slogan is 'Build The Wall, Deport Them All'. This a a chant often heard at Trump rallies.
Now, as for your racism allegation: the slogan logically can only be aimed at illegal immigration since legal migrants either apply for a visa in their home country, or apply for asylum at a 'point of entry' and do not try to illegally cross the border unnoticed (hence: skipping the line). The wall can therefore only be aimed at illegal (or 'irregular') migration.
"many people who employ such a term refer almost exclusively to immigrants of latin decent." - here you have it. This is where your reasoning is obviously fallacious. Just because most illegal immigrants are 'of Latin decent', does not make it racist to be against illegal migration. A classic fallacy.
Finally: "the need to mass deport Canadians, who are reportedly currently the worst as far as illegal immigration goes, is not generally discussed, nor is a wall on the northern border." this is misinformation. Candanians make up a large share of visa overstays, but not of illegal border-crossers. Per Wikipedia: In 2012, 52% of unauthorized immigrants were from Mexico, 15% from Central America, 12% from Asia, 6% from South America, 5% from the Caribbean, and another 5% from Europe and Canada. - so 52% from Mexico and 5% from Canada.
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Why would deporting >illegal< immigrants who skip the queue to the detriment of legal immigrants on the waiting list, be related to 'white nationalism'?
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It is my understanding that the term concentration camp was coined by The Squad (Ocasio-Cortez et al) and it has drawn considerable criticism for deflating the meaning of the word: https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/19/ocasio-cortezs-analogy-reflects-a-deep-misunderstanding-of-the -holocaust/ "There are no similarities between the detention centers and/or the act of detaining individuals who enter the country illegally and the concentration camps (death camps) of Nazi Germany. Ocasio-Cortez’s comments were insensitive, offensive, and reflected a deep and profound misunderstanding of the Holocaust. Republicans and Democrats should stand hand in hand on this matter, and demand that such comments be retracted. Some issues transcend politics. The Holocaust is one of them, and such comments should be rejected by everyone."
Also, your 'due process' comment is misplaced because those people in ICE detention centers are awaiting a hearing by an immigration judge. The problem is that those are overworked because supply is lower than demand for them. Which is kind of strange if your assertion that the administration is racist/white supremacist is to be believed. If that is true, why would illegal immigrants flock there massively?
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"people who are turning White supremacist beliefs into government policies"
[citation needed]
Getting real tired of people 'crying wolf' about racism and white supremacy. Show me the evidence, Bob.
@TD: Please don't use "Pro Tip" directed at your readership
It's extremely condescending.
"Just a suggestion".
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Citation: "All prior restraints on expression are presumptively constitutional; prior restraints on matters of public concern are even more so." - Jamie Lynn Crofts (https://www.scribd.com/document/355284770/Nutterbutter#from_embed).
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Yeah, it was (slightly) funny for a while. But now it's just becoming cringe-worthy.
If everything is a reason for a sassy response, then sass means nothing anymore.
"ACLU Badass"? Really TechDirt? She wrote one okay-ish amicus brief (with lots of errors like that prior constraints are presumed to be constitutional (p. 9) - when she clearly meant 'unconstitutional' - didn't proofread her own brief at all evidently because the table of authorities was also a complete mess).
But at some point juvenile and condescending insults aren't going to help your case. They are going to hurt it. For example: on the subject of 'false statements of fact' - it may be funny, but it doesn't help when your response to a C&D letter itself makes a false statement of fact: "Not only would we get to explore exactly how Quartz and Cotton-Poly Blend prop up white nationalism (...)". Diamond and Silk, two black ladies, are 'propping up' white nationalism. Riiight.
I'm guessing there's a reason she's not working at ACLU anymore and now defending 'mommybloggers'.
Also, this 'badass' is misapplying the standard of actual malice. But don't tell her clients.
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