It escapes me why certain evangelicals and Mormons find "dreamers" and the undocumented so objectionable that they would advocate their deportation. But the American Christian Right are not benign charitable common-good organizations like in other countries.
"The new political philosophy must be defined by us [conservatives]
in moral terms, packaged in non-religious language, and propagated
throughout the country by our new coalition. When political power is
achieved, the moral majority will have the opportunity to re-create
this great nation."
-- Paul Weyrich, co-founder of the Heritage Foundation
What provoked Weyrich was the IRS prohibiting whites-only K-12 private academies from full tax-exempt status. And one doesn't have to look far to see the Mormons, a fruitcake cult more than a religion, were attracted to racism from the start.
"When Mormons Aspired to Be a 'White and Delightsome' People"
-- The Atlantic ( Link )
Now I'm not saying everyone of them is a racist, just the really hardcore fundamentalists. "And some, I assume, are good people."
Why aren't you offended with how this started, then? "Maybe the 6-7 million Mexicans who are living in the U.S. illegally should return to Mexico." Where are American Jews and Muslims promoting racism and getting hard-line Right-wingers running the Government and the Supreme Court? What Jews and Muslims have dreamed of or even tried to take over state legislatures and the federal Capitol through violence?
Gee, it must be nice to have a blemish-free youth. If not, share with us what stupid stuff you did. And be judged on it.
And if Canadians had gotten rid of Trudeau, it would have been cancel-culture you would be complaining about. Better to have a leader who acknowledges his faults, sincerely apologies, tries to make amends and doesn't repeat past mistakes than what your party had for de facto leader.
Individuals who come to the US by streaming crossing the border are coming here illegally. Under the laws of most every country, they would be deported if those laws were enforced. You can't get off an international flight and simply run out of the airport. You would be arrested, imprisoned, and deported. There is a process for legal entry. I'm not aware of the Mormons or any religious group expressing any opinion differently from the majority of Americans who want an orderly and lawful process instead of anarchy.
There should be immigration reform that provides a legal process to cross the border and work and return to Mexico but only if the border is also made secure. Neither the Republicans nor Dems want that, however. The Republicans want the cheap labor for businesses and the Dems want a flood of future voters. The illegal immigration process has already flipped several border states to Dems. The politicians don't care a whit about the hardships imposed on those who are being exploited and dying making the trip. They don't care a whit about the drugs and crime being brought. Over 100K American overdose deaths last year from drugs crossing the border. More American deaths than in the entire Vietnam war. It is just about power and wealth to our corrupt politicians like Biden. It has nothing to do with humanitarian principles.
I certainly never wore blackface and acted like Trudeau. Nor do I know a single person who ever did so. None. That was despicable. An overt racist act. He was 29 years old when he did this! Not an innocent youth. He didn't do this in the 1800s but in the 21st Century. Good grief. A nearly 30-year-old man wearing blackface on multiple occasions can't be excused just because he is a socialist.
