• Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    We can end illegal immigration and deregulate minimum wage by issuing a standard baseline amount to all legal citizens

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      4 days ago

      The only actual effective way to eliminate or at least drastically reduce illegal immigration is to make legal immigration easier, cheaper, and faster.

      Should still do UBI, though, with price controls to make sure that landlords and corporations don’t just eliminate its usefulness by price gouging.

      • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM
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        4 days ago

        Considering they’re currently deporting legal immigrants, dreamers, and actual citizens, it was never about illegal immigration. The Democrats pretending like illegal immigration was an issue to take seriously and deporting more people than the Republicans never won them an ounce of support from the real racist base. It only normalized the Republican position.

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          4 days ago

          it was never about illegal immigration.

          Of course not.

          The Democrats pretending like illegal immigration was an issue (…) only normalized the Republican position.

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        4 days ago

        Here’s an idea: an economy that doesn’t just capture almost all money and power in a few dozen individuals, and instead actually incentivizes healthy societies and good governance

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        We could probably curb most illegal immigration by imposing harsh penalties for anyone found employing people illegally, but no one’s ever gonna go after the owner class. Not that I think it’s desirable to have fewer immigrants mind you.

    • katy ✨@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      why would we want to end “illegal immigration” when it’s a bullshit phrase from the start. all borders are arbitrary.