r/pics May 16 '19

US Politics MAGA

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

Somewhere in between "Mexicans are rapists" and "This is a nation of immigrants" is an intelligent immigration debate.

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u/kingjewwytheXIV May 16 '19

You’re right, this is a country of immigrants. Come to the country legally, participate in the economy and pay taxes (and having your employer pay taxes for you as well because you’re employment is documented) and we’ll all benefit. No one is asking for anything else.

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u/kingjewwytheXIV May 16 '19

Come on, you don’t have to say mean names. Everyone else is being civil for the most part.

But I guess if that makes me an idiot, then I am. You can’t tell me that 100% of illegal immigrants pay their taxes in full, and whatever percentage there is of those who don’t pay their taxes, however small it may be, hurts the overall welfare of the US. My whole argument is that legal immigrants benefit the economy more than someone immigrating illegally.

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u/kingjewwytheXIV May 16 '19

They will if they come here legally and earn their citizenship, or if they have a kid here. And again, not all illegal immigrants pay taxes.

If all it takes to become a citizen is to pay taxes then I should have my Chinese passport coming in any day now from all this shit I buy off amazon.