• curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    “I’m not against what the government is doing,” Arquimedes Orellana said. “I mean, I know the government is working to improve the country. I mean, he wants to see the country prosperous, and that’s excellent, but it’s not fair that they take innocent people, people who are productive for the country.”

    Absolutely blinded by their hope for what they thought the US was.

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    Why do Americans love shooting everything that isn’t a threat to them? I was expecting to hear headlines talking about people defending themselves from ICE… But no.

    Apparently all you shoot is kids.

  • Wilco@lemm.ee
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    I have never seen ICE in my city. Supposedly they have two small transfer facilities in my state. We have a small but relatively new immigrant culture. The state is deep DEEP red, ICE should be crawling out of the woodwork … but they aren’t.

    It may have something to do with the state’s constitutional firearm carry laws. Just about anyone can be armed anywhere. ICE may be a bit skittish around a legally armed populace.

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      They seem to have a very selective presence. With purpose. Limited visible scope in a few states, other states see no presence, and thusly conclude it can’t possibly be as big a deal as this precedent-setting behavior is.

      It’s next-level evil. Normalize the behavior, scare those you want, make those you want on your side to assume it isn’t nearly as bad as it is.