President Trump has signed three more executive orders, further cracking down on the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. One order seeks to compile a list of so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation policies. A second order further militarizes local police departments, while providing legal resources to officers accused of abuses; it also seeks to undo federal consent decrees for departments that have committed civil rights abuses and seeks to punish local officials who “unlawfully prohibit law enforcement officers from carrying out duties.” A third executive order requires professional truck drivers to be proficient in English. On Monday, staffers placed signs on the White House lawn showing mugshots of immigrants, linking them to crimes with the word ”ARRESTED” written in all caps. This comes as House Republicans have proposed a bill that would charge people arriving at a U.S. port of entry $1,000 in order to file an asylum claim — and a $3,500 fee for those sponsoring children. The right to seek asylum is a fundamental human right enshrined in international law, and the U.S. has never before charged petitioners.
  • @anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5•4 days ago

    Try convincing someone like rhoeri of that.

    They’d rather deflate the popular anti-wealth momentum within their own party just so they can deflect attention away from inequality, and thats why they’ll continue losing. You and I know that, but people like the above will continue placing blame on voters who are increasingly frustrated instead.

    That’s how libs end up collaborating with fascism - they’re too invested in the existing and failing capital structure

    • @UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2•3 days ago

      rhoeri

      I wonder how rhoeri’s campaign to pass electoral reform in their state is going? Surely someone couldn’t be that upset with 3rd party voters and not be driven to fix the voting system that is the source of the spoiler effect.

    • 100_kg_90_de_belin
      1•4 days ago

      There’s none so deaf as those who are really deaf

      I don’t know if it’s a legacy of organized religion or a devolution into tribalism, but they seem to see “vote blue no matter what” as the biggest part of their identity.

      • @UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2•3 days ago

        Oh hey rhoeri. Lol I scroll down and you’re right here! Perfect I was wondering how the electoral reform campaign in your state is going?

        You do want to fix the source of the spoiler effect you are so very concerned with right? Imagine all the time you could save not having to make a thousand comments demanding people to vote for your preferred candidate.

        I bet you’re really close to getting it passed. Looking forward to seeing it in the news friend.

        • @Rhoeri@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0•4 days ago

          No, it’s like a voter blaming ninety million non-voters for not voting for a man who told them this would all happen.

          Let’s not resort to analogies here. It is exactly what it is.

        • @Rhoeri@lemmy.worldEnglish
          -4•4 days ago

          I’m sorry, am I not allowed to be angry that the assholes that helped cause this stand among us pretending to be victims of their own action??

          • @7toed@midwest.socialEnglish
            5•4 days ago

            To reiterate, I voted, people voted for trump too you know. If we had a perfect election system to begin with there would not be a non voting demographic, now as much as i would too like to live in that reality, that isnt this one. If im going to somehow find more contempt to millions of americans rather than the few up top, right now, I’d be a sad sack of shit.