Re: The Old vs The New

On 2024-11-14 1:47 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:40:29 -0500, Rhino
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Am I correct in thinking that American popular sentiment still supports
LEGAL immigration, even under the current circumstances, it just wants
to stop border-jumpers from sneaking in? If so, then I would hope that
the deportations to come won't preclude those people applying to come
legally.

 My impression is yes and even more strongly yes in Canada though the
overall opinion seems to be that the admission rate is at minimum
twice as high as it should be.
 I see no good reason why someone who has been deported for illegal
entry should subsequently be eligible for the legal route - there are
more people who want to come than can and the priority has to be those
who are willing to play by the rules, not those who have a track
record of flouting the rules.
 After all - who determines the rules? Citizens or foreigners whose
only qualification is that they want to come?

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm only trying to gauge American public opinion by asking some Americans what their sense is of the general sentiment towards immigration in their country right now.
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Rhino