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Most of the people saying "My ancestors came here legally, and they should have to too" have ancestors for whom the immigration process boiled down to walking down the gangplank onto the dock.

 

Korea to take US safeguard tariffs to WTO

Modi spoke about the threat of protectionism generally in a thinly veiled shot at Trump.

Indian PM Modi defends globalization at Davos summit

My personal opinion is that it's incredibly stupid and short-sighted policy, which is about what I expect from this administration led by a great businessman who doesn't know jack shit about business and economics.

One guy for whom the tariffs might work for is board favorite Elon Musk and Tesla.

David Robinson: Tesla seems unfazed by new tariffs on solar panels

 

I can't decide whether a minute-by-minute account of what the Mueller team does all day would be fascinating as hell . . . or would bore me to tears.

Of course they are. He likes Slavic women.

"We're down to one more person we can admit into this country this cycle, Mr. President, and it's between these two applicants here. The first one is named T. Harding, a middle-age woman from Norway who's borderline destitute and also had a few run-ins with the law. The other is a Dr. B. Carson, a neurologist from Zimbabwe."

Think he keeps the brown person out?

 

If Trump is making the decision? 100%

 

Let the lawyer answer:

The latter.

 

I saw a stat back when the shithole comment broke that 48% of the immigrants from Nigeria had a bachelor's degree or better.

 

All investigative work is tedious beyond belief if it is to be effective. True in journalism, too.

 

That's true. But those ancestors received not a penny of government support. They sank or swam on their own. Ate or starved on their own. Lived or died on their own. With only neighbors or local churches possibly available to turn to for help.

Go back to those days, and the GOP would be happy to let everyone in. Spending would be cut, cheap labor would be available, and Democrats would have nothing they could offer immigrants.

 

We elected Michael Scott for President.

 

Shooting holes in your own foot department:

CEO Says He Advertises on Fox Because Viewers Are 'F**king Idiots' — Now He's Hearing From Them

 

Yep.

 

Except for the hundreds of millions of acres of free land given away by the Homestead Act, sure.