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kentuck

(111,102 posts) Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:36 PM Jan 2018

Why do Republicans change "family reunification" to "chain migration"?

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/family-reunification

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Flexible caps for each preference category, 1990 to the present
First Unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens 23,4000
Second Spouses, dependent children, and unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. permanent residents* 114,200
Third Adult, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens 23,400
Fourth Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens who are over 21 years of age 65,000
(Source: INS Statistical Yearbook, 2001; U.S. State Department, Visa Bulletin)
*Spouses and children are allotted 77 percent of the second preference category; 75 percent are exempt from the per-country limit. The remaining 23 percent is reserved for unmarried sons and daughters age 21 and over.

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Why do Republicans change "family reunification" to "chain migration"? (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2018 OP

Because they are vicious, ugly and disgusting racist pieces of shit. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

people in "chains" equal criminals. got it now? all about branding nt msongs Jan 2018 #2

Because family reunifcation is a solution loyalsister Jan 2018 #3

Exactly! mountain grammy Jan 2018 #5

Because the "family values" theme doesn't appeal to their sucker voters any more. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #4

Because they can and the bullshit media lets them. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #6

It's the multiplier effect hurl Jan 2018 #7

For the same reason that the GOP calls the estate tax the death tax Gothmog Jan 2018 #8

Frank Luntz maxsolomon Jan 2018 #9

They want to convey the image of a ping pong ball triggering a chain reaction in mousetraps: world wide wally Jan 2018 #10

red meat for sick, racist Trump-humpers Skittles Jan 2018 #11

I personally think "chain" migration is a dog whistle. Tatiana Jan 2018 #12

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Because they are vicious, ugly and disgusting racist pieces of shit.

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Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:36 PM

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msongs

(67,413 posts)

2. people in "chains" equal criminals. got it now? all about branding nt

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Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:38 PM

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loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

3. Because family reunifcation is a solution

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:42 PM

Jan 2018

intended to improve our immigration system by focusing on helping immigrants. Chained migration is more dehumanizing, and it describes family reunification as a problem.

mountain grammy

(26,623 posts)

5. Exactly!

Reply to loyalsister (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:46 PM

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Sophia4

(3,515 posts)

4. Because the "family values" theme doesn't appeal to their sucker voters any more.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:45 PM

Jan 2018

We saw a real family when Obama was in the White House.

Trump doesn't have anything resembling a real family in the Christian sense of the term, so it would be political suicide for the Republican Party to even talk about family values or family reunification.

And besides, Republicans are very racist.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)

6. Because they can and the bullshit media lets them. nt

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Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:48 PM

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hurl

(938 posts)

7. It's the multiplier effect

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Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:56 PM

Jan 2018

They do this to magnify the "negative impact" (in their minds) of immigration. Each new immigrant isn't just that person, it's every family member also living off our welfare system (again, in their minds). Therefore, what you thought was one 'violation' turns into many. It's a way to make the problem look huge, even though most of us know it's not a real problem at all.