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Our Latin America policies are morally bankrupt. Mine reflect American values BY JOE BIDEN
Miami HeraldLast week gave us more evidence that President Trumps morally bankrupt re-election strategy relies on vilifying immigrants to score political points while implementing policies that ensure asylum seekers and refugees keep arriving at our border.
Trump threatened the imminent deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants just hours after his State Department confirmed it was cutting off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras the very countries from which most migrants are fleeing. Its clear Trump is only interested in using his policies to assault the dignity of the Latin community and scare voters to turn out on Election Day, while not addressing the real challenges facing our hemisphere.
We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. Our country is made up of hard-working, aspirational people from every culture, from every nation and that is an indisputable strength. Theres no better example of the richness thats possible when the United States is closely knit together with our neighbors in Latin America and the Caribbean than the city of Miami. The next president must institute effective immigration reform while restoring regional policies grounded in respect.
That starts by recognizing that DREAMers are Americans, and Congress needs to make it official. The millions of undocumented people in the United States can only be brought out of the shadows through fair treatment, not ugly threats. Trumps efforts to repeal Temporary Protected Status (TPS) across the board have injected unnecessary uncertainty into the lives of thousands of families. Our asylum system needs to be improved, but the answer is to streamline and strengthen it so that it benefits legitimate claims of those fleeing persecution, while reducing potential for abuse.
Trump threatened the imminent deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants just hours after his State Department confirmed it was cutting off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras the very countries from which most migrants are fleeing. Its clear Trump is only interested in using his policies to assault the dignity of the Latin community and scare voters to turn out on Election Day, while not addressing the real challenges facing our hemisphere.
We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. Our country is made up of hard-working, aspirational people from every culture, from every nation and that is an indisputable strength. Theres no better example of the richness thats possible when the United States is closely knit together with our neighbors in Latin America and the Caribbean than the city of Miami. The next president must institute effective immigration reform while restoring regional policies grounded in respect.
That starts by recognizing that DREAMers are Americans, and Congress needs to make it official. The millions of undocumented people in the United States can only be brought out of the shadows through fair treatment, not ugly threats. Trumps efforts to repeal Temporary Protected Status (TPS) across the board have injected unnecessary uncertainty into the lives of thousands of families. Our asylum system needs to be improved, but the answer is to streamline and strengthen it so that it benefits legitimate claims of those fleeing persecution, while reducing potential for abuse.
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Our Latin America policies are morally bankrupt. Mine reflect American values BY JOE BIDEN (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jun 2019
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Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)1. K&R
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)2. El presidente
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,333 posts)3. Bravo! Make the dreamers citizens!
How simple!
Voto por Biden!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)4. One thing Biden really has going for him is that he doesn't need to reinvent the wheel.
Just picking up where he and Barack left off will solve a lot of problems without having to laboriously re-legislate every policy Trump has trashed, starting with healthcare and moving on down the line.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden