1). Immigration thread—> Immigration has been unreformed, broken, and used as a political weapon for decades. Neither side trusts the other, both sides attack the other. Nothing is solved, people are demonized, and immigrants are dehumanized. But the solution is simple:
2) we can never forget the rich history of immigration and it’s importance. My family came from Germany in 1850s, and gave themselves a chance. If we want to compete with China, we have to grow. If we want to invent the next cutting edge tech, we need the smartest minds
3). So stop demonizing those who strive to be Americans. Be proud and thankful you are one. We need to stop demonizing border enforcement, I have worked the border as a Guardsman. The human trafficking the cartels profit on, and the people they leave to die, sickens me.
4) A fixed and working system will allow controlled immigration without surges, without death, without profiting cartels, and without fear based political calculation and grifting. Americas torch will once again shine brightly from coast to coast...
5). Now if we agree to do that, let’s do some basic things and solve this for the future. A. Verifiable Border security and enforcement. B. Legalize those here with a path, at the back of the line, for citizenship. C. Fix the details of guest workers and skilled visas
6). Within that, modernize the rules and processes to match 21st century needs and technology. Celebrate unity of different people from all backgrounds coming together as one. Easy right? Only if we quit selling fear, and weaponizing policy. Who is with me? @COUNTRY_F1RST
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