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Deminpenn

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27. This attitude that established legal immigrants have is more common that you might think
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:09 AM
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Not long ago, ran into a friend from an Asian country who became a legal citizen years ago, married an American and they had kids together. My friend thinks undocumented immingrants get all kinds of government "hand outs" and resents it that these immigrants are getting the same benefits my friend worked through the legal immingration system to have.

I believe immigrants like my friend see this as a fairness issue. They came to the US legally, went through the system to become naturalized Americans and worked or are working hard to be successful (living the American dream) while the others haven't..

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Only when it affects themselves UpInArms Saturday #1
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well, to be fair Skittles 19 hrs ago #47
Damn, you made me laugh and I choked on my peanut butter ripple ice cream. twodogsbarking Saturday #3
*spit take* he didn't think they'd go after the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY??? underpants Saturday #11
We have stupid business leaders in this country. travelingthrulife Yesterday #35
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..... Spazito Yesterday #32
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I second your motion I am also happy to blame EVERYONE of THESE Fuckers who voted for him........ turbinetree Saturday #5
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that right thar is the soul of a repuke Skittles 19 hrs ago #49
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" We 'Never Thought This Would Affect Us'" MLWR Saturday #10
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But MAGA said illegals were buying up all the houses? IronLionZion Saturday #15
He said everything he would do. boonecreek Saturday #16
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He didn't think it would affect the construction industry." Grins Yesterday #20
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GUARANTEED this MAGAT scumbag would vote for him again... AZ8theist Yesterday #24
I SO totally agree BlueMTexpat Yesterday #25
you said "I am happy to blame EVERY SINGLE ONE of these fuckers who voted for him." orleans Yesterday #26
This attitude that established legal immigrants have is more common that you might think Deminpenn Yesterday #27
The problem with this attitude and argument BumRushDaShow Yesterday #28
Your friend thinks she is 'safe' Amethyst Ring Yesterday #29
That's true Deminpenn 23 hrs ago #43
So did most of these people. Why do you think they are scooping them up at their immigration travelingthrulife Yesterday #34
I would classify your friend's attitude as Prof. Toru Tanaka 20 hrs ago #45
We need a reality TV show where MAGA voters do these types of jobs immigrants were doing. IronLionZion Yesterday #30
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anybody in the construction business who would say that - Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #37
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"I never thought..... CousinIT Yesterday #39
HHhhhmmmm... a lot of those MAGA business owners sure have foreign sounding last names!!!??!?! 🤔 Multichromatic Yesterday #40
FAFO Raftergirl Yesterday #41
Did these people think criminals weren't being deported prior to Trump? lonely bird 20 hrs ago #44
Karma! HeartsCanHope 19 hrs ago #46
"We 'Never Thought". LOL, they never think for themselves at all. KY_EnviroGuy 19 hrs ago #50
These boobies were cultivated for their stupidity... buzzycrumbhunger 19 hrs ago #51
the idiot Trump voter was all for Trump punishing the libs agingdem 18 hrs ago #52
I hope they all lose everything CanonRay 18 hrs ago #53
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