lionward2014

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Talk about being brain-dead and lacking of any critical thinking

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If they had a modicum of common sense, the DNC could make up all the ground they lost in 2024 with the American public. Instead, they ran further to the left and had the face of their party release some cringe "67" account to relate to the generation that is slipping from their grip.

They will still win the midterms, but post-Trump they are toast.

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I'm convinced some of you retards think "the cartel" is a workplace that has a company uniform and reports to work Monday through Friday from 9-5

Anybody that thinks it's just as simple as using "military technology" to identify and take out tens of thousands of people at all levels - from your common street dealer to the chief of police on the cartel payroll, to corrupt government officials - has never been military or law enforcement. This is not something you can just "eliminate targets" your way out of.

Our best defense that would put a serious strain on cartel operations would be to lock down our borders and coasts at all costs. The Southern border would need to be impenetrable and coasts heavily guarded with serious firepower. You take away the American drug market and that puts a bigger damper on the cartels than killing 100s of their leaders.

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Exactly. I would also add that part of the equation requires improving the Mexican economy as well. Cutting off the illegal drug trade to the US plus viable alternatives for income fix a lot of the problems. The thing is it's not a overnight fix, it'll take a generation or more to get better. In the interim targeted strikes on leaders help. At some point you will reach the equilibrium were the rank and file aren't incentivized to sign up to die anymore, but there are 1000's that are too far gone at this point.

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But what happens when you get the Dem Trump and a Dem Congress...

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People post about the slippery slop from gay marriage legalization to the "trans bill of rights" in 10 years, but act like a unitary executive in the hands of the Dems wouldn't be the total destruction of the country.

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1. He can't beat Vance in a debate. After watching Vance debate I'm not sure any candidate can.

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This is crazy if you watched the 2015 RNC debates. Trump and Rubio easily were always 1 and 2 for who performed the best, with really the only tiebreaker being who you preferred more.

Vance does a solid job debating people with opposing views, but don't know how he holds up in a non-combative debate with someone with the same general views.

I thought Vance was a shoe in after 2024, but he's sort of fallen to the side and has made a few gaffs recently. Rubio has really shined in the last few months. Think he also really benefits from the revival of the Monroe Doctrine by Trump 2.0. Who better to fully implement with DJT started than a POTUS of Cuban descent, who speaks Spanish, and understands the need for secure, friendly, and strong Latin/South American democracies, at least if I was running his campaign that is what I am pushing.

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Immigrants should be here to better us, not drain us.

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The Trump admin has upped the analysis on public charge grounds of inadmissibility for immigrant visa and adjustment of status applicants. Unlike the Trump 1.0 version, I don't think the policy change this time has been litigated to death.

We need to cut out welfare spending across the board, including Social Security.

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How do you get her across the border?

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I have driven/walked across the US/MX border into MX hundreds of times, more often than not with a car with Louisiana plates, and not once did I need to show a passport or have my car inspected to go into MX. That would be extremely easy to do if they wanted to.

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Are people in Livingston parish doing the same? Riding dirt bikes and 4 wheelers and golf carts on the road. Yes or No Your answer is the answer you seek.

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If rednecks in Livingston Parish are riding their 4wheelers on I-12 doing wheelies and messing with traffic they should be arrested and seized just like these were. Not only are these groups a menace, their actions are dangerous for everyone else on the road. I don’t think John Boy riding little Braxxtyn on his jacked up golf cart down a subdivision street is the same thing as what the people in Nola are doing.

The crab and artichoke being taken off the menu sucks. Kickin chicken was legit. Can’t say I ever remember it being packed on normal nights, but it was never empty. Rough loss.

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Also, anyone, including illegals, can apply for a TIN (taxpayer identification number,) which is indistinguishable from an SSN. I don't know if E-verify accepts TIN or not.

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It doesn't get accepted by e-Verify.

The way to tell them apart is all ITIN numbers start with 9, and no valid SSN starts with 9.

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Our guys all have SSNs, are W9 employees and have all passed the US government's E-Verify system


Im ignorant on how this stuff works. Does this mean they are considered here legally?

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Now that that's out the way, our guys stayed home for a week. Once they realized ICE was only really going after major criminals, they returned to the job sites.


If the answer above is yes, why would they be afraid in the first place?

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Depends on how you define legal. A person with an asylum case pending (many other categories, Work Authorization Categories, but asylum is the most common)gets work authorization once they pass a background check. Work authorization comes with a temporary SSN, binds you to paying taxes, and shows good to work in e-Verify.

Technically those people are still in the US illegally, and have been getting picked up. They account for half or more of all current detentions from the last numbers I have seen.

Prior to this term, even in Trump 1.0, those guys weren't getting messed with assuming they didn't screw up some other way (mostly DUI), but that hasn't been the case nationally this time.

Good questions. :cheers: