Cont: The Trump Presidency IX: Nein, Nein!

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The Trump administration is accusing hundreds, and possibly thousands, of Hispanics along the border of using fraudulent birth certificates since they were babies, and it is undertaking a widespread crackdown on their citizenship.

His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. He spent his life wearing American uniforms: three years as a private in the Army, then as a cadet in the Border Patrol and now as a state prison guard.

But when Juan, 40, applied to renew his U.S. passport this year, the government’s response floored him. In a letter, the State Department said it didn’t believe he was an American citizen.

As he would later learn, Juan is one of a growing number of people whose official birth records show they were born in the United States but who are now being denied passports — their citizenship suddenly thrown into question. The Trump administration is accusing hundreds, and possibly thousands, of Hispanics along the border of using fraudulent birth certificates since they were babies, and it is undertaking a widespread crackdown on their citizenship.

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In some cases, passport applicants with official U.S. birth certificates are being jailed in immigration detention centers and entered into deportation proceedings. In others, they are stuck in Mexico, their passports suddenly revoked when they tried to reenter the United States. As the Trump administration attempts to reduce both legal and illegal immigration, the government’s treatment of passport applicants in South Texas shows how U.S. citizens are increasingly being swept up by immigration enforcement agencies.

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“We’re seeing these kind of cases skyrocketing,” said Jennifer Correro, an attorney in Houston who is defending dozens of people who have been denied passports.
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jimbob said:
Fascism needs scapegoats so that the leaders can blame someone else for why things aren't improving for their supporters.

It's scary. I hope minorities see what's happening and start to vote massively.
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Voting might not be enough, sadly.
 
Trump Tweets a Whitehouse Statement

"STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

President Donald J. Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government. At the same time, we also know that China is providing North Korea with..."

"...considerable aid, including money, fuel, fertilizer and various other commodities. This is not helpful! Nonetheless, the President believes that his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a very good and warm one, and there is no reason at this time to be spending large amounts..."

"...of money on joint U.S.-South Korea war games. Besides, the President can instantly start the joint exercises again with South Korea, and Japan, if he so chooses. If he does, they will be far bigger than ever before. As for the U.S.–China trade disputes, and other..."

"...differences, they will be resolved in time by President Trump and China’s great President Xi Jinping. Their relationship and bond remain very strong."
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Trump Tweets a Whitehouse Statement

"STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

President Donald J. Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government. At the same time, we also know that China is providing North Korea with..."

"...considerable aid, including money, fuel, fertilizer and various other commodities. This is not helpful! Nonetheless, the President believes that his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a very good and warm one, and there is no reason at this time to be spending large amounts..."

"...of money on joint U.S.-South Korea war games. Besides, the President can instantly start the joint exercises again with South Korea, and Japan, if he so chooses. If he does, they will be far bigger than ever before. As for the U.S.–China trade disputes, and other..."

"...differences, they will be resolved in time by President Trump and China’s great President Xi Jinping. Their relationship and bond remain very strong."
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Well. that was a big bunch of nothing.
A weak attempt to hide the fact his whole Korean Straegy has blown up in his face
No Nobel Prize For You, Donnie...
 
dudalb said:
Well. that was a big bunch of nothing.
A weak attempt to hide the fact his whole Korean Straegy has blown up in his face
No Nobel Prize For You, Donnie...
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Trying to grab the headlines back from McCain's Motorcade.
 
Stacko said:
If the government is declaring that someone isn't a citizen, they're also taking away their ability to vote.
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That's probably the whole point. Let me guess, the people targetted are in Dem voting districts and/or are registered as Dems.
 
And I smell Stephan Miller's foul stench behind the passport issue. Miller is pretty much an open bigot, and he has taking control of US immigratation policy.
 
dudalb said:
If you don't get why this is an important issue, you can't really be taken seriously on American Politics.
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For starters, think about the presumption of innocence and equal protection under the law.

Maybe the U.S. should look into those concepts, they might be interesting to implement, even in the U.S.A. /s
 
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