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Since the child is automatically a citizen, illegal parents should be given a chance for citizenship through a system similar to the standard green card process. They should be required to speak English (or at least learning it) and tested on American culture and history. Any criminal activity immediately disbars them from applying. They should be in meaningful employment (or at least able to get a good job once they pass) and not allowed to take any government aid for a period of time (say 5 years but longer if it's preferable). They are not allowed to invite relatives etc into the country except for other children who may have been left behind in their home country (easily proven with a DNA test). Families should not be split up. The vast majority of illegal immigrants just want to be a part of US society but are in a limbo situation where they are routinely exploited because they don't exist in the eyes of the law. Currently there is approx. 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US. That's 11 million who could be adding to society, paying taxes and adding to the rich fabric that makes America great. Oh, and by the way, this is pretty much a Democratic policy. https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/creating-a-21st-century-immigration-system/

Bah humbug....those pesky kids........don't know how good they have it........back in my day........etc, etc, etc

Or (and here's a mad thought) try and save the life of an obviously distressed person who probably will regret everything once the booze wears off. Which is exactly what happened here.

MAGA is negative. It's a whole movement based on negative steroetypes and backward thinking. It's identity politics at it's lowest, with plenty of name calling thrown in for good measure (as aptly demonstrated here). Hopefully 'no decent american is going to vote for a guy' who defrauds his own charity, sexually harasses women, doesn't admit election defeat, tries to undermine American democracy and who instigated an insurrection.

As has been pointed out to you by many other posters, this is a constitutional matter that cannot be overturned by 'executive order'. Now supposing Trump isn't THAT stupid to not know it's enshrined in the constitution, why would he say something he knows can never be done? Trump said he would issue an executive order during his first day back at the White House in January 2025. He knows that cannot be done so why say it? So whether you agree or disagree with the law, it's just another red flag to incite his base. Personally I think it smacks of 'throwing the baby out with the bath water' because children who have known no other home other than the USA for all their lives need protecting, which the current constitution does, but for those that just give birth there just to get a USA passport there is an obvuious issue. They both require individual solutions which cannot be acheived by Trump promising to 'end birthright citizenship for children of unauthorized immigrants' across the board, on his first day of office. There's nuance required here which is as we know, is NOT Trump's forte.

Here you go. Educate yourself. https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/donald-j-trump-pays-court-ordered-2-million-illegally-using-trump-foundation

I don't think you should start down the 'morally wrong' road. It vdoesn't have a good ending for you.

Nothing to say about defrauding his own charity? Thought so.

And pretty cynical to think politicians shouldn't be held accountable for what they say or what they do. You (like many on here) are defending a man who was found guilty of defrauding his own charity. Come on, defend that one then? You want a man who stole money from veterans, needy children and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to be POTUS. The man is banned from running a charity but you think he's qualified to run a country. Explain my 'naivity' in thinking he's just a simple crook driven by a planet sized ego?

Exactly, it's just another smoke and mirrors tactic to fire up his increasingly rabid base. The cult of personality politics that dominates the GOP is a truly worrying phenomena that doesn't seem to be abating anytime soon. Trump plays it like a meastro, pitting poor against poor, white against non-whites, citizens against immigrants, christianity against other religions, all to appease the evangelicals and ultra conservatives. And all the whilst he's keeping his 1%er friends happy with tax cuts and 'deregulation' of business to the detriment of the populace and the envirnoment. It's the oldest trick in the political book; get the working man to blame the immigrants for all the problems in their life even though the country is run by billionaires and corporations. It always reminds me of the joke; billionaire, worker and immigrant sitting at a table with 20 cookies. The billionaire takes 19 of them and turns to the worker and says ' watch out, the immigrant is going to take your cookie away!' It's so obvious as to be laughable but it keeps working so I can't see him changing his tune any time soon.

It's kind of how all religions work. Their (insert deity name here) gets all the credit when things go well; no blame when it doesn't.

Typical myopic view of what the real reason for Melania's lack of magazine covers was. As in First Lady tradition, Michelle Obama ran the 'Lets move' campaign https://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/ aimed at solving the problem of childhood obesity. She was VERY prolific, jetting all over America to raise awareness and offer sound medical advice and was instrumental in shaping policy and instructing schools on how best to handle the obesity problem. She also partnered around 3,500 chefs with schools in America, successfully pushed Walmart to lower the costs of fruit and vegetables, and helped the U.S. Tennis Association build more than 6,000 tennis courts across the country. Can you even remember Melania's? It was called 'Be Best' and it took her a year to even commit to a cause. Once she did, it got off to a VERY slow start, with very little push from Melania other than a few speaches and visits to childrens hospitals. It is widely regarded as one of the worst First Lady initiatives ever. That's why she didn't get the same coverage as Michelle but sure, it's all about MSM bias.

Thailands exports to Myanmar total approx. $4 billion (https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/exports/myanmar). Myanmar ranks 16th in the list of top Thailand export countries (https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/exports-by-country) and although not insignificant, it doesn't even make the top 10 and is only 1.6% of Thailands total exports. The difference with the other 15 countries ahead of it though are none of them are currently committing genocide on their own people. This I would argue supercedes 1.6% of total exports - a fact many on this forum agree with and hopefully so does the new incoming PM.

Semantics. I used the word “average” as an illustration of how not to say something. He wrongly claimed that U.S. gasoline prices reached $9 under Biden. For anyone with half a brain they would take that as ALL gas prices reached $9 rather than just a small part of California. If he was being accurate (the whole point) he would have said “gas prices even reached $9 is SOME parts of the US”. He didn’t say that, hence why it’s factually incorrect.

These mental gymnastics you have to come up with to defend Trump must be exhausting for you. It’s like saying the average US house price is $2 million because, you know, Manhattan. We know he’s cherry-picking the truth, even he knows he’s cherry-picking the truth, but devotees like you just keep digging that hole.

But it is true. He added nearly $8 trillion to the national debt BEFORE covid. https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump Dont argue for Trump when it’s about US economics. His record is simply appalling. He inherited a growing US economy thanks to the shrewd economics of Obama and promptly when about destroying it with tax cuts for the rich and trade embargoes on major trading partners (particularly China). He just had to help himself and his pals and I see no change in that outlook today. He promises and promises and never delivers. National debt gone? Nope. Added to it. Significantly. Him now claiming “it would be better for the USA to default now rather than in the future” is just the worst possible thing to be thinking for ANY person never mind a possible POTUS who might possibly have to handle it. It is the single largest economic problem not just for the US but the world. Put that clown in charge and just watch it ALL fall to pieces.

It's real scraping the bottom of the barrel stuff here as I know how hard it must be for you to find some redeeming qualities. a/ no new wars - I don't understand why Trump fans keep going on about 'no new wars'. There's been plenty of Presidents who didn't start any wars so it's like praising someone for not murdering their wife or not having sex with the family pet. b/ killing terrorist leaders - not the main one though. That's Obama isn't it? c/ Middle East peace agreements - surely to have peace you must first have war. Didn't see too many wars between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan did you? d/ 2% and sub 2% inflation - after being left with a booming economy and relatively little economic woes, Trump did nothing but keep the status quo as far as inflation is concerned. Congratulations for having to do nothing. e/ continuously declining unemployment - thanks to Obama he inherited low unemployment but this disintegrated during the pandemic or are you just not counting those years he was POTUS as the figures are 'inconvenient'? f/ $2.00-2.50 a gallon gas - didn't have Russia invade Ukraine. Well done! g/ sub 500,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions, quadrupled last year. No one has or will ever sort out the US immigration problem. Trump certainly didn't and added to the problem with inane 'wall building' and locking children in cages. To me the man did nothing of any great worth unless (as I stated earlier) you are a billionaire. He doesn't deserve to be POTUS again on 6 main things:- 1. He defrauded his own charity. 2. His mishandling of the pandemic leading to the USA having more deaths than any other country at 1.2 million. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093256/novel-coronavirus-2019ncov-deaths-worldwide-by-country/ 3. His continued lying about the 2020 election when it is obvious to anyone that it was fair and he lost. 4. Instigating the attack on The Capitol. 5. The continuos undermining of US democracy and human rights through the stacking of the Supreme Court and the placing of right wing, bible thumping cronies as judges and on federal boards. 6. His best mate Putin.

No like David Duke, The KKK, The Proud Boys and every single white nationalist in America.

It was my post with the point being I get why some billionaires like Trump. I just don’t understand why non-racist, working class people do any more. I get that he was appealing back in 2020 with the promise of bringing back industry to the US (a mostly failed policy) and distance the US from world politics (easier said than done) but in the 4 years all he did was reduce taxes on the rich, demonize immigrants, weaken Americas standing on the world stage, set neighbor against neighbor and cry like a baby when he legitimately lost the election. Everything that came out of his mouth then was a lie and I don’t see any change now. But people have voted against their own interests for millennia so I suppose that’ll happen again in 2024 (if he’s not in jail).

That’s easily explained. Some billionaires have a conscience.

Not all Trump supporters are racist but all racists are Trump supporters.

Trump appeals to billionaires and easily led fools. Check your bank account to see which one you are.

Hey, the 1950's called. They want their opinions back.

Oh heavens forbid.... a ring through her nose! What is the world coming to! Perhaps you should focus more on what she was saying rather than the idea she doesn't conform to your outdated ideas of fashion.

A good post (if somewhat doomsday) and although I agree with much of it, I think I (and many like me) don't have as much of an issue with the Royals themselves (I liked the Queen and I don't mind Charles) but more with what they represent. 50% of land in the UK is owned by 1% of the population with much of it having not changed for centuries 'Guy Shrubsole, author of the book in which the figures are revealed, Who Owns England?, argues that the findings show a picture that has not changed for centuries. “Most people remain unaware of quite how much land is owned by so few,” he writes, adding: “A few thousand dukes, baronets and country squires own far more land than all of middle England put together. Land ownership in England is astonishingly unequal, heavily concentrated in the hands of a tiny elite.” https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/apr/17/who-owns-england-thousand-secret-landowners-author This then goes to the heart of an issue where birthright plays much more into wealth than ability or talent and perpetrates the continuing idea of a country of serfs. This starts at the very top (Kings & Queens) but then goes to Dukes, Marquess, Earls, Viscounts and Barons. The Duke of Westminster 'owns' half of London and much more purely from land handed down over the centuries. Earl Cadogan controls more than 90 acres of London property that has belonged to his family since 1717. If you want to talk about UK inequality, start with the King and work your way down.