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Isn't it common sense that people breaking the law should get deported and go back to where they came from? For Pete's sake, I wish people were more conservative about this!

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Abolish borders.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

there's also the option to prosecute them locally. this can be better. most nations have laws about when to do what. if you manage to rehabilitate them, and many nations have good rates, you get extra citizens and taxpayers. in the US with their weird for profit prisons, it would probably be abused tho.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Here's the problem...

Let's say you are from a war torn, 3rd world country, with gangs and crime and all that, feel your life is threatened and want to claim asylum in the United States.

There is no process to do that legally in your home country. There is no process to do that legally at the border.

The only option you have is to cross without documentation, then claim asylum once you are already here. But as ICE has proven, they don't care about any of that.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1249629647/immigration-border-asylum-parole-explained

[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The problem is that most of the pedos can't be deported, as they were born in america

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

So go join them back in Europe, child raper.