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8. That's the part that I specifically addressed in the last part of the post you respond to
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 10:19 AM
Aug 2018

Please read the last paragraph of the post you responded to, which specifically addresses the use of drunk driving to vilify immigrants.

As to "badly handled", there are two things that one could potentially be upset about here:

1. That ICE agents dragged the guy away from his family without identifying themselves. We all agree this is bad.
2. That a guy with 2 DUI's, a domestic violence charge, and now a felony charge for hitting a pedestrian while under the influence is being deported. I don't think this is bad.

I would legitimately like to understand why people here would be opposed to deporting this particular guy. Seriously. Help me to understand why I should be upset. I'm not taking the right wing position of "we need to crack down on illegal immigrants because they do things like driving drunk". I'm taking the practical position of "when people drive drunk and do so repeatedly, we should probably deport the people who do that".

How many DUI's does an individual need to have before you would no longer be sympathetic about his deportation?



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