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EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
23. Hence I said "offer."
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 11:33 PM
Oct 2022

We can recognize this baby as an "anchor baby" with our ability to offer relatives citizenship. We have a perfect example in FPOTUS Trump, whose wife ended up with her parents and sister all living comfortably ever after.

It's hard to imagine that someone would choose abject poverty, illness, malnutrition, and lack of opportunity over a legal chance to immigrate. Well, let's say Granny is rich. Didn't sound like it, but okay. We could still ask her what she wants to do. We could even ask the father. Of course, the baby's best bet would be staying with potential adoptive parents, but you never know.

I say bring Granny and the sibling over. If they don't like it, they can go back! But, why deport a bona fide American citizen just because he is a baby and can't defend himself?

Let's get him a lawyer. Surely Trump hasn't gone through every lawyer in the state of Florida, at least not yet. There's probably one left. Kid needs a lawyer.

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I'll take melanin for 1,000 Alex. onecaliberal Oct 2022 #1
+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #2
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2022 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author JI7 Oct 2022 #21
Maybe if Ector changed his name to Elian Gonzalez? sop Oct 2022 #3
Uhm, Elian was sent back even tho under US policies he had the right to stay Arazi Oct 2022 #5
IIRC, Elian's father wanted him back Retrograde Oct 2022 #8
All true Arazi Oct 2022 #13
Elian was not a US citizen, and his father actually wanted him back. LisaL Oct 2022 #14
Absolutely true. I made exactly that point in post #5 Arazi Oct 2022 #16
If the 9-month-old child were Cuban, he'd have the entire Miami Cuban-American community on sop Oct 2022 #11
I dunno, Elian was used as a political prop for the Castros too Arazi Oct 2022 #17
The father was already involved in politics which also meant he JI7 Oct 2022 #19
For a bunch of guys who claim to have the BDE... Cracklin Charlie Oct 2022 #4
No opinion on this decision, Hortensis Oct 2022 #6
They aren't returning this child to his parents. LisaL Oct 2022 #9
He's going to his grandmother and his brother and other family. Hortensis Oct 2022 #20
I don't know what she believes, but if US is telling US citizens to leave Haiti, LisaL Oct 2022 #24
I don't know either. But I do know that Hortensis Oct 2022 #25
Because the Florida GOP are a bunch of psychopaths? Initech Oct 2022 #7
The correct thing to do... EndlessWire Oct 2022 #10
Very wise proposal nt delisen Oct 2022 #15
That seems reasonable, ergo, would enrage the racist bastards. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #18
It's possible the grandmother has no interest in coming to the US JI7 Oct 2022 #22
Hence I said "offer." EndlessWire Oct 2022 #23
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