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In reply to the discussion: Has Anyone Compared The Act Rounding Up All 'Illegal' Immigrants And Deporting Them To..... [View all]global1
(26,507 posts)Trump & the Repugs wanting to round up the undocumented (a better term than illegal) immigrants where she says the following:
"I find it the height of irony that a party which espouses small government would want to unleash a massive government effort, which might include national guard and others, to go and literally pull people out of their homes and their workplaces, round them up and, I don't know, put them in buses or boxcars, in order to take them across the border. I find that absurd but appalling. And that's why I support comprehensive immigration reform."
Many of the gun owners that would support such a round-up of undocumented immigrants would revolt if the same thing was proposed to do the same to them and take away their guns. (i.e., a massive government effort, which might include national guard and others, to go and literally pull guns out of homes and workplaces......
That's kind of where I was going with my OP. One would think that gun owners would be empathetic with undocumented immigrants because of the similarities.
Instead I think we're seeing - we'll let it happen to them (immigrants) but don't let it happen to me (gun owner).
Does that make any sense - or am I stretching things?