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Deminpenn

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27. This attitude that established legal immigrants have is more common that you might think
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:09 AM
15 hrs ago

Not long ago, ran into a friend from an Asian country who became a legal citizen years ago, married an American and they had kids together. My friend thinks undocumented immingrants get all kinds of government "hand outs" and resents it that these immigrants are getting the same benefits my friend worked through the legal immingration system to have.

I believe immigrants like my friend see this as a fairness issue. They came to the US legally, went through the system to become naturalized Americans and worked or are working hard to be successful (living the American dream) while the others haven't..

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We have stupid business leaders in this country. travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #35
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He didn't think it would affect the construction industry." Grins 21 hrs ago #20
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GUARANTEED this MAGAT scumbag would vote for him again... AZ8theist 19 hrs ago #24
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you said "I am happy to blame EVERY SINGLE ONE of these fuckers who voted for him." orleans 18 hrs ago #26
This attitude that established legal immigrants have is more common that you might think Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #27
The problem with this attitude and argument BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #28
Your friend thinks she is 'safe' Amethyst Ring 13 hrs ago #29
That's true Deminpenn 6 hrs ago #43
So did most of these people. Why do you think they are scooping them up at their immigration travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #34
I would classify your friend's attitude as Prof. Toru Tanaka 4 hrs ago #45
We need a reality TV show where MAGA voters do these types of jobs immigrants were doing. IronLionZion 13 hrs ago #30
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anybody in the construction business who would say that - Nigrum Cattus 10 hrs ago #37
Tough titty said the kitty. raccoon 10 hrs ago #38
"I never thought..... CousinIT 9 hrs ago #39
HHhhhmmmm... a lot of those MAGA business owners sure have foreign sounding last names!!!??!?! 🤔 Multichromatic 9 hrs ago #40
FAFO Raftergirl 8 hrs ago #41
Did these people think criminals weren't being deported prior to Trump? lonely bird 4 hrs ago #44
Karma! HeartsCanHope 3 hrs ago #46
"We 'Never Thought". LOL, they never think for themselves at all. KY_EnviroGuy 3 hrs ago #50
These boobies were cultivated for their stupidity... buzzycrumbhunger 2 hrs ago #51
the idiot Trump voter was all for Trump punishing the libs agingdem 2 hrs ago #52
I hope they all lose everything CanonRay 2 hrs ago #53
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