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Tarq0ntoday at 5:30 PM

There is a more nuanced argument against deportation as a policy. First of all it causes migrants to destroy their documentation and to be less coöperative with the immigration process. Second, some migrant countries refuse repatriation, which is currently an unsolved problem. Finally there's something to be said for immigrants to be registered regardless of status, rather than incentivising them to avoid authorities.

Now some of these problems could be solved, but there's a legitimate argument that the policy causes more problems than it solves.

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legacynltoday at 5:28 PM

> It's common-sense, not an OPINION to deport illegal immigrants

It's not though. More immigrants mean more people buying products, paying taxes on them, supporting local business, more people contributing to the economy in general. Another important factor is that most european populations are aging, meaning that the ratio of working people versus older people who stopped working, is reaching unsustainable levels. Without migrants, our economies will be seriously hampered.

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fzeroracertoday at 5:18 PM

> It's common-sense, not an OPINION to deport illegal immigrants but apparently it's up for debate

I would assume that a company which prides itself on privacy and being immune to government overreach would not enable policies that encourage the dissolution of privacy and government overreach. But ultimately I know folks don't care about privacy as long as it targets people with certain colors of skin, ignoring that they get caught in the net as well. That's really what the arguments against in this thread boil down to.

pesustoday at 5:13 PM

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