Hardly irrelevant, I'm afraid. They are the reason he got back in power. Regular, law abiding Americans want their country back even to the point they're willing to break the law to do it because they feel they have not choice. I don't like it but I can see why it's happening.

They aren't irrelevant to many is because that right wing propaganda garbage, sometimes listened to all day, has them believing there a great national emergency that needs fixing while the fat cats pick your pocket and blame the libs. De-program, my friend.

I don't need to deprogram, my friend. I can see both sides. Somewhere, we need to come together in the middle if we want to save ourselves or we'll only continue to have more 'Trumps'.

Belljan is a bot

It’s okay for them to break the law but you’re worried about immigrants who come here to work because I have news for you all of the brown people that came across that border were not criminals.

No one said they were 'all' criminals but, a portion of them are gang members creating havoc in the country. Did you want to deny that? If gang members are getting in, how do we really know how many others are criminals?

Sweetie, your hate and fear are so misplaced. If you really need to hate and fear, I suggest you look to the rich white guys in suits who have high paid lawyers to allow for white collar crimes all day long. Maybe you don't care about white collar crime?

I care about ALL crime, sweetie. I don't hate or fear anything/anyone. I have high standards, ethics and values. Sorry you don't. Have a nice day.

Who says I don't have high standards? I would love to see all your "tweets" about white collar crime. I am sure there are many, since you care about ALL crime. YOu must have a long recorded history of mentioning your frustration with rich white guys getting away w/ ripping us off.

In all fairness, a lot of right wingers have painted them as “all” being criminals. Just had that argument twice yesterday. America has gang members who are citizens too, maybe every other country in the world should not allow Americans in?

I don't think anyone believes they are "all" criminals. What we need is a properly set up, fair and reasonably quick legal immigration system. We send so much money to other countries to help solve their problems yet we have so many problems here. Every American should have healthcare for starters.

If you want a "properly set up, fair and reasonably quick legal immigration system" then why tf are you simping so hard for Trumpism, which doesn't want any immigration and ran on a platform of removing people who came in on TPS worker visas to dying towns whose leaders wanted them?

I have varying opinions on several items that don't totally align with "Trumpism" as you call it. I've made that clear in my comments yet you choose to only see what you want. I don't debate with children. Have a nice evening.

I agree on the immigration and the healthcare aspect, but not the defunding of outreach. Instead we should take the funds away from the military industrial complex that sucks up more of the budget than any other category.

I'm afraid so much money is handed to third world dictators with no accountability on how it is spent. Some outreach, wisely chosen, is good but we're not Santa Claus. The US will never get rid of it's deficit. I don't agree with defunding the military. We are in very volatile times right now.

Accountability is important, yes. If funds go missing investigations should be carried out. When I say defund the military I don’t mean all of it, even a small portion would go a long way in other fields towards benefitting all Americans.

I think we can agree on most of the details. I do believe accountability has been an issue. I also agree that there's exaggeration on some points also. It's nice to have a civil discussion with someone on social media for a change. Thanks and, have a lovely evening.

You as well! Civil discourse is important to democracy, even when uncomfortable. Wishing you good fortunes and good health!

Do they feel they have no choice from their lived experience or from what they’re shown on FOX? I haven’t lived through any of this “gang violence” and I have lived in several low-income urban areas, even close to the border at times.

AI Overview: "Several South American gangs operate in the US, with varying degrees of notoriety and influence. MS-13 is a prominent example, originating in Los Angeles and expanding to other states and even Central American countries. 1/

The Mexican Mafia, though based in US prisons, exerts control over many Hispanic street gangs in Southern California, including MS-13. More recently, the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, has been identified as infiltrating the US, 2/

prompting concerns and calls for action." Many of these have been reported in MSM. 3/3

Well 1: quoting AI is the sign of poor research skills and 2: you see the part where it says MS-13 originated in LA? So how exactly is that not an American gang? The world is right to leave us behind if we’re this stupid.

Google AI is a reasonable tool for searching this type of information. If I was looking up medical information, obviously I would not use Google AI. If you have a better way, please share it. MS-13 is a Latin American gang. Not all gang members are immigrants. That was basic information for you.

I’ve had some wild inaccuracies come out of Google AI during searches, so I don’t consider it or any LLM a reasonable tool. Advanced google search functions for research are my go-to if you haven’t tried them. It said MS-13 started in LA. Is it not reasonable to assume some members are US citizens?

Of course it's reasonable. The info provided was just a general overview. We all know there's been gang infiltration from Venezuela. Personally, I don't watch Fox news.

I’ve had the “general overview” result directly contradict the first three actual web page results, even for little things like movie details. It’s not accurate all the time. And yes, there has been some activity coming to the US, but it’s been blown out of proportion as an excuse for detainment ops

Do you understand the irony in this statement? Law abiding citizens... ready to break the law... Also, who the fuck are they getting "their" country "back" from? I've never understood this phrase. It is just as much my country as it is theirs.