The law changes and is sometimes morally dubious.
Currently DACA is law anyway, so.. ?Messy.
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Tim Cook Says 250 Apple Employees Are 'Dreamers' as Donald Trump's Decision on DACA Nears
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Currently DACA is law anyway, so.. ?Messy.
You might be right. In the photos before this one, Cook was seated on the opposite side of Trump.
You support ... what, exactly?
He has no clear or consistent policy on pretty much anything except his deep rooted need to sell merch.
Actually its not a law. It's a now rescinded memo. That's part of the joke.
My own mother is an immigrant and had to go through a very lengthy, expensive, grueling process to prove her fitness to become a citizen of the U.S.A. She was never at any time here illegally. She married my American dad in her native country and came here with him. She retained legal resident alien status until the death of her mother so that she could more easily return for visits and manage her ailing mother's affairs.
I am very sympathetic to the plight of people desperate enough to cross our borders illegally and I believe we need to overhaul or immigration process to make it more transparent and easy to understand, since it took us hiring expensive attorneys to help us navigate the process. My mom had been a legal resident alien for over 40 years and has not even a jaywalking ticket to her name, so it's incredible how difficult the bureaucracy made it for her to obtain her citizenship. My point to this is that I'm not a bigot, I am very sympathetic to people wanting to become citizens and how difficult it is for them to do so.
However, supporting illegal immigration in any way is supporting a whole host of related crimes like identity theft that impacts the lives of innocent citizens.
Regarding identity theft and how closely associated it is with illegal immigration, I have read of parents fighting for years to clear up the records of their children whose social security numbers were stolen when the children were infants.
Yes, often these immigrants using stolen credentials are hardworking people who pay taxes and contribute to society. But they had to commit a felony that would impact the future of an innocent person to do this. Why should we keep ignoring this and other hard truths about the costs to our society of illegal immigration? And how about all of the exploitation of people here illegally? How is that progressive?
Ignoring these problems does not mean we are more progressive. It means we are willfully idiotic and undermining the laws that keep our society from descending into chaos. We should reform the immigration process but not ignore, bypass, or undermine it until it barely functions except to punish people who want to become citizens legally.
I am very sympathetic to the plight of people desperate enough to cross our borders illegally and I believe we need to overhaul or immigration process to make it more transparent and easy to understand, since it took us hiring expensive attorneys to help us navigate the process. My mom had been a legal resident alien for over 40 years and has not even a jaywalking ticket to her name, so it's incredible how difficult the bureaucracy made it for her to obtain her citizenship. My point to this is that I'm not a bigot, I am very sympathetic to people wanting to become citizens and how difficult it is for them to do so.
However, supporting illegal immigration in any way is supporting a whole host of related crimes like identity theft that impacts the lives of innocent citizens.
Regarding identity theft and how closely associated it is with illegal immigration, I have read of parents fighting for years to clear up the records of their children whose social security numbers were stolen when the children were infants.
Yes, often these immigrants using stolen credentials are hardworking people who pay taxes and contribute to society. But they had to commit a felony that would impact the future of an innocent person to do this. Why should we keep ignoring this and other hard truths about the costs to our society of illegal immigration? And how about all of the exploitation of people here illegally? How is that progressive?
Ignoring these problems does not mean we are more progressive. It means we are willfully idiotic and undermining the laws that keep our society from descending into chaos. We should reform the immigration process but not ignore, bypass, or undermine it until it barely functions except to punish people who want to become citizens legally.
Like those travel bans.. Seems like you need a better system then perpetually replaced executive orders.
We all know trump will end this program simply because it will be an easy win for him. Since the beginning he has not been doing well, he's been really bad actually. In some eyes this will be a major accomplishment but in reality it will be a huge fail, for many reasons I will not list since I am not here to debate.
It took me 15 years to become an American citizen. I was the son of a citizen, I applied in 2001 and I got my green card in 2010. I had to wait all that time.
Like those travel bans.. Seems like you need a better system then perpetually replaced executive orders.
DACA wasn't an executive order.
“The program was created by way of an executive order signed by former President Barack Obama in 2012.”
Errm.. From the very article we’re commenting on.
It was expanded via an executive order. It was created by Homeland Security.
You think? Will be interesting as if the economy keeps growing it will be a hard sell against him...
IMHO if you're here ILLEGALLY time for you to go home and try again the legal way.
They were brought here illegally and denied a right to grow up where they came from. They were denied their birthright be their selfish parents who put them in this unfortunate position. Unfortunate, or not, the law is still the law and they should return to their place of birth. If they want to come back then let them apply LEGALLY to immigrate like all the other people who are queued waiting to come to the USA LEGALLY. There's legal immigration to the USA and there are illegal aliens. These so-called dreamers are the latter.
Tim could put up the money and get them work visas, unless those are only for Indians...
Not knowing the intricacies of this situation, I think what's happening here is the current government trying to plug a loophole in a very unsubtle way.
If it's true that they want to deport people who were brought into the country as kids, then that's tough and surely a better solution can be found. BUT at the same time, the US needs to take away this loophole where illegals can come into the country with their children and then the children will be allowed to stay. Such a law only encourages people to illegally enter the country. That's wrong and I think that is what the current government wants to address...??????
I think... I guess... I dunno.
The problem now is that both sides are so hell bent on getting one over on the other side that it's just children chucking tantrums over and over. Everybody in the middle is sitting around wondering when sanity will prevail... it won't.
If it's true that they want to deport people who were brought into the country as kids, then that's tough and surely a better solution can be found. BUT at the same time, the US needs to take away this loophole where illegals can come into the country with their children and then the children will be allowed to stay. Such a law only encourages people to illegally enter the country. That's wrong and I think that is what the current government wants to address...??????
I think... I guess... I dunno.
The problem now is that both sides are so hell bent on getting one over on the other side that it's just children chucking tantrums over and over. Everybody in the middle is sitting around wondering when sanity will prevail... it won't.
It is painfully obvious Tim has been cherry-picking 'safe' issues that have popular support, but he's nowhere to be found in the face of less popular injustices. He should either be consistent with his unsolicited criticisms or stick to running Apple. His hypocrisy is becoming a turn off.
Btw, the situation in Europe is imho a ticking time bomb. The violence by the newcomers taking place in countries such as Germany, Sweden, Italy, The Netherlands, etc. is appalling, as are their unrealistic demands. This is not going to end well.
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We've already invested in these minors via education and upbringing. Why would we throw away that investment (or rather donate it to some other country) just because conservatives' feelings are hurt?
Awesome rant!
It's so cool of you to take a stand for suffering white males in America, and as a "brown man" no less. You are so totally right. Tim Cook isn't doing nearly enough to defend them against the brutal and relentless feminist onslaught. They are rabid. They are like dogs. Can't they just stop criticizing already? It hurts.
It's also cool that you've taken note of the many "pseudoliberals" in "your own country". Is that India? Or Germany? These pseudoliberals. They are worse than liberals. They have more letters in front of their name. Totally #pseudo.
Oh, and don't get me started about duplicitous, hypocritical COWARDS with connection to influence and tons of cash to spend toward their own agenda! Americans really, really don't like people like that, you know, people who brag incessantly about how great they are.
Post your Apple creds so Tim can give you some props. Truth to power. Tim needs clear and logical voices like yours. You'll probably get a big promotion and maybe an H1-B so you can come be with your family. Just don't move to Kansas. They are afraid of brown Muslim engineers from India.
This is why we should never listen to Trumpers - they cause businesses to fail by hiring untalented people instead of talented people. That's why they are failures.
The US isn't based on "rule of law". We are based on "rule of people".
The people override the law. The law doesn't override the people.
If you don't like Democracy, you can go back to Russia.
These sort of concerns never bothered people when complaining about other presidents. They’ll just reframe and concentrate on it from an angle that supports their viewpoint.
There’s no way trump is getting a second term. He’s more likely to not last his full first term than win another imo.
Hillary isn't the entire globalist.
The globalists run this world, and include members of Trump's cabinet.
How's that Obamacare repeal coming along?
Follow the laws, or change the laws.