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Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by idle_zealot on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:03PM (#46639279)
Nope. Access to food, water, shelter, and freedom of movement are fundamental human rights. I'm not a proponent of executing useless eaters. If you commit a crime with a prison sentence then you serve that sentence where you committed the crime.
Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by cheese4242 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:13PM (#46639393)
Thanks for taking the time to clarify your position.

So if China or some other country decided to send 10 million people here for whatever reason, you think our official policy should be to welcome then in and provide them food, shelter, etc...?

What about 100 million people?

Should they also be given citizenship and right to vote in addition to food/shelter?

Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by idle_zealot on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:17PM (#46639456)
The only issue would be logistics. Getting supporting infrastructure and housing set up. But yeah, ultimately. More hands, more consumers. Why wouldn't we want as many citizens as possible, we certainly have the land for it.
Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by cheese4242 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:23PM (#46639535)
I wonder in such a case if more populous countries like India or China could in theory send over 100 million+ people to our country over the course of a decade, and then once those people are citizens, legally vote for the US to be annexed by China, etc..

You could conquer a country without a single shot fired.

Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by idle_zealot on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:57PM (#46639932)
Yeah, sure, if Chinese people were ants in a hivemind that strategy might work.
Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by nozzlegear on Thursday January 15, 2026 @07:30PM (#46641490)
Putting aside the blatant unconstitutionality of the question, how often does "should the US be legally annexed by China" come up on the ballot?
Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by innagadadavida on Thursday January 15, 2026 @07:37PM (#46641549)
Another hypothetical is what if those 100 million turn out to be right wing radicals.