I was one of them, and supported the idea of going after illegal immigrants. But now they're coming after me too, a faculty with a PhD, researching AI.
You really weren't paying close attention to their rhetoric, then.
Re:DHS Quits Granting Green Cards–Almost
by friendlyasparag on Saturday May 23, 2026 @04:09PM
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But you obviously knew what they really meant to accomplish, right? How could you not, being a faculty with a PhD. And yet you supported them anyways.
Because I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt.
I’m also an immigrant.
When I heard the crowd roar every time Trump said “we’re going to kick them out” I knew exactly what the crowd was cheering. Trump never used those moments to say “but America is a nation of immigrants and we celebrate their contributions”. He wanted to rile up a crowd while maintaining a fig-leaf of “oh it’s only illegals who are evil”
You don’t have to have a PhD to understand the appeal and consequences of nativist populism — just the slightest understanding of history.
Re:DHS Quits Granting Green Cards–Almost
by platevoltage on Saturday May 23, 2026 @08:07PM
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I have a high school education and I saw this coming before he even ran for president. Were you around for the "Obama was born in Kenya" stuff?
Those that jumped through all the hoops above bar, paid their dues in a messed up system where they bit their upper lip and got through it, and have been extremely frustrated at others trying to game the system.