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ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ma hold off till yalls stop it with the outrageous political tourist vetting.

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  • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A couple points that media routinely skips right past because the current drama is great for clicks and views.

    1. The current “escalation” of immigration hostility is only slightly more aggressive than it’s always been.

    2. And that percentage of bad cases and horror stories against tourists is very, very small to begin with. At least compared to the HUGE number of people flowing in and out of the country every hour. This is why the whole spectacle being played out by this administration is so ludicrous and pointless. More people were still deported under Biden. More people still stay in the country illegally just by overstaying their permits or travel visas.

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    • Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m not a Trump fan. Any review of my socials will reveal some pretty ‘strident criticism’. Do you still recommend I chance losing 5k to 10k of bookings and weeks of leave on the chance I’ll get detained and deported?

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      • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Nah fam you should probably wait until Trump dies, which won’t be much longer.

        My point was only that a lot of the news is a little hyperbolic, you should check other sources to see exactly what people in your situation are facing, I ain’t passing out financial or travel advice, just providing perspective.

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