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BumRushDaShow

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28. The problem with this attitude and argument
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:40 AM
9 hrs ago

is that millions have ALSO come here the same way - going through the same onerous process, following all the steps and/or have ACTUAL WORK PERMITS as "seasonal workers", and have been TARGETED by this racist regime, regardless of them "following the rules".

And those who don't or won't "see that" are just as craven as this administration and will perhaps finally "get it" when they are rounded up, thrown in a concentration camp, and deported.

I.e., they think this country has "assimilated them" and IT HAS NOT.

All you have to do is ask those who DIDN'T COME HERE BY CHOICE but came here this way -



And our ancestors, as well as ourselves, have watched as new groups come in with a big welcome, only to be discarded a generation later.

George Takei did an interview that talked about the last time the U.S. did this kind of bullshit -

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Only when it affects themselves UpInArms 21 hrs ago #1
"We voted for the American dream" tanyev 21 hrs ago #2
Damn, you made me laugh and I choked on my peanut butter ripple ice cream. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #3
*spit take* he didn't think they'd go after the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY??? underpants 20 hrs ago #11
We have stupid business leaders in this country. travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #35
in a place where the sun don't shine DBoon 3 hrs ago #42
In other news, veterinarians are reporting an epidemic of obesity in leopards. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #4
Thanks for a much needed laugh out loud! yardwork 17 hrs ago #18
I nearly spit out my coffee! niyad 15 hrs ago #22
..... Spazito 5 hrs ago #32
I second your motion I am also happy to blame EVERYONE of THESE Fuckers who voted for him........ turbinetree 21 hrs ago #5
trump's suckups are so selfish! mwb970 21 hrs ago #6
This reminds me about a saying about leaopards eating faces. Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #7
NARRATOR: The leopards feast... uncle ray 21 hrs ago #8
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" We 'Never Thought This Would Affect Us'" MLWR 20 hrs ago #10
Hey Mario, let us know when you go bankrupt so we can have a party! Wonder Why 20 hrs ago #12
Reap it, you wankers!!! paleotn 20 hrs ago #13
You get this Aussie105 20 hrs ago #14
But MAGA said illegals were buying up all the houses? IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #15
He said everything he would do. boonecreek 19 hrs ago #16
Game of Thrones - Smashing Beetles Scene Xipe Totec 18 hrs ago #17
And YOU get a face-eating leopard! sakabatou 17 hrs ago #19
He didn't think it would affect the construction industry." Grins 16 hrs ago #20
WHAT TOOK YA!? YOUR KIND VOTING FOR THE PEDO Cha 15 hrs ago #21
ICE is taking the worst RainCaster 15 hrs ago #23
GUARANTEED this MAGAT scumbag would vote for him again... AZ8theist 14 hrs ago #24
I SO totally agree BlueMTexpat 13 hrs ago #25
you said "I am happy to blame EVERY SINGLE ONE of these fuckers who voted for him." orleans 13 hrs ago #26
This attitude that established legal immigrants have is more common that you might think Deminpenn 10 hrs ago #27
The problem with this attitude and argument BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #28
Your friend thinks she is 'safe' Amethyst Ring 8 hrs ago #29
That's true Deminpenn 1 hr ago #43
So did most of these people. Why do you think they are scooping them up at their immigration travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #34
We need a reality TV show where MAGA voters do these types of jobs immigrants were doing. IronLionZion 8 hrs ago #30
I've never seen so many people so upset over getting exactly what they voted for. Aristus 6 hrs ago #31
Ooh...MAGA buys a clue. travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #33
Brainwashing that "open borders" were allowing hordes of criminals into the US worked for Trump andym 5 hrs ago #36
anybody in the construction business who would say that - Nigrum Cattus 5 hrs ago #37
Tough titty said the kitty. raccoon 4 hrs ago #38
"I never thought..... CousinIT 4 hrs ago #39
HHhhhmmmm... a lot of those MAGA business owners sure have foreign sounding last names!!!??!?! 🤔 Multichromatic 4 hrs ago #40
FAFO Raftergirl 3 hrs ago #41
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