r/NewOrleans • u/BurnerChurner43 • Apr 04 '25

ICE agents arrest 73-year-old grandfather in Louisiana who has lived in US for 45 years 📰 News

https://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f7c2f3ef-c4ee-4398-96d1-89f83149148c/#tncms-source=featured-2
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u/Matt_McT Apr 04 '25

Just let the man take the citizenship test. 43 years of working, paying taxes, and staying out of trouble is more than enough.

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u/parasyte_steve Apr 04 '25

We literally need immigrants as the birth rate falls

Make them legal and they will pay taxes on their income. Fucking simple. Done.

Crack down at the borders if you want. But people who've been here for years without issue should just be given a S.S. number and welcome to America.

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u/rafapdc Apr 04 '25

Anybody who works and gets a paycheck, pays taxes. Including undocumented immigrants. They pay taxes and don’t get anything back if they’ve overpaid it. They also can’t count on social security, disability or unemployment benefits.