• lurch (he/him)
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    146 hours ago

    it just endangers them to be found. it’s ridiculous. illegals want to lay low. they are not the trouble makers right wingers paint them to be

    • @P00ptart
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      103 hours ago

      They also pay taxes without receiving benefits.

      • @WhatAmLemmy
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        83 hours ago

        “No taxation without representation” exception list (updated 2024):

        • Non-Citizen Residents
        • Ex-Cons
        • Blacks
        • Children
        • Women
        • Non-Landowners
        • @mx_smith
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          2 hours ago

          You should add residents of Washington DC to your list

          • @[email protected]
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            Do our territories pay tax? It looks like they do… and they definitely have no representation (non-voting delegates, non-autonomy, the only thing they get is the ability to raise issues and vote on committees, and frankly that’s nothing.)

        • @P00ptart
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          23 hours ago

          Right? Like, that’s your thing right? Stealing money from people? How does this part not excite you? Do you even realize that this is happening?