r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/RidetheSchlange • Dec 01 '24

Miami -Dade County, 70% Hispanic Population Voted Overwhelmingly for Trump, Now Ice Will Make it "Ground Zero" for Deportations Trump

https://eu.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/20/trump-deportation-numbers-florida/76405073007/
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u/selfrespectra Dec 01 '24

I imagine there are plenty families, friend groups, or communities where some people are citizens and some aren’t. So I still think some will be surprised when it happens to their closed ones.

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u/Isabeau56 Dec 01 '24

I’ve heard many say the govt is only going after criminals. Which part of the term “ILLEGAL immigrant” did they not understand?

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u/DrXaos 29d ago

They thought that the "illegal" literally meant committing street crimes in addition to immigration visa violations.

They took the two words literally and independently and not as a single phrase with a specific connotation.

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u/Isabeau56 29d ago

Oopsie. I know that’s what they were expecting. They had their feelings and deeply held beliefs that Trump et al wouldn’t come after the “good ones.” Hahaha