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AZLD4Candidate

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9. I teach on the Tohono o'Odham nation. They've accused my students, who are all Native,

Reply to Kali (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 05:54 PM

Mar 2021

of being migrants because they have Spanish last names and, from inference, don't look white.

The Border Patrol's sole purpose is enforce racism and use profiling to do it.

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News - Arizona town calls state of emergency over migrant arrivals [View all] AZLD4Candidate Mar 2021 OP

Gila bend is about as close to the border as casa grande Mosby Mar 2021 #1

It's on the same interstate, but my point is bigger places closer to the border AZLD4Candidate Mar 2021 #2

it is our problem because we contributed to the failures there Kali Mar 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2021 #5

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we should do what we can to help, yes Kali Mar 2021 #8

I think we have a lot of baggage re central america Mosby Mar 2021 #10

one of the prices to pay for living in a prosperous place with opportunity Kali Mar 2021 #12

I think it is because border patrol is dropping off migrants instead of bringing them to Tucson Kali Mar 2021 #3

I teach on the Tohono o'Odham nation. They've accused my students, who are all Native, AZLD4Candidate Mar 2021 #9

hell we drive beaters and they profile us Kali Mar 2021 #11

Gila Bend has been in a state of emergency for decades. LogicFirst Mar 2021 #6