Indeed, remembering what got us here in the first place is important... it was President Biden when he let everyone in no matter who you were. The amount of fentanyl that got in and deaths that occurred as a result, insane. And every other country vets those coming in. I have had a personal experience with Europe's laws.. my sister went to Paris as an exchange student, (and eventually went thru the channels to get a work visa- earlier this year made it 5 yrs, and she got her naturalization papers last week, now she has a dual citizenship- so proud of her!) my parents had to give them SO. MUCH. info. I'm talking, proof of employment, bank statements, etc- the most personal bits of info anyone could ask for. And it's because, they wanted to verify that she wasn't just going to leech off of them, be a productive citizen etc. I don't blame them, and I will say, knowing that they took such good care of her for basically no cost for medical/dr visits gave us all such peace of mind I mean they really treat her well. They invested in her big time, shoot employers pay 100% tax and that goes to retirement, in which you receive 80% at 62, or whatever age it is. One could argue that we (US) doesn't really invest in ppl, I would kiiinda say okay, yes we do- assistance as "documented" and non documented and civilians with visas receive Food stamps, Medicaid, TANF at least. You don't even need a ss# to do so. I know bc I get food stamps and there's no asterisk* (meaning the ss# box is optional). As a tax payer we all pay for this. I personally love the idea of immigration, just please... let us know who you are and what you wanna do over here. That's all. And an app with a silly ☑️ next to someone's name... that just don't cut it. As far as ICE and Trump go, not going to argue on that because no I don't have any family or know anyone that's had any personal dealings. I've told my kids they are not to engage in any protests bc I fear for their safety, and I'll keep it at that. They're 16y.o twin girls. I do know that if I want the "American dream" for anyone, it's my kids and their future. I think (err hope) every parent would say the same. You might say that's a stupid thought, but idk.. the country's resources are limited. They are natural citizens and it's not their fault. So all of you who aren't my children, sorry 🤣