
Beautiful Nightmare
Land of the free, home of the brave,
our helpless immigrants. They refuse to save.
They crave our culture, but push us away.
They want us for labor, but oppress us everyday.
They split our families, but wear our sombreros.
They claim to want equality, but treat us like perros.
The bombardment of ICE ruining our lives,
a cruel and divided country, hidden in disguise.
The United States of America, but where's the unity?
Donald Trump, look me in my eyes and listen to me.
I dread my tan skin, my native tongue.
A country necessitates immigrants like a body necessitates a lung!
The discrimination that we endure is simply unfair,
raping our children in government custody and refusing to care.
Deportation is our biggest scare,
The United States of America. A beautiful nightmare.
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serenity19
Awsome poem i loved it!
JesseJay
When darkness falls
and stars are dripping from the sky
We all prepare to close our eyes
and go to sleep.
I have a question for you,
do you lock your door at night?
That means you're a "streetist"-- you hate everyone in the street
That's why you locked your door, right?
Or maybe it's because you don't know
Anything about
Who's walking outside
They could be a serial killer
Or your average guy!
Either way,
best to play it safe
And lock your door at night
(and seal our borders up tight,
so they can't just walk in
without knowing who they are...
right?)
JesseJay
Thanks! I think its important to understand the other side of the argument, don't you?
NoWords
Yes. And national safety :)
NoWords
Yes. And national safety :)
NoWords
TOTAL CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS BY TYPE
FY 2016 - FYTD 2019
This table organizes convictions of criminal aliens by type of criminal conduct. Because some criminal aliens may be convicted of multiple criminal offenses, total convictions listed below exceed the total arrests noted in the table above.
FY 16FY 17FY 18FYTD 19Assault, battery, domestic violence1,007692524143Burglary, robbery, larceny, theft, fraud82559534779Driving under the influence2,4581,5961,113310Homicide, manslaughter8330Illegal drug possession, trafficking1,7971,249871242Illegal entry, re-entry7,0604,5023,9201,278Illegal weapons possession, transport, trafficking23717310631Sexual offenses1551378027Other22,5441,8511,364381
1CBP’s Fiscal Year is October 1 through September 30.
2“Other” includes any conviction not included in the categories above.
Last modified: April 5, 2019
NoWords
oops that table came out kinda funny. But go check it out on cbp.gov security page :)
JesseJay
Well, you kind of just put your foot in your mouth by mentioning that fact.
It's true that we have plenty of crime within the US. So why add to it?
And the issue is not necessarily that illegal aliens are criminals. The issue is we don't know. What would you do if you found someone in your house who didn't even bother to knock on the door or announce themselves. Would you feel safe? And it could be that the person is totally normal. Still, it is a huge safety issue to allow strangers into a place without being able to check that they are the kind of people you want to allow into your home.
JesseJay
You're hysterical! America is not trying to eliminate a race. We are not trying to kick Mexicans out. Not at all! People of all races and nationalities are welcome into this country with open arms. BUT they have to enter LEGALLY. Crossing the border without a visa (or overstaying one's visa) is ILLEGAL. It doesn't matter if you're a straight white male from Canada! Crossing the American border without proper documentation is ILLEGAL. End of the story :)
JesseJay
But if you claim that people exhibit resentment towards immigrants who are here legally, then I would have to agree that such behavior is unnacceptable and a blemish on our country.
JesseJay
"Deportation is our biggest scare"
To me, it would sound as if your poem is in fact about illegal aliens,
since the breaking up of families and deportation is an event that only illegal aliens experience.
However, if you claim that your argument is that your people are being discriminated against within a perfectly legal system, then I applaud you for speaking out :)
Weestro
wonderful and inspiring words