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Originally Posted by Tennisnut
Yes, payed for everything since I was 16 including rent, clothes, etc. So I understand the hard luck have not being born with with an endowed support system. Never inherited a dime and worked my way through college. With that, I do not believe everyone is trying to take advantage of me or the system or have the bitterness that I feel is sometimes manifested on this site.
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Congratulations then on achieving the American Dream via the route of hard work. Sound like you were also the first in your family to earn a college degree. I was the first in mine as well.
However, I think you're indulging in something of a straw man with your last sentence. The people on this board who are upset about the lack of immigration law enforcement do not believe "...everyone" is trying to take advantage of them. However, it is perfectly obvious that the illegals are fleeing rotten hellhole countries and attempting to get "permisos" to live in the USA, and then get the free stuff that goes with it. Do you actually dispute that on a factual basis? If so, please come out and argue that point directly.
You may feel "bitterness" is manifested. Others would say we are fed up with being made to somehow feel guilty about living in America and being successful. We've reached our limit with this border fiasco. What you see as bitterness, I would term frustration or exasperation -- coupled with a demand for action that is increasing, and will not go away.