US continues to go backward...

A doctoral student at the University of Alabama has been arrested and detained by immigration authorities, as the Trump administration continues to target noncitizens in higher education. According to records available on ICE’s website, Doroudi is currently being held in a “detention facility.” It is unclear why he was detained, what charges he may face, or whether he has retained a lawyer.

The University of Alabama College Democrats said in a Wednesday statement that it was aware of Doroudi's arrest and detainment, calling the news a bitter blow to the campus community.

"Our fears have come to pass. Donald Trump, Tom Homan and ICE have struck a cold, vicious dagger through the heart of UA's international community," the group said. "As far as we know right now, ICE is yet to provide any justification for their actions, so we are not sure if this persecution is politically motivated, as has been seen in other universities around the country."

 


Partisan identity drives social polarization more than race or religion, study finds​


The researchers conducted a conjoint survey experiment with 1,330 participants, presenting them with pairs of hypothetical individuals described by various characteristics: political party, ideology, race, religion, income, and education level. Participants evaluated these profiles and indicated their social preferences—whom they would choose as a friend, neighbor, or family member.

By measuring both attitudes and projected interpersonal choices, the study distinguished between abstract partisan dislike and actual willingness to exclude others based on political identity.

The results clearly demonstrated that partisan identity outweighs all other social factors in shaping Americans’ attitudes toward others. Political party affiliation emerged as the strongest predictor of both in-group favoritism and out-group bias.


While both Democrats and Republicans preferred their own groups, the data revealed that out-group hostility was more intense than in-group loyalty. Americans appear more motivated by whom they dislike than whom they support. Democrats displayed particularly strong negative feelings toward Republicans compared to the reverse.

Contrary to expectations, having “cross-cutting” identities (such as being a conservative Democrat or a liberal Christian) did not reduce polarization. People with unexpected identity combinations weren’t treated more favorably, nor were they less likely to exhibit bias themselves.
 
OK. Now what part of that is significantly different?

Still need to deport criminals.
Still need to allow a path to citizenship.
Still need to allow ad prioritize a means to apply for immigration in host nation.

What we dont need is to deport random people to max security prisons in other countries without proving they've done anything criminals.
We don't need to close down all legal paths to immigration.
We don't need to revoke green cards for people having an opinion counter to what POTUS wants.
We don't need to hold random people traveling to the US for vacation from friendly countries for weeks to months before sending them back instead of just having them buy a return ticket and leaving on the spot.
 
OK. Now what part of that is significantly different?

Still need to deport criminals.
Still need to allow a path to citizenship.
Still need to allow ad prioritize a means to apply for immigration in host nation.

What we dont need is to deport random people to max security prisons in other countries without proving they've done anything criminals.
We don't need to close down all legal paths to immigration.
We don't need to revoke green cards for people having an opinion counter to what POTUS wants.
We don't need to hold random people traveling to the US for vacation from friendly countries for weeks to months before sending them back instead of just having them buy a return ticket and leaving on the spot.
Significantly different was opening the border, catch and release, flying them in, housing and feeding them on the taxpayer dime.
So either the left completely changed their entire philosophy under Biden or whomever was pulling the strings gave a big middle finger to their philosophy.
 
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