>Good on these folks for stepping up.
I am not American, but this is the point in time where you take a stand. Where America needs to fight for it's democracy. This is not the time to be complacent.
I am not American, but this is the point in time where you take a stand. Where America needs to fight for it's democracy. This is not the time to be complacent.
What does democracy have to do with the right to immigrate to America without permission?
Edit: I’m not commenting on the propriety of the Microsoft employees’ actions. They are clearly free to urge their employer to refrain from participating in something they disagree with. That is absolutely part of what living in a free society is all about. I’m commenting on the notion that they are somehow “defending democracy”.
What part of that is confusing?
A majority of Americans think that.
Regardless what we got for the 2016 election, it was no mandate.
Hell, even if you approve of how they are enforcing border policy doesn't mean you necessarily want to work on the machinations of it.
If a majority votes to carry out an unpleasant action but then can't find anyone willing to carry it out on their behalf, it might be a warning sign. (Honestly, I don't think we're that far gone though. I think we've just got a case of "We should control our borders... wait, no, not like that!")
There must be more than one country that puts kids in prison with the parents, but right now I can only think of one: North Korea
Most people consider that to be cruel and inhumane.
In case you were thinking that parents (or all people?) should never go to prison, well... that gets absurd. Unless you have some other punishment in mind, it means that parents literally get away with murder.
I feel you are using the word democracy in a very narrow sense of the word: popularity contest. Look no further than the Egyptian government that arose from Arab Spring to see how little such "election winner takes all" democratic governments differ from autocracy.
Democracy, taken in the broader sense of a truly free country, requires much more than just free elections. Human rights and rule of law are just as important. Indeed, our two most important founding documents, the declaration of independence and constitution, clearly outline a vision for a humane country that respects that all individuals possess human rights that our government cannot violate.
I believe the parent is calling on fellow citizens to defend our democracy’s enshrinement of human rights.
> What does democracy have to do with the right to immigrate to America without permission?
Who is claiming these immigrants have a right to immigrate to America without permission? Certainly not the Microsoft employees or anyone in this thread.
The letter doesn't complain that ICE is enforcing immigration laws. It asserts that ICE is doing so in a way that is inhumane to children.
In short, this isn't just an immigration issue. It's a human rights issue.