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Eric, 21, Gay Cis Man, white. My favorite number is is e^(√163•π). Bae-less, talk to me, love me, buy me things, fight me
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What cops did at Chicago Pride:

1. Lead the parade instead of having community members do it

2. Had a Blue Lives Matter float, a movement and ideology that is explicitly and blatantly racist

3. Yelled with vitriol at an old woman near me for trying to cross the street too soon after the parade ended

What the cops did NOT do at Chicago Pride:

1. Protect me in any way

2. Make me feel safer in any demonstrable way

fuck cops

But they aren’t documented so they wouldn’t be pa…..nvm

This is a huge misconception for regular Americans. When the government uses the phrase “undocumented” they’re using it incorrectly because if they were truly undocumented then they would’ve be in system. However these immigrants are in the system and they pay taxes, file tax returns and get no benefits that citizens and legal residents get. They also get to see ICE showing up at their doors because the government has their addresses. Fun fact. “Undocumented” workers pays $12 billion dollars every year in taxes. https://www.google.com/amp/www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/10/06/how-much-tax-do-americas-undocumented-immigrants-actually-pay-infographic/amp/

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Reblogging for info.

“Undocumented” just means “without papers,” i.e. a social security card, valid visa, etc. They’re still on databases and whatnot, they just don’t have the documentation that allows them to reap the benefits.

so if it didn’t click- the government is aware of their presence and gladly taking their money under the table while simultaneously promoting the idea that undocumented people are a threat and encouraging hatred and distrust of them it’s super messed up, literally the scheme of an evil villain, and it’s really happening

🗣 undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles contribute more to the GDP than the state of Montana and like 5 other states