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    Logan T. SpahrFeb 6, 2020 at 9:53 pm

    Why did this article focus on Ander Yang’s immigration policy to prove he isnt progressive? Every candidate has many more than one policy. And being progressive isnt a contest. Andrew Yang is clearly non-affiliated so being progressive isnt his intention. I truly believe he just wants to try to solve problems. Claiming he isnt progressive suggests he wouldnt make progress in the White House. I strongly disagree. As far as being “liberal,” i would consider him more “Libertarian.”

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    Finn Norris-GrayFeb 6, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    Lazy journalism at its finest! For one there is 0 mention of his UBI which is the most forward thinking proposal on the table from any candidate. Although I do agree 18 years is too long for the pathway to citizenship, “open boarders” is a non-stater and any candidate offering it will loose in a landslide in the general. Find me a country that has 0 restriction on immigration, Ill wait. I’d love to move to New Zealand, one of the most progressive nations on the planet. Guess what? I doubt, having looked into it, that they would let me have citizenship. Costa Rica sounds great too, Oh bummer I don’t meet their criteria. What would be nice is if a president was proposing staffing the boarder with judges and officers to administer current policy without resorting to human rights violations. Oh wait Yang is proposing that. I’d like to think the author would attempt to look into a candidate before writing this kind of trash, but I’m guess a “hit piece” was what they were shooting for, so well done!

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    Seth RawlingsFeb 6, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    This article is relatively short-sighted in regards to Yang’s progressivism. While it is true that Yang will never out-flank the Sanders’ and Warren’s of the world, he has marked his own area of progressivism that is much more inclusive to Libertarians, Republicans, and moderates that are focused on solutions. Yang may not pass the “progressive” purity test that many “woke” individuals like to thrust onto these candidates, but make no mistake, he will be the future of progressivism if progressives are interested in actually winning, not just talking.

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    TomFeb 6, 2020 at 10:04 am

    Hmm, realized I wasted my time with this article. Who is this naive writer?

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    UBIFeb 6, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Voting for Andrew Yang is not about his immigration policy for 99% of people. I now support Andrew Yang for president because he is the candidate that has a vision of what will happen with our global economy. He is forward-thinking on how to grow with the future and not being overcome by it. I voted for Trump last election because I wanted anything but the established Left and Right parties. I will vote for Andrew Yang in this election if he gets the nomination – if not, I back to Trump.

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      LaurenFeb 6, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Just because his immigration policy is not the reason for the votes of what you guess to be “99% of people,” doesn’t make the matter any less important. This column is not a critique on his overall campaign, but one on his immigration policy and its rejection of immigrants as human. A vote for Trump is not forward-thinking; a man who’s slogan “Make America Great Again,” which quite literally implies that he aims for a backtracking of the nation’s values and policies, does not stand for the change that the American people want and need to see.

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    GeorgeFeb 6, 2020 at 8:38 am

    I am from Singapore, it is as multicultural as can be. Each race has its own distinct culture but we share a uniquely Singaporean culture, or a way of doing things, preferences and behaviour. Integration means adopting the Singaporean way of behaving in public, for example. Our government encourages integration as well because it promotes understanding between communities; that is why in our public housing system, there is a quota on number of races in each buildings so different communities do not form their own little enclave. Do you then think there is something inherently wrong in promotion of integration of new immigrants into our multicultural society?

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    German GuyFeb 6, 2020 at 4:21 am

    In my opinion the author lacks basic understanding of immigration policy.

    – Asylum is a right that should be granted to individuals that are persecuted for political reasons. Example: Edward Snowden

    – Refuge is a moral responsibility for the rich and powerfull to grant people who are subject to abuse, war, desaster ect. Example: Syrian refugees.

    – Work migration is a policy that enables a country to induce specific skills and knowledge into its workforce, based on market demmands. Example: Indian software developers.

    – Assimilation is a negative term that suggests loosing your original identity and dissolving like a drop in water.

    – Integration is a positive term that implies that you find a place in the new society similar to a puzzle piece that fits.

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    FactsFeb 6, 2020 at 4:20 am

    This sounds like it was written by a middle schooler. No specifics, no comparisons between Yang and “real” progressive candidates, ignoring 99% of Yang’s policy initiatives while misconstruing his immigration plan. No country in the world accepts more immigrants than the US per year. 50% of non citizens receive Medicaid compared to 25% of citizens. 1/4th of federal prisoners are undocumented immigrants. Is that the sort of “humanness” the author prefers over job skills? the lack of awareness on these issues shows immensely.

    This is juvenile clickbait with zero substance. Trinity College should be embarrassed.

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    AlexFeb 6, 2020 at 3:33 am

    This might be the laziest article I’ve seen written about Andrew Yang yet. Not a single mention of Yang’s flagship policy, Universal Basic Income, which would have a direct positive impact on tens of millions of the poorest Americans, increasing their salaries by 50-300% overnight. That’s not progressive? Only when personal skills are viewed as irrelevant in a society? Lol okay. Try again Ms. Henretty, this attempt at a smear piece is pathetic.

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      EthanFeb 6, 2020 at 4:15 am

      She never brought up UBI, and would probably agree with you that Yang’s version is largely progressive (although regressive for some people who rely on certain welfare programs) . No one believes that someone’s merit is irrelevant to society. The point of this article is to question how a candidate can claim to be progressive (or use the slogan “Humanity First” for that matter) when their immigration policy is not prioritizing the human dignity of the most disadvantage people in society.

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    LabelsFeb 6, 2020 at 1:22 am

    Another stupid article talking about stupid crap that don’t matter.

    All you care about is labels, but not the goal and destination.

    Make people’s lives better is all that matters.

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      LeeFeb 6, 2020 at 2:11 am

      Agreed, this article is just full of nonsense.

      Universal Basic Income is widely agreed by economists and thinkers across the political spectrum as RADICALLY more progressive than FJG and minimum wage. Hell, the father of capitalism, Milton Friedman, endorsed UBI as key to a healthy market.

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        EthanFeb 6, 2020 at 4:21 am

        The article is mostly about Yang’s immigration policy and wouldn’t you say that the lives of people seeking to immigrate to the United States matter?

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      TyroneFeb 6, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      Absolute garbage. Deliberate, cynical mischaracterisation of Yang’s policy. This author is devoid of ethics.

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