Thread: Are immigration questions being suppressed for the 2nd presidential debate?

In the last few days, some of you may have been directed to the website that allows you to submit a question you'd like to see moderators ask at the next presidential debate:
https://presidentialopenquestions.com

Am I the only one to notice that Immigration isn't even listed as a main category on this website that's soliciting questions for the next debate?

Is Immigration not a MAJOR concern for all Americans, per many, many current polls?
Is this topic being purposely SUPPRESSED?

I find it very disheartening, unbelievable, and infuriating that (as of a few minutes ago), a question about protecting LGBT rights had received 16,900 public votes, yet the top vote-getting question about immigration, a question about border security, had received less than 8,000 votes. So, in general, are we to believe that Americans are more concerned about LGBT affairs than they are national security and illegal immigration and overpopulation? I don't want to believe this is true-- I can only hope that this is more due to the lack of Immigration category than to Americans' real concerns. With LGBT people being less than 4% of the population this skewing is hard to belief and makes me question this website's legitimacy. Could votes for immigration-related topics be uncounted or not accurately shown to throw off the input?

What's going on here? Please go to the website and vote for every immigration-related topic you see-- there are many of them!

We need some volunteers to go through all of these questions and then post links here to the immigration questions please. Its a big job, but that is the best we could do.

W

Anyone here willing to help or do we just need to skip this effort due to a lack of volunteers exerting themselves to not only make suggestions but to help set up activism alerts?

W

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Should the 14th amendment be changed to eliminate the 'born on soil' issue?
Many people have attempted to bypass immigration systems by having babies born on American soil. Should the 14th amendment be changed to reflect that only parentage grants citizenship

Submitted by: Joshua D. from KS
Oct. 6, 2016, 7:10 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community

A question like this will probably be asked. I hope Donald Trump has his answer ready.

Keep your family together and go with your mommy and daddy.

When American citizens break the law they too are often separated from their families.

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If you deport my parents, what happens to me?
I am 6 years old and an American citizen. I have a 3 year old sister who is also an American. My heart is very sad, because I’m scared that ICE is going to deport my undocumented mommy and daddy.

Submitted by: Sophie C. from CA
Sept. 29, 2016, 5:13 p.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights


Related:
http://www.alipac.us/f9/6-year-old-u...estion-338237/

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Why are laws not being enforced concerning illegal immigration?
Companies and jobs are being sent to other countries. We have millions of unemployed people who are willing to work but can't get a job because a foreigner is doing what a citizen could do. Why?

Submitted by: Dwaine T. from CA
Sept. 27, 2016, 5:55 p.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights
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Do you support ending the "anchor baby" laws / amendment?
Children born to illegals are not American children they their parents' nationality. Do you support ending that practice and forcing the parents to take the child back with them?

Submitted by: Sandra G. from MS
Sept. 30, 2016, 3:56 p.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights
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Why are laws not being enforced concerning illegal immigration?
Companies and jobs are being sent to other countries. We have millions of unemployed people who are willing to work but can't get a job because a foreigner is doing what a citizen could do. Why?

Submitted by: Dwaine T. from CA
Sept. 27, 2016, 5:55 p.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights

Thank you for posting these, it may be too late for us to have an impact, but we may still try if possible. Please post anymore immigration questions you can find in addition to these 3

I just voted on all three but the system required my email and my zip code which means the powers behind this site and debate are collecting emails, identities, and eventually mailing addresses of all respondents which gives them the power to then spam our email accounts or target our side of the movement with anti Trump and voter suppression messages.

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If elected will you secure the border?
I live in the border state of Arizona and I do not feel safe.

Submitted by: Nancy K. from AZ
Sept. 26, 2016, 4 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
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