livus@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoNearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1683arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkNearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comlivus@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square165fedilinkfile-text
A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.
minus-squareTb0n3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down11·11 months agoThat’s a pretty sweet straw man you just built there.
minus-squareletsalllovelain@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoAcademic language does not shelter you from the consequences of your speech.
minus-squareTb0n3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down8·11 months agoYou seem to have misunderstood what I was arguing against. I’ve said nothing about inequality or difficulty of life anywhere. Merely that crossing borders illegally is illegal and wrong.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-211 months agoFun fact: It’s actually not illegal under international law if you are seeking refuge. Most countries are signatories to the Convention on Refugees. The US is not, but it’s really a minority on this issue.
minus-squareTb0n3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·11 months agoSeeking refuge is needlessly vague. We have definitions and rules for a reason.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 months agoThe Refugee Convention, which I was referring to, does have definitions and rules. You can read them on the pdfs linked from this page if you like. International law is still legislation, case law, and precedents; it’s not a few “vague” terms. But I was just trying to give you a fun fact, @Tb0n3
That’s a pretty sweet straw man you just built there.
Academic language does not shelter you from the consequences of your speech.
You seem to have misunderstood what I was arguing against. I’ve said nothing about inequality or difficulty of life anywhere. Merely that crossing borders illegally is illegal and wrong.
Fun fact: It’s actually not illegal under international law if you are seeking refuge. Most countries are signatories to the Convention on Refugees.
The US is not, but it’s really a minority on this issue.
Seeking refuge is needlessly vague. We have definitions and rules for a reason.
The Refugee Convention, which I was referring to, does have definitions and rules.
You can read them on the pdfs linked from this page if you like.
International law is still legislation, case law, and precedents; it’s not a few “vague” terms.
But I was just trying to give you a fun fact, @Tb0n3