Another solid episode, I appreciate the conversation and it definitely makes for a great water cooler Talk at my job with coworkers and such. Regarding the misinformed benefits argument that people often like to make when it comes to immigrants receiving benefits I agree with Rashad that the energy is misplaced and folks are caught up in the wrong thing because wow yes folks are arguing with the assumption that oh if we didn’t give the $100 million to immigrants in NYC (just using that as an example) to be able to get into hotels, food, etc. then that $100 million could’ve been spent on the Black community, more job creation, the unhoused and vets that are already in the community, etc. but if that were the case the state and federal government would’ve been done that so yes, I agree with Raishad that the energy in the argument that folks are making is not right. Furthermore, the US government officially sent $20 billion to Argentina in October 2025 and people want to sit here and talk about the minuscule amount we spend on benefits to help immigrants. It’s just hilarious, immigrants are just an easier target to attack so that’s how we as a community and culture get caught up in these careless arguments that ultimately get us nowhere but cause more division, which is what THEY want.
