[Context: We’re playing Dusk City Outlaws, where the Judge plays the role of the GM]
Grifter: I’m going to wash the guard uniforms.
Judge: Okay, I think that just happens, you don’t need to roll–
Alchemist: Wait, I want to assist! Okay, as an alchemist, I’ve created a badass laundry detergent. It gets your whites whiter, your colors brighter, and it’s just the most kickass laundry detergent ever.
Boss: I get some of my goons and they just go to town on those dirty guard uniforms.
Grifter: And all this is happening like in a sports anime, just overdramatic shots and sprays of water and it looks amazing.
No matter how we’re eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way.
They all end the same, too.
Classic Joker: “This chair is rigged to measure the audience’s laughter and give you an electric shock proportional to the volume - not funny, you say? Well, the audience has been gassed up just enough that they’ll find anything funny - even Harley reading from the phonebook!”
Current Joker: *Stabs people with a knife. Laughs.*
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/
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
