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If conservatives talk about illegal immigration, they would get ostracized and harassed at tech companies even if their position is not "terrible". Its mainly because liberals/democrats/leftists are very vocal about that issue and drown out sensible discussions which do not toe their ideology.

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Yeah, there's definitely a spectrum there.

"We should change the immigration process to favor skilled workers" - you're fine.

"We should deport anybody who immigrated illegally" - you're in the danger zone.

"We need a ban on immigration from Muslim countries" - you are horrible and you deserve whatever consequences you suffer.

"Build the wall" - you're an idiot.

As a liberal Republican, I completely disagree with your conflation of those terms. I would suggest picking up a dictionary or reading about Adam Smith, the original liberal.

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