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 ratilfar says: From the article: "Sure, it's not exactly the same, but it's pretty darn similar. In fact, McCain seems to be saying something far more controversial. While Obama is saying economic hardship breeds anti-immigrant feelings, McCain is saying lots of rural people just hate Hispanics. That may or may not be true - but the fact that McCain's campaign is feigning outrage over Obama's truisms when their own candidate has made thematically similar statements strikes me as...what's the word...oh yeah - dishonest." Not a big surprise. All three of the candidates left running think that anyone who wants to enforce laws actually on the books and protect our own borders is a racist. Ratilar, you're correct. I recall my cousin who lives in rural Kansas (born in rural Oklahoma) just complaining over and over about how Hispanics were going to ruin his little farming community (although he never complained about the German Mennonites moving into the area). The county he grew up in Oklahoma is 95.31% white Caucasian. We don't talk much about how the farmers and ranchers in those parts would be hard pressed to continue on without the labor. It's fun to bash the Hispanics but god forbid if we had to run our economy without them. July 1, Oklahoma's stiff anti-immigration laws are set to take place and it will be interesting to hear the bitchin' and moaning that is going t... You know N2, that would be a valid point if the immigration law treated everybody that was not an U.S. citizen the same. The law discriminates based on nation of origin and other absurd criteria. Plus if Mexicans could come enter the U.S. in a timely fashion (and legally) they would, but they can't, because the American goverment doesn't want it that way. Thus I would dare say it is racist itself. After all, what is the difference between a Cuban and a Haitian or a Mexican? I don't totally disagree with you except for the racist part. You see, most of us who want to see this law enforced DO want to see it enforced evenly across the board. We don't care who they are, if they are here illegally they need to be sent home. I also don't disagree with a better work program. Once the borders are locked down and we can get a good idea of the number of migrant workers we really need, we should have a work program that is flexible enough to meet those needs. It would need to work easily for businesses who need to bring in more workers, and those workers would pay all taxes and receive all benefits of being a worker in America. No more slave like labor. And if there is a... Do recall that our immigration quotas originated in racism, originally favoring the whitest nations most and tapering down as the nation's predominant skin color grew darker. Some of that surely still exists. |
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