Comments on: Is opposition to illegal immigration partly driven by racism? http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/07/is-opposition-to-illegal-immigration-partly-driven-by-racism/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:25:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/07/is-opposition-to-illegal-immigration-partly-driven-by-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-119048 Jen Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:17:20 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=23446#comment-119048 Why is it racist to not want illegal immigrants in our country? It is not a matter of race, but of the law. That always seems to be forgotten. I personally do not want illegal immigration at all. Not from Mexico, China, Russia, Canada. If you want to live and work in America, apply through the proper channels, get the proper paperwork and have at it. I welcome immigration from all over the world who come here legally. The issue is that the majority of illegals in our country are Hispanic and so they are making it an issue of race. But the facts are that we as a country cannot support our own legitimate citizens, let alone those who are here illegally. And it must stop before it destroys us. Why is it racist to not want illegal immigrants in our country? It is not a matter of race, but of the law. That always seems to be forgotten. I personally do not want illegal immigration at all. Not from Mexico, China, Russia, Canada. If you want to live and work in America, apply through the proper channels, get the proper paperwork and have at it. I welcome immigration from all over the world who come here legally. The issue is that the majority of illegals in our country are Hispanic and so they are making it an issue of race. But the facts are that we as a country cannot support our own legitimate citizens, let alone those who are here illegally. And it must stop before it destroys us.

]]> By: Pattie, RN http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/07/is-opposition-to-illegal-immigration-partly-driven-by-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-118933 Pattie, RN Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=23446#comment-118933 When did pointing out facts become racist? Look at the educational, income, and criminal data on hispanics. We do not need more unskilled, semi-literate , socialist individuals coming into this country with the sole intent of feeding at the government trough. I don't care as much about the race of a particular person as I do skills and education. Bring me an Italian engineer or a a Cuban physician, but SPARE me any immigrant who isn't LEGAL as well as HEALTHY and presenting with skills and a grasp of the ENGLISH language!! When did pointing out facts become racist? Look at the educational, income, and criminal data on hispanics. We do not need more unskilled, semi-literate , socialist individuals coming into this country with the sole intent of feeding at the government trough. I don’t care as much about the race of a particular person as I do skills and education. Bring me an Italian engineer or a a Cuban physician, but SPARE me any immigrant who isn’t LEGAL as well as HEALTHY and presenting with skills and a grasp of the ENGLISH language!!

]]> By: Dan http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/07/is-opposition-to-illegal-immigration-partly-driven-by-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-118829 Dan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:38:28 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=23446#comment-118829 opposition to immigration is not racism racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race When you say that people from China, Germany and Italy are better immigrants than people from Latin-America you are judging people based on their country of origin, that's racism ... you do realize China, Germany and Italy were communist countries, China still is. Mexico is a democracy and so is most of latin america. Do you prefer we allow only immigrants from communist countries into the US? opposition to immigration is not racism

racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

When you say that people from China, Germany and Italy are better immigrants than people from Latin-America you are judging people based on their country of origin, that’s racism

… you do realize China, Germany and Italy were communist countries, China still is. Mexico is a democracy and so is most of latin america. Do you prefer we allow only immigrants from communist countries into the US?

]]> By: Jason Gregg http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/07/is-opposition-to-illegal-immigration-partly-driven-by-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-118813 Jason Gregg Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:17:30 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=23446#comment-118813 I think your arguments have proven Navarrette's point. When justifying the non-Hispanic nations and their people, you rely on the history of the nation as if to say that is the determining quality upon which to judge someone. The Hispanic nations have some of the earliest civilizations on record only to be decimated (both people and resources) by European colonization. If you want to rely on the history of nations in determining the content of a man's character, I would say that the history of the Hispanic world could just as much shine a light on the descendants of Europe. I think your arguments have proven Navarrette’s point. When justifying the non-Hispanic nations and their people, you rely on the history of the nation as if to say that is the determining quality upon which to judge someone. The Hispanic nations have some of the earliest civilizations on record only to be decimated (both people and resources) by European colonization. If you want to rely on the history of nations in determining the content of a man’s character, I would say that the history of the Hispanic world could just as much shine a light on the descendants of Europe.

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