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Originally posted by sgtclub
I'm only separating them due to Ty's "culturual" comment. I think a large majority of Americans are comfortable with legal immigration, retardless of their home country. In other words, this is not a racism issue.
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I wish this were the case, but I think that you are wrong. (At least with people here in this red state, anyway.) Based upon a couple of conversations I've overheard in the last few days (one with lawyers in an elevator at the courthouse, one in a restaurant), I think that this snippet from
http://www.wonkette.com/politics/imm...ell-165810.php is all too accurate:
- WASHINGTON, April 7 — Immigrants. They come in many shapes, sizes, and nationalities, but the only shape, size, and nationality you need to remember is “lazy, swarthy Mexican.” Maybe with a flag (the wrong flag). The House of Representatives (that’s the crazy one) doesn’t like them. The Senate (that’s the rich one) doesn’t either, but needs them to a) vote for George Allen or whoever in 2008 and b) bus their dishes. It’s quite a quandary.
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If you yourself are an immigrant, consider adopting an Irish accent. Everyone will find you too rakish and charming to deport, unless you accidentally travel back in time to the 19th Century.
We don't hear about the Irish or Eastern Europeans living here illegally -- we hear about Mexican construction workers and the fact that there's a bunch of bodegas in my mom's old neighborhood.
