OK, this debate was fun. I agree that immigration laws should be enforced. My problem with this story was the intolerance suggested by the quote:
"Initially, they came here and were basically to themselves,” Chastain said. They didn’t cause much problems. Now they are more brazen; there’s a lot more of them. There’s more now than there’ve ever been. It’s their culture versus the American culture."
Perhaps I was sensitive to this statement - but this attitude will not help solve this problem.
Direct quote from the LA Times: "There are an estimated 50,000 Irish illegal immigrants in the U.S.". I haven't noticed a movement to deport the Irish...
Let's face the truth. Illegal aliens are here because there are jobs that they are thrilled to hold that pay better than what they can get at home. Legal citizens aren't willing to do this work (after all, why work when you can sit at home and draw welfare, etc...). Did we not create this situation ourselves? Isolating ourselves from our working class based on race will never see a good ending. Let's get on with history and solve the problem without finger pointing about race... Ultimately, they will be a part of our society.
This is a perfect example of southern bigotry. We should be ashamed of ourselves. Other than the American Indian all of our backgrounds are from somewhere other than the US...
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Posted on September 6 at 10:23 a.m.
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OK, this debate was fun. I agree that immigration laws should be enforced. My problem with this story was the intolerance suggested by the quote:
"Initially, they came here and were basically to themselves,” Chastain said. They didn’t cause much problems. Now they are more brazen; there’s a lot more of them. There’s more now than there’ve ever been. It’s their culture versus the American culture."
Perhaps I was sensitive to this statement - but this attitude will not help solve this problem.