The state of the immigration debate
In the wake of Arizona's SB1070 becoming a law, South Carolina's Lt. Governor André Bauer gave his take on Latino immigration to the U.S.:
"The problem is we have a give-away system in this country and in this state that is so strong that people would rather sit home and do nothing than do these jobs. Laziness is not a disability," Bauer said. "There are lot of people that are flat out lazy and they are using up the goods and services that we have in this state."
This is a fairly twisted way of looking at the issue, to say the least, though not surprising coming from the guy who said that helping the poor was like feeding stray animals who would then breed more.
But it demonstrates the depths to which we're continuing to fall in the immigration debate. Gov. Jan Brewer says she is against racial profiling even as she signs a bill focused specifically on racial profiling. Rep. Brian Bilbray even says that you can spot undocumented immigrants by what shoes they wear.
Odds are still heavily against President Obama pushing for a reform bill this year, but every day it doesn't happen, the rhetoric (and actions fueled by rhetoric) will escalate.
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Video, Keith Olbermann : Honoring a Great Black Woman age 98 that died after a life of fighting injustice - Arizona Congressman Calls For Boycott Of ARIZONA
Dorothy Height 1912-2010 died at age 98, This Black Woman and Columbia Lawyer was with Martin Luther king in many demonstration and she was in the platform with MLK when the "I have a dream" speech took place.
House Representative Raul Grijalva from Arizona : I may be detained and Racially Profiled in my home town ! - Total Violation of the Constitution
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Arizona Congressman Calls For Boycott Of ARIZONA!
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"This is not an agenda of racism, however. Though Mexican nationals are by far the largest problem, this is an issue that goes beyond that. If so many thousands of people can cross our borders illegally, what else do you think can come across undetected? Drugs, criminals, violence...these are all known products of our lax southern border security, but I'd like to point out that the only reason that our northern border with Canada is slightly tighter is that the Canadians share a slightly similar concern for national security, and unlike us, have acted upon it...not to mention that Canada is an equally prosperous nation with citizens who have less of a need to run to the U.S. But the lapses in U.S. security at the Canadian border are just as much of an invitation for illegal weapons, drugs, and international criminals as the ones at our southern border are. Again, we have borders and border security for a reason, and it's not just so we can protect only one of our borders from a certain race of people. That notion, often pointed out and criticised by immigration proponents, is ridiculous. Nobody truly believes that, not even the most extreme of Conservatives. It's not just about "them damn Mexicans getting into Arizona". It's about knowing what and who comes into our country and having some kind of control over it for the sake of our people."
Matthew Peck www.axlsworld.blogspot.com
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