tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post1942423098036350164..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: DeportationsGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-61311226098367964142010-10-07T14:24:26.487-04:002010-10-07T14:24:26.487-04:00No--polls show strong majorities of Latinos favor ...No--polls show strong majorities of Latinos favor a pathway of some sort to citizenship over deportation. I think a key reason is the perception that calls for deportation are based on racism, which affects all people of Latin American descent regardless of their immigration status.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-75615791211228407502010-10-07T13:16:34.905-04:002010-10-07T13:16:34.905-04:00...So then legally, if not politically, it makes s......So then legally, if not politically, it makes sense for Obama to carry out deportations. <br /><br />Btw, why would Latinos (i.e., regular American citizens of Hispanic descent) care one way or the other about the deportation of illegal immigrants? Isn't the assumption that they care about illegals from LA rather patronizing in its logic?Tambopaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978665666431987347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-23486725330810834992010-10-07T12:20:41.625-04:002010-10-07T12:20:41.625-04:00No, Obama has openly said so. Here is a 2009 quot...No, Obama has openly said so. Here is a 2009 quote: "If the American people don't feel like you can secure the borders, then it's hard to strike a deal that would get people out of the shadows and on a pathway to citizenship who are already here," Obama said. "The attitude of the average American is going to be, well, you're just going to have hundreds of thousands of more coming in each year."Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-6582439801112243822010-10-07T11:37:56.569-04:002010-10-07T11:37:56.569-04:00You (and the article author) are assuming this is ...You (and the article author) are assuming this is some sort of political strategy meant to change public opinion or the political environment. The alternate hypothesis, which may not be popular, is that they're just enforcing the law on the books because that's the executive branch's job, politics be damned.bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233148632004720002noreply@blogger.com