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'There's racism in this debate'
Ft. Worth Star Telegram ^ | Mon, Jul. 09, 2007 | ED MORALES

Posted on 07/09/2007 5:06:45 AM PDT by TLI

Bigotry and intimidation defeated the immigration bill more than anything else.

Right-wing media pundits and their ultraconservative followers spewed a systematic and steady stream of vitriol that was so extreme that even Senate Republicans complained.

"There's racism in this debate," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., reacting to the tone used by the immigration bill's opponents.

Ever since the immigration issue picked up steam last spring, an increasingly nasty tone of hatred and intolerance has been directed at Hispanics in America.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; bill; graham; illegal; immigrantlist; immigration; liberalagenda; racism
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To: Sherman Logan
I disagree. Most legal hispanic US citizens I know are just as upset, even more so, over the millions of illegals coming from Mexico. Are we to believe that they are racist against those of their cormer cultures?

No, they are not. And neither are those of us who oppose the illegal immigration (from whatever quarter), it just happens that most are mexican or from spanish speaking cultures).

In fact, I would say that to label being against illegal aliens as being rascist is in itself a rascist arguement because it presumes that the issue is hispanic when in fact it is not. It is about illegals of any particular stripe, whether hispanic or not.

41 posted on 07/09/2007 10:28:40 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Liberty is not Free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: bray
Those posters who wanted to put up gun turrets wanted to kill Mexicans out of love.

Actually, they are probably fed up with seeing this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO3MOVm3MkM

or this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iMuwv5nr40

or having to see this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlMWj0Lh9o

because you know, >>> I <<< am fed up with the BS from the illegals.

so, as far as I am concerned it's

NO AMNESTY

BUILD THE WALL

DEPORT THEM ALL


42 posted on 07/09/2007 12:05:10 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: bray
Oh yea! Here is one of my faves!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBONmdeRvpM

43 posted on 07/09/2007 12:13:36 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: EternalVigilance
Outstanding post.

Their own images and words tell us who the real bigots and racists are.

44 posted on 07/09/2007 12:25:59 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: bray

“Most Mexicans are Brown and generally not liked by Americans so racism is a reality.”

At this time of the year, I am BROWN. Don’t feel any racism towards me.

I think your tagline is showing. Jerk!


45 posted on 07/09/2007 1:23:22 PM PDT by wolfcreek (2 bad Tyranny, Treachery and Treason never take a vacation...)
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To: Earthdweller; bray
“Most of the real people I have met here are about National security, sovereignty and the love of their country.”

Thus the comments about machine guns and mines etc. Those were out of frustration not, racism.

Personally, if another person labels me a racist for wanting to protect family and country, I think my head might explode.

46 posted on 07/09/2007 1:30:13 PM PDT by wolfcreek (2 bad Tyranny, Treachery and Treason never take a vacation...)
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To: bray

Proverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the LORD detests them both.

Pray for Bray.


47 posted on 07/09/2007 1:39:26 PM PDT by SealSeven (Moving at the speed of dark.... Even "nothing" takes up space.)
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To: wolfcreek

It has nothing to do with skin color. As one of Italian descent I tend to be dark, too.

Americans tend not to like people who:

-don’t want to work
-steal
-lie
-cheat
-kill
-trespass
-try to turn our country into their sh*thole of a former country
-think we owe them something
-speak a non-English language


48 posted on 07/09/2007 2:53:56 PM PDT by RockinRight (FRedOn. Apply Directly To The White House!)
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To: TLI

And what to groups like “La Raza” stand for?

They can all go to you know where!


49 posted on 07/09/2007 2:55:21 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: JRios1968
Hmmm...BS alert...I am Hispanic...I have yet to encounter any hostility...of course, I am a citizen and here legally...hmmm...

I'm as white as this piece of paper...and I have Hispanic friends (legal) who are WAY more pissed about illegal immigration than I am....

50 posted on 07/09/2007 11:00:27 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("People get the leaders they deserve" (hear that Mexico??))
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To: nativist
If the illegals were Polish I doubt Mr. Morales or Geraldo would have been so keen on letting 12-20 million stay while keeping the door open for more to come.

That would all depend on what they looked like.


51 posted on 07/09/2007 11:13:06 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Niteflyr
Trust me...I am mightily ticked about illegal immigration the invasion from Mexico. There are stretches of I-10 here in SoCal where every billboard is in Spanish...uh, hello??
52 posted on 07/10/2007 7:21:00 AM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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