I'm with you Jim. I was responsible for this issue on a major campaign for high office, two years ago. I am, and my candidate was totally opposed to illegal immigration, and yes, were opposed to some of the President's policies. However, it is absolutely disgusting the level of vile racism and hysterical xenophobia that has injected itself into the immigration debate.
There is simply no place for that garbage in discussions between thinking conservatives. We already have too many good points in our favor to win the argument to rely on that intellectually shallow mental refuse..
ElkGroveDan:
I am in full agreement with you that racism has no place on my site, Free Republic, or in the debate about illegal immigration.
I too have worked on several high level campaigns as my paying job is as a consultant to GOP candidates.
The banned posters that my article mentions were not pulled for racist comments. We investigated each one and we did find a poster that was banned for a racist comment, he is not counted in our Freeper body count.
William