[naturalized]

yeah.. out of line, I apologize... just get sick of the crap going on and nothing being done about it.

I can't speak for others, but I'll accept your apology at face value.

As a legal immigrant, naturalized American, and high-wage earner, I share your frustration at the current state of immigration policy on both sides of the border. But our mutual goal of fair immigration is undermined by the actual and perceived racist motives of those at the forefront of efforts to fix this broken system.

[HiJinx]

undermined by the actual and perceived racist motives

Sir (I know, an assumption) I run the border ping list and consider myself to be pretty much at the forefront of the anti-illegal-immigration anti-porous-border group on FR.

I have some questions and answers for you. Is Arab a race? No. Is Mexican a race? No. Is Hispanic a race? No. There are three recognized races: Caucasian, Negroid, and Mongoloid. Please don't continue the bastardized use of that word, ok? It really hurts when tossed at people who don't deserve it.

Another question....this was found on a well-known people-smuggling trail here in Cochise County. Does it look innocent to you?

Arabic Diary abandoned by young Iranian man found along San Pedro River, 2/09/03. Click the pic for a larger image.