I agree with your question; my larger question is why are there so very many racist, prejudice remarks on this website and specifically on this thread. There are a lot of freedom loving people here that sure do not appear to appreciate the fact that US citizens vote for whom they want to represent them. Those few of you that are posting these comments (and that lovely drivers lic.) had better take a look at the talk you talk and the walk you walk.
I don't think that is unreasonable.
BTW, Antonio is a pretty "racist" guy. If you hate "racism" then this is probably not the fight you should be having.
Your homepage stress decorum yet you come on here and race bait and get all sanctimonious from the start.
It's easy and fits the race baiting agenda to discuss the immigration issue strictly on the basis of race but it is admittedly more than that.
If the indian and meztizo Mexican and Central Maericans streaming across the border illegally were Caucasian, it would still be an issue would it not?
Actually I see they are catching Braislian illegals now regularly who chances are by demographics down there....are Caucasian.
But admittedly...most but not all of the third world trying to get in here are non-white or mixed. That is a fact which can't be denied.
I would ask you as a conservative?
1) Can you name one non-Caucasian ethnic group in the US that votes majority Conservative?
Don't say Cubans. The Cuban expats (particularly pre-Mariel) are overwhelming Caucasian. Cuba was the second most European of all Western Latin nations prior to their diaspora. Argentina remains first followed by Chile.
I bet the Japanese tend to vote conservative here. I could be wrong.
In any event, the facts are that whites voting conservative is about all that keeps us from a permanant socialist abyss. And now you advocate turning the Southwest into a padrino-peon system by default as well.
We only won by 51% last go around and we were damned motivated.
And contrary to Rove's claims later refuted by National Review. the Mexican-American vote did not budge even after all of W's pandering.
If you still think all of what most of us (over 90% according to JR's last poll)here feel is racism then so be it.
I think living in SF you must be suffering from Stockholm's Syndrome and can no longer recognize your own political demise. You've gotten used to it.
Btw...the 9-11 terrorists were Caucasian by racial classification and I believe several were illegal. Can't blame that one on race can we? But you'll tell me I'm a religious bigot on that one right?
Wait until they start calling for bombing Mexico with nuclear weapons.