[Mikey]

"Blacks and Latinos are often united on social and political issues. But they often differ when it comes to immigration."

Can't have it both ways.

Amazing and ironic. The shoe is now on the other foot.

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[Tax-chick]

When "victims" collide ...

[bill1952]

He complained that immigrants are making it harder for Americans to keep good jobs, especially blacks.

You asked for it you, got it, vote demo.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

This is going to get ugly. Popcorn?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Ironic note NOBODY in the democrat party is making to their mouthpieces in the US MSM......

The MORE (legal + illegal) migrant labor in the US, the LOWER the wages paid to those (legal + illegal) laborers in the US, and the LONGER the (legal) migrant workers have to wait for their (legal) lower-paying jobs.

So, now tell me WHY the repubbies aren't discussing this point?

[dr_who_2]

He complained that immigrants are making it harder for Americans to keep good jobs, especially blacks.

Keep good jobs? Do Mexicans make better telephone salesmen? Is it hard for a black person to hold down a job at Walmart? Very interesting.

[freedumb2003]

Already posted multiple times.

[Alberta's Child]

A few years ago I predicted that within a decade we'd see one of the more remarkable about-faces on the national policital scene -- when a majority of black voters and elected leaders oppose affirmative action. It's amazing how quickly the whole political scene changed once Hispanics passed blacks as the largest minority in the country.

[WalterSkinner]

..the Democratic Party's whole world is based on pitting people against each other and programming into them a permanent victim mentality.

The monster which they have created has turned on them...

[dr_who_2]

I remember reading a hysterical article in this freebie far-left university-city rag about this writer's personal exploration of black-hispanic relations in his community. So he drives down to some run down part of town and tries to interview some of the native-born citizenry that's hanging around about race relations. But he didn't have much to put in his article because he had to drive off, as they got a little hostile. Kind of like PBS meets Jerry Springer.

[darkwing104]

Someone should make up bumper stickers in the vain of "Buy American" and put on them "Hire Americans"...

[Travis McGee]

[ncountylee]

Compton, CA was fun to watch when blacks tried to hold onto "do nothing" government jobs after the hispanics became the majority. The screeching from both sides became deafening while the decline of the city accelerated to an absolute "no go" zone.

[Clock King]

My mother (God rest her soul) used to say the the same thing about 20 years ago:"Them people are taking over!" She was right, though at the time I thought she was just being prejudiced and old-fashioned.

I knew that America would miss Black people. At least when we protested for our rights, we WANTED to full-fledged AMERICANS!

Not exactly what this latest bunch of nitwits want:

[Mamzelle]

About two years ago I saw on TV a black leader from Hilton Head pleading with the feds to enforce immigration laws on the SC resort coast--the entry-level hospitality jobs were going to non-English speakers instead of the young blacks working summers.

Just wait until the soldiers start getting back in bigger numbers from Iraq, and find themselves beat out of an entry-level job in the US by illegal aliens. Not every soldier comes out of the service a well-compensated technician.

[TigersEye]

"Blacks and Latinos are often united on social and political issues. But they often differ when it comes to immigration."

Do they really differ? Apparently 46% of CA hispanics voted FOR Prop 187. I don't think American hispanics are at all monolithic on this or any other issue.

[TigersEye]

The Senate, House and White House are seriously confused about what is at issue and what is at stake here.

The issue of a guest worker program is completely separate from the issue of illegal aliens.

We have a guest worker program. It may need to be reformed but illegal aliens are those who have not applied to be guest workers. There are 11 million of them. (or more) The only thing needing reform now concerns illegal aliens and border security. We need to enforce the existing laws respecting the presence and employment of illegal aliens and border security.

Border security is the number one problem in this debate. The flood of illegal aliens is a major factor in relation to our lack of border security but it is only one factor. There is also a matter of national security in a time of war and in an age when terrorists have set their sights on inflicting mass destruction on our society.

After the issues of border security and millions of illegal foreign nationals on our soil the matter of guest workers is very small. Until the first two problems are thoroughly and firmly addressed the guest worker issue should not even be discussed.

The President the Senate and the House need to get that message with unambiguous resolve.

Border security! No employment for illegal aliens!

Immigration and a guest worker program are separate issues from the above.

Now is the time to put the pressure on!

[Shuttle Shucker]

The more pressure we keep on Mexico, immigration-wise, the more reformers inside of Mexico can be emboldened and empowered to scale back monopolists' abuses down there which keep our own country flooded with economic refugees. Here's an interesting new thread on new legal progress that finally emerged in Mexico I think as a result of immigration reform's failure:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611677/posts

We can make a difference for our sake, and their's as well. Isn't it the neighborly thing to do?