Hispanics say immigration debate hurt them

Valley Morning Star/AP ^ | December 13, 2007

[SwinneySwitch]

ILLEGAL immigration, por favor!

[gubamyster]

ping

[cripplecreek]

Most Hispanics say the immigration debate and Congress' failure to overhaul immigration laws has hurt them, and many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend, a poll showed today.

If they, their relatives and friends are citizens or legally here they have nothing to fear.

[ElPatriota]

The eternal problem: Define "Hispanics," :) Legal or illegal? Are Argentinias Hispanic?... Brazilians?.... Spaniards?.... Mexicans? Chicanos? :)

See my point? :)

[Nathan Zachary]

"many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend, a poll showed today."

I don't know what they are worried about. They should know by now that a turtle can walk around the globe at the equator before the government does anything. They are safe for another 100 years at least.

[Regulator]

Someone post the “trying to give a damn” graphic...

[PeterPrinciple]

Most Hispanics say the immigration debate and Congress’ failure to overhaul immigration laws has hurt them, and many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend, a poll showed today.

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The system is working............

[Tzimisce]

Yeah - the law unfairly discriminates against those who break it....

[HamiltonJay]

Rally en masse waving the flag of a foreign nation, yea, you should be worried about your future here...

[Hoffer Rand]

Hey, you don’t like feeling discriminated against, because you’re here illegally? LEAVE!

You don’t like the fear of facing deportation of yourself, a family member, or friend? LEAVE, and take them with you.

You don’t like that illegal immigration is finally getting the attention it deserves, and the American people are demanding politicians do something more than pander or promise? LEAVE!

Those of us who are here legally, want our country back.

[Condor51]

Now why oh why would a LEGAL resident alien Hispanic worry about deportation?!? Unless they commit a felony crime they have nooooooo problems with ICE.

Hmmm, maybe because there's very FEW honest to goodness Legal resident alien Hispanics.

[Condor51]

*** Someone post the “trying to give a damn” graphic...***

10-4

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

Because much of the media has an inability or an unwillingness to distinguish between being here illegally and being Hispanic.

[Anonymous Rex]

Am I supposed to care what illegals or those whom may know or be related to illegals think?

[ZULU]

Unless the “Hispanic” community can create a clear distinction between “Hispanic” Americans and legal resident aliens on the one hand, and illegal invaders from South of the Boarder, they only have themselves to blame for their problems.

They should make it clear to their elected officials that they do not support illegal invaders and be active in efforts to have them removed. So far, I have seen little of this from the Hispanic American citizenry.

It sort of reminds me what we have witnessed from the Muslim community in response to terrorists.

And I don;t believe those figures. I think there are far more Hispanics in America and a far larger percentage of them are illegal invaders than indicated in this article.

[B4Ranch]

>>The poll found 53 percent of Hispanics said they worry about deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend, including 33 percent who said they worry about it a lot. While foreign-born Hispanics were most anxious, even one in three native-born Hispanics — who are all U.S. citizens — expressed worry.<<

Why would someone worry about deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend, unless they knew that person was here illegally?

If Hispanics want to be satisfied with their own lives and optimistic about the future then they need to remember to obey the law. That includes reporting illegal aliens to ICE.

[SwinneySwitch]

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[ArrogantBustard]

many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend

Gee ... if they'd restrict themselves to crossing the border legally, and not overstaying their visas, that wouldn't be a problem, would it????

[B4Ranch]

The system is working............ but it still needs one helluva lot of improvement!

[Stunned]

The sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind. No sympathy here.