Illegal Mexicans

How do you that they are all Mexicans? Hispanic equals Mexican in the same way White equals American.

 

and being against illegal immigration makes you a racist? What a bunch of PC crap.

By the way, we should also arrest all of the Canadians hanging around looking for day work. Has anybody checked Neil Young's papers? He's Canadian and I hear he lives and works in CA.

 

Every immigrant group has had their turn at the bottom when they came to this country. Its the Mexicans, Guatamalans, etc. turn right now. The same arguments being used against the current illegal immigrants (crime, taking our jobs, we don't need any more people, etc) was used against other groups back in the 1800's and early 1900's.

Illegal or legal, they are coming here for a better life. Our immigration system is broken. If we made it easier to come here leagally and get them in the system, paying taxes, etc then the problem would be less, but xenophobia would still exist. Just look at past immigrant groups who came here "legally" then met with prejudice from the previous groups that immigrated here.

Unless you are Native American, you are here illegally.

 

It's not PC crap, it's a simple matter of knowing what you're talking about.

 

hmmmm.... interesting logic. What do you know about illegal immigration that you're holding back? That supporters of illegals cry racism to mask the true crime of people being here illegally? You should be advising the Fed Gov't in it's suit against Arizona.

As far as xenophobia, I'm not buying it. Another fancy term for "you're a racist if you oppose illegal immigration." As evidenced by my previous posts to this thread, I support legal immigrants and their quest for a better life. My grandparents were immigrants who came thorough Ellis Island. Don't believe this malarkey that anyone who isn't an "American Indian" is an "illegal immigrant." Last I heard, American Indians only control small parts of this country where you can put a quarter in a slot machine or buy a pack of tax free smokes.

 

True, but I don't think you can say that they had much choice in that arrangement.

 

Mexicans aren"t the illegals in this country and what the F does this have to do with surfing?

 

last time I went to Mexico the cops racially profiled me and pulled me over for no legal reason, and held me up for just over $400

 

classic...thanks for posting that Ray.

I loved his last line "Congress merely has to reduce the number back to 1965"

And people make this whole immigration thing out to be SO complicated.

 

.....I know for a fact that the mafia produces authentic illegal mexicans just to f*ck up the economy and stir up debate between otherwise reasonable people! (well, ok, not a fact, just a theory, but it could be true!!!) - and don't forget to check the basement for pods!

 

Perhaps you don't recognize the Constitution, so this is your opinion, but technically (and legally) people who cross the border without coming through customs are very much illegal aliens...Mexican or not.

As far as it's tie to surfing, there isn't one. We post off-topic issues when there's no waves.

 

I try to sympathise with all the ''I'm not racist blah blah blah'' Charlie Daniels type garbage. What about all the illegal Europeans here though? And even if they are legal people complain about them taking the jobs in America. How about all the Russians that come to work in Wildwood, and Ocean City for the summer? How about the ones that don't speak english? I try to listen to the anti illegal immigration arguments, but MOST of the time it winds up going right into particularly tageting MEXICANS as if they are the only illegals in this country. How about illegal Canadians? People probably wouldn't even know most illegal Canadians if they saw one as their accents blend in except for the ones with the thick French Canadian accent. And to the person who says they are sick of every downtown turning into a foriegn country well that makes you sound like a total ignorant bigot. How would you feel if all the Guatamalan's/Mexicans/Hispanics who were around in these downtown areas were here legally? Would you still be sick of it? Or better yet what if they are PUERTO RICAN? They can come, and go as they please in this country legally whenever they feel like.


Man I remember the days when up in Jersey most Hispanic folks were generalized into Puerto Rican. Didn't matter if they were Puerto Rican, Mexican, Bolivian, Guatamalan, Cuban. They were automatically called Puerto Ricans. In the last 10 years with all this illegal immigration debate going on though every Latino you see is automatically a Mexican.

One more thing. Up in Connecticut where a buddy of mine used to live there was a neighborhood crawling with all kinds of Polish peoples. They didn't speak english either. I never went back again, because I was sick of feeling like I was in Warsaw! By the way sometimes I get the feeling of Moscow in Wildwood with all the Russians working there in the Summer!

Up in Bergen County New Jersey where I am from it's mostly Korean. In fact there is not many fewer Koreans there than there are White people. Then again I supposed a lot of you would have a problem with them just as much, because they aren't WHITE!

EDIT - barrels4liam I read another posts you made prior to mine after I had already posted this post. I probably came off as a **** in targeting you, and calling you an ignorant bigot. I still didn't like the comment about downtowns turning into foreign countries, but after reading another post of your I can understand where you are coming. I myself would not be against immigration reform if it went for EVERYONE who is illegal from any country outside the United States whether it is Canada, the Koreas, China, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Russia, Hungary, Mexico, Cuba, etc. I just don't like the emphasis on Mexicans being the biggest problem. Obviously it is easier, and more convinient to get to America from Mexico than say anywhere in Europe I think everyone needs to be looked at, and not just the Mexicans.

Personally mixed political opinions on things is what has stopped me from voting. Not to get even more into politics, but I am conservative to a point, but a lot of rednecks I have come across who are Republicans seem very heartless, Think social security should be abolished even though everyone including them who works on the books has paid into it, and they think people with disabilities should not be allowed support from the government, food stamps, etc. and then the Democrats these days like to go after the lower middle class working poor[Obamacare FORCING people to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not] raising income taxes even for people in the poverty level, and making it just as hard to live on the working poor as the Republicans. so these things make me think about things a little more. So barrels4liam sorry for jumping the gun at you. I think we seem to be on the same page. While immigration reform isn't in my agenda I am not opposed to it when it goes after everyone, and not just Mexicans or a particular group of people.

 

y'all should tune into my boy Lou Dobbs. "Legal and humane Immigration" PERIOD. The federal govt is just plan playing politics with the immigration issue. It's sad and pathetic especially coming from an administration with such foresight and intellectuals .....NOT!

this pic sums it up....how bout a little survivalism / nationalism from our paid federal govt. I mean isn't there main goal to protect the country's boarders; our sovereignty?

 

I believe the reason is, and I could be wrong, that you do not need a social security number to get a license in Maryland.

 

Sorry again. My ignorance, and no excuses. It was someone else who made the statement about dowtowns turning into foreign countries like the Manasquan Acme, and bus stops. I knew I should have double checked that. Like I said no excuses from me, and that was ignorance on my part.

 

you how some people say, hey you were once an immigrant too? well, I feel the difference between some immigrants and others is that that mexicans are just notorius for jumping the border illegally. if they would just go through customs and get their papers right, they could work like all the other europeans at the fry stands on the board walk.

plus a lot of the europeans that work during the season are not illegal.