[quote name='eleanor' date='02 August 2010 - 12:15 AM' timestamp='1280733319' post='698536']
I feel like everyone in this thread thinks I'm against this law because I think it's blatantly racist. I don't think that. I'm mainly saying that will exacerbate racial problems, and so I think the federal government should step in and do something about the immigration process as a whole. (And do I think a fair share of the law's supporters are racist? yes. But that has nothing to do with the literature of the law itself.)
And just because something has been a certain way for a long time doesn't mean it's OK, or that it's inevitable and we shouldn't fight it. That's the worst stance to take on the discrimination issue imo. haha... makes me laugh just to think about it
I already know the law doesn't make specific mentions towards hispanics, but obviously, as I said, problems will get worse. And like I said...I don't think the law itself is racist.
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if you think the law is going to make racism worse, then i can partially agree with that, because like i said before it does give bad people what they want but what would you have us do about illegal immigration then? if we have a program for citizenship, the people who use it should be thought of. i will not defend anyone whoo comes into the country illegally. i feel bad for certain families with poor circumstances... Mexico is no utopia, but we cant solve all their problems, and either way someone suffers.
say a poor man is going to die but cant afford the medicine. if he goes to America he can be treated by a hospital before any payment is required. however when the government covers the bill we all pay for him. its a small amount spread amongst the people of this country, but it is kinda like stealing food to eat from a grocery store. i don't want to see anyone die, but he should be able to afford to keep himself alive... i don't mind my helping someone like that, but it is unfair to put us in this position.