Are people really that afraid of 'illegal' immigrants?
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Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:35 PM \n\nSubject: VIDEO: HISPANICS ADMIT THEY ARE ENGAGED IN "CIVIL WAR" WITHIN THE UNITED STATES\n\nSource: \n\nImmigration Watchdog \n\nhttp://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/...\n\nThey openly state they have "The armor, the infantry and the artillery" to wage war here.This video PROVES beyond any doubt, the people marching in our streets under Mexican and other foreign flags, over pending immigration legislation, are engaged in a WAR against our nation.The U.S. Government has failed its duty to protect this land from these invaders; invaders who are openly stating they intend to takeover a portion of this land and carve out their own "Mestizo nation of Aztlan."\n\nClick below to play the video \n\n     http://tinyurl.com/pqzpe \n\nRead The STORY-Watch The VIDEO-Decide For Yourself
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I am not afraid of them, but I do feel intimidated by them - I don't know why this is.\n\nI have discussed it with my friends and they all share my view.
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No, it's typically an act of desperation that leads to the person living "in between" cultures (completely losing your identity because you are essentially no longer a citizen of anywhere). This state of existence can lead to some bizarre behavior (i.e.--simultaneously demanding to be enfranchised in your new location while celebrating your old citizenship). But that's a result of the fear that you no longer belong anywhere. \n\nYou may or may not like our government's policy on illegal immigration, but try to have a little compassion for the people who only wanted to live the life that you and I take for granted. Don't mistake me, I'm not defending the illegal actions of those who have violated our laws, but I think you have to separate people from policy. Until our government develops a real and enforceable border policy, maybe they're the ones we should hold accountable.
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I don't hate anyone, and not the illegals either.  I can honestly say that I never had a problem with them until they began to protest for rights for something that was against the law....This came across as crazy to me....If someone is breaking the law, they are breaking the law.  That's it.
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Nope. I wouldn't know an illegal from South America either. I assume people are legal, unless I am told by them that they aren't. And they're not volunteering the information.
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That's a great question.....I live in a sanctuary city, on the border.....We have many day workers who are illegal and come for the day to work and then go back home and they bother no one.....They are never really asked for status.....Some of course live here.....We rarely have crimes committed by illegals, all crime is committed by citizens.....Illegals, for the most part come only to work and do there best to stay out of trouble or the limelight, they would not dare protest, because no one here really minds them living here......And there is nothing to protest....This has been my experience, and I can only speak from my experience.....
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Most people are afraid of things they do not understand
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because they are immigrants and therefore are not citizens and are afraid that if they use their real documentation they will be deported when they probably risked a lot to get here in order to attempt to make a better life for themselves and their family.
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I don't believe most people because my husband is a illegal immigrant and I know the truth, not just what I hear. That's how most people think they get their facts,but their wrong.
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I think you are a very compassionate person. A lot of people are against illegal immigration simply because it is "illegal." However, in reality they go on with their lives each day with little or no problems coming from illegal immigration. I know several immigrants (legal and not) and all are very hard workers and really nice people. I understand that not all of them are this way, but I've had nothing but nice things to say about them from my own personal experience.\n\nI do agree that we need to get a handle on illegal immigration, but we shouldn't be hateful towards those who are coming here illegally. They don't come here thinking "Oh, I want to be illegal, I want to hurt Americans and their economy." They come here to make better lives for themselves. Everyone wants to know why they can't just come here legally. Not only is it not as easy as everyone thinks to come here legally (you know this from experience), when you're completely poverty stricken and your children and family are starving, I doubt you're really going to be willing to take the necessary steps to coming legally. A lot of time they're in very desperate situations.
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Mostly, yes. Some people are against any forms of immigration - legal or not - because it lets more of "them" in and all that.\n\nHowever, enforcing immigration laws and forcing people to enter the country legally is in no way racist. It's just that people are so sensitive to things nowadays that playing the race card is a viable tactic. Which is sad, very sad.
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Don't know, but they shouldn't be- citizens have a right to protect their own country, whether illegal or not!  History will prove them right and their actions will be honored at a future time.  Americans are expected to be sensitive to everyone else yet, to add insult to injury, we're supposed to submit to the ridiculous whims of others.  What justification can an illegal immigrant bring for breaking the laws of other countries.- they have none b/c they have no standing to complain.  Why don't you ask mexico why they rape and pillage their southern border yet expect us to leave our southern border open.  On top of that, they want free healthcare and complain when we suggest that thats inappropriate- the rest of the world is laughing at us.  As long as american kids are deathly afraid of rotting in a mexican jail for littering or peeing in the street, we shouldn't even grant mexico an audience!  Even worse, now they're demanding that we hand deliver Dog the Bounty Hunter to them for capturing a habitual rapist that mexico wasn't even trying to capture!  Whatever- mexico should learn its place!
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If they are to much of a coward to stand up for themselves in their home country, what makes you think it will be any different here? \n\nBTW, just to set the record straight on a few things, there is no "Native American", the American Indians are of Asian decent, so it seems they are immigrants as well. So the line  of thinking that we are all immigrants is ignorant. This is a land of laws now, it wasn't when the Europeans came here. You CANNOT compare what happened back then to now, it is completely stupid to try and do so. You follow the laws of the land or you are a criminal, so all illegal immigrants, are criminals by definition, if you could not infer from the illegal part in their title.\n\nAs far as the constitution goes, they are not part of this country, they are illegal, and criminals. They have no rights, similar to a prisoner. They forfeit any rights they COULD have when they broke the law coming into this country. Now if they want to come over here legally that is a different discussion.
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I think that some are afraid. Maybe because they see what Native Americans have gone through since Europeans came here and how they are treated that they're afraid of getting a taste of their own medecine, simple as that. what people need to have is tolerance. does anyone wonder what would happen if that movie "un dia sin mexicanos" or whatever its name is, became a reality?
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people who are fake are scared
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I don't necessarily think that everyone has a problem with Mexicans, but I do think most people assume every Mexican they meet is an illegal immigrant.  I'm a Spanish major at college, and one of my professors immigrated (legally) from Mexico.  She said a big part of it is the issue that the immigrants CAN'T become citizens legally.  That takes money, and Mexicans don't cross the border for the fun of it; they come to the U.S. when they're children are starving and they have no other choice.  If there was a way for them to come here legally, I'm sure they'd rather do that, then risk their life in the desert, and constantly hide from immigration.  I wish people were better informed on the issue.
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Are you talking about immigrants or trespassers?   (That answers your question, I believe.)