Why do people call it racism when we are only agreeing with our laws.?
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I agree with you... it seems like the media likes to turn it into something more controversial than it already is.  You are right, we are not targeting Mexicans... we are targeting all ILLEGAL immigrants.  I don't get it.  Now, the Senate has reopened a bill that will allow this "guest worker program" that will grant all illegal immigrants citizenship.  It's a slap in the face for those who seek citizenship LEGALLY and had to wait in line.  \n\nCALL or email your congressman... or even the White House.  Looks like they want to pass this bill by Memorial Day.  What a tragedy for America.  This is going to lead to more illegal people coming over and eventually DEMANDING citizenship - why make laws if they are not enforced particularly ones that are meant to keep us safe?  We might as well make it a free for all and open our doors to anyone, regardless of who they are or what they have done.  I mean that is what we are doing now...
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Because they can get away with it. Not all back people are racist. I have black friends and they're not. But this site is a prime example, You make a valid point and a load of brainless so called do gooders get on your case and start abusing you. And you'll notice they are all white, the black and coloured people who've answered you have mostly given you a constructive answer. The ones who haven't are the true racists because they are wrapping people in cotton wool just because they're a different colour, and not treating them as equal human beings. And the black people who have given you a stupid answer, like the ones who call you racist, are a result of living in this so called PC society. It like there are saying "hang on, you can't called a wrong doer if he's black, it's just not done"
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It's only racist if you chosse to make it racist. \n\nUnfounded racial hatred is deplorable, but the looney left have reclassified perfectly innocent phrases as racism.
678309
I'm not black and I think that is very offensive even if it is not directed towards me.It is just an ignorant word that ignorant people use in my opinion.
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Because the whole racism thing is stupid.\n\nIt's like Christianity and Satanism. There wouldn't be one without the other. They rely on each-other for their very existence.
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that is so true!!! i hate it.What are we suppose to say? even if you say dark skin or something close the say its racist.I agree with yew!
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Where are the facts and statistics showing this. Maybe you are the only one that notices this. Try not to include race it only shows prejudice.
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To me, it's not a racial issue.  It's the established laws that needs to be followed. If some brainless people can't even follow a simple law, what good will it be for them to even be here in the US?  How will they help our country?  All they're thinking is, "Me me me me"!  Their a bunch of selfish group of people who take things for granted.
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No, I am not becoming racist, and I think it is important that we think clearly in times like this.\n\nFirst, your anger isn't unwarranted.  The sight of people who have not followed the laws DEMANDING gifts is infuriating.  However, you need to be able to distinguish who it is you are angry with.  It isn't people of a certain race.  People of EVERY race are on all sides of this issue.  Instead, you are angry with people who have violated laws and are now blaming YOU.  \n\nIf you fall into racism, you've let them win.  The people leading the protests are seeking to divide the country.  If they can succeed, their little protest becomes much bigger.  The protest leaders are actually a very small number, and based upon their choice of dates for protesting, I would suspect they come from a socialist background.\n\nOnce you understand all the context, it's easy to figure out who you ought to be angry with.  It has nothing to do with race.
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of corse there is racism, but when you talk about illegal immigrants that is a totally diff. subject. But I will say there name has illegal in it for a reason, and that is because they are "illegal" and there should e something done about it
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They ARE NOT racist.  That's just another excuse illegals use to justify breaking the law.\n\nJoin the opposition of illegal immigrants\nhttp://www.illegalimmigrantprotest.com
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I totally agree.  I always say this but you have to be careful who you say it too because they'll think ur racist.  im not racist in the least. in fact, i took a black women's histor class last year at the university level and the whole year was devoted to talking about how bad the 'white man' is and i had to sit there and take it.  i think we should stop being persicuted for what happened to their ancestors.  Noone alive today was either a slave OR a slave owner so the sympathy card should stop being played.  white people can't blame their downfalls on anyone but in the opposite case, its always okay to blame white people for anything that goes wrong. I think its about time to give it a rest because the sooner we get rid of the double standard, the sooner we can get rid of racism too.
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I agree. Why do they want to change other people's laws yet if you want to build a temple or church in their country you'll be stoned? It's just not fair at all. You should respect the laws of the land you're in. No I'm not racist...this is not a race issue, we're talking about religion...\nAlso I've noticed in the country I'm in, the terrorists have been granted asylum, they receive benefits from the government, then they use this money to kill people who have accepted them into their society. Where is the right in that. Ok so you don't like the people and you claim they're killing your brothers and sisters at home. Well if you don't like the people who are living near by, how about you don't move next to them.
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are you sure you know what a racist is?? i keep seeing that term thrown around by angry people who have no real argument. why should somebody be called a racist because they have a different opinion than someone Else's. BECAUSE I DONT WANT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COMING TO THE U.S. DOESN'T MEAN I'M A RACIST.I DON'T CARE WHERE THEY HAPPEN TO BE COMING FROM, NOR WHAT COLOR THEY ARE. I DON'T WANT THEM HERE. u.s. citizenship is a birthright, or earned legally otherwise. the others are criminals breaking the law.\n\nthank you.
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All people are racist.  Some more than others.  I think the ones that scream "RACIST" the loudest are the ones that want something from you and want to make you give it to them.  I don't have any problem with immigration, as long as it is in accordance with our laws and procedures.  I do have a problem with illegal immigrants sneaking into our country and getting more money from the government than I do!
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I agree...it is racism.
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I've noticed that here, too.  You don't have to mention anything about any particular race of human beings; just say you are against all illegal immigration in the USA, and you are jumped on and called a racist.  I do know that it is because they cannot reasonably and logically justify the presence of illegal immigrants and so they resort to name calling because of their lack of anything to back up their stance.  Usually, too, I have found that most of those who back illegal immigrants are either in a romantic relationship with an illegal, have close friends who are illegals, have family members who are illegal, sometimes are illegal themselves, or own a business in which they prosper by hiring illegals and benefiting from their slave labour by paying cheap wages without having to pay the employers share of taxes, etc. (thereby cheating legal immigrants and American citizens), or like to also pay cheap by hiring illegals to do their housework, yardwork, childcare, etc. (again, benefiting personally from illegals).