Why are people who are against illegal immigration so racist?
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It is not anti mexican It is Pro folloring the laws of each country.\nThere are rules for how to immigrate legally.\nPeople are anti breaking the law.   Would you call police who give out speeding tickets Anti leadfoots.?. I think not.  I hope not.\n\nThink about it a little more and maybe you will be able to see what the deeper issues are.
447505
Those Illegals disgust me.\n\nCrying racism because they are Mexicans.\n\nWell, no-one said MEXICANS..it is all about ILLEGALS.\n\nMexicans, if you are LEGAL I congratulate YOU and tip my hat to you.\n\nAs a LEGAL immigrant, i say if i can do it, so CAN you.\n\nMake fools of yourselves..lol like i give a fuck.
798700
I most dislike the fact that they have turned against their own people to support invaders. They champion the 'fine family values' of illegals and call us racist when we try to take care of and defend our own families and citizens. They seem to need to believe that illegal immigrants deserve all the help we can give them, but when our people need help (often due to illegal immigration) they are lazy. What's worse is that their support for illegals seems to be mainly due to them wanting to date or marry them. That or hire them. They are not considering everyone who is affected by their choices, and would even like to force their choices on the rest of us.
654610
Because it's not a nationality thing it's racist.Hispanics against everyone else in the US.
731324
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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We have a racist immigration policy letting 70% of one group of immigrants come in, legal and illegal. I can't find anything pro-about this. \nMaybe someone else can defend racism.  \nI don't use that word "racist" lightly or incorrectly only by the true term of it.
455463
The Racists have to focus on an object that they feel is inferior to them to make themselves fell superior.  That is one; secondly they need a reason to say that they are alright and that their failures in life have been brought on by some one that is not of their belief. Thirdly they mostly come from a very low educational back ground with little or no tolerance to others around them mostly out of fear.\n\nNow on the legal Immigrates, pretty basic, because they work harder for less pay.  Not always better labor, but the economics escape me right now. But I would say give me a group of 5 Mexicans over 10 white boys any day for the same job.  They will not only learn the trade, but ask questions and work extra hard to learn more. I have been the only white boy in a welding group and I was called a good Mexican, I was proud that they accepted me and some times that was a little too weird for me at times.  But I loved working with those guys I learned a lot, not much Spanish because they wanted to learn English.
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How can you be a racist for not wanting ANY ILLEGAL PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY....GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD, THEY BROKE OUR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWS BY COMING HERE, then they say Mexico is so GREAT, If it is so GREAT, GET THE H-LL OUT OF THE U.S.A.   I can see being proud of your heritage, but if you were SO impressed with Mexico, then why did you come HERE??   GET THE F-CK OUT, GO BACK TO THE SO CALLED GREAT LAND OF MEXICO.............and YES, I expect to be called a racist for stating a proven fact, I lived in the barrio of San Jose CA....This is not only to Mexicans, all illegal immigrants....It is just the majority are Mexican...
678327
Illegal Mexican immigrants are the ones that put the focus on themselves and then painted themselves as victims. The bill that was up to become law to make illegal immigration a felony and hiring illegal immigrants a felony was intended for every illegal immigrant. Then the Mexicans, knowing that they make up so many of the illegals, took to the street in protest because they knew they would be affected. The Mexicans then played the race card. Then the liberals, pro illegal immigrants, big businesses, and illegals turned it into an attack campaign on American citizens painting them as a population of lazy, unmotivated racists. That's how this controversy started. If they wouldn't break the law then they wouldn't have had anything to worry about.
606156
Because they are racist and try to sugarcoat it by saying "they don't hate all Mexicans, just the illegal ones" just like a lot of people on Answers..
1085269
none of them is racism in fact its respect if you ask or show interest about somebodies else culture or race of course in good understanding because every word can be misunderstanded if you want to.\nRegarding hatred of illegal immigrants thats more of patriotism or nationalism because first of all they are breaking the law. The word explains its self "ILLEGAL" it means they are already commiting crime in your country.\nI see no racism in your description
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The reason those are the only other responses are simple:  They can't argue there point with logic so they go with an emotional response.  They don't want a debate because they know their arguments for illegals are weak and they would lose an intellectual debate based on the law and facts.  So they resort to name calling and race baiting.  They hope if we are called enough names that we'll feel ashamed for picking on the poor illegals and go away.  \n\nIn a debate you know who has the weaker hand when the only arguement they have is to call someone else names.\n\nTo mendi8a: thats the only response because how do you defend yourself against a charge like that?  you cant, once the race card has been thrown no matter what you say your guilty of it in the mind of the one who puts it out on the table.  I really dont care if someone calls me a racist.  You know why because I know the truth and I sleep well at night.
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The actions of a human being can be illegal. When we speak of illegal immigrants, the word illegal is describing how they immigrated, not people themselves. I don't care for the use of illegal as a noun, because that does imply something about the person, rather than his or her status. However, that's semantics. It does not mean that people who oppose illegal immigration are dehumanizing the immigrants. In fact, people on both sides of the issue use the term illegals. The reality is that there are many people in this country who have either entered or stayed in the country illegally, that is in defiance of our immigration laws. In deciding how to deal with these people, we cannot just ignore this fact.
309241
racist want white supremacy, the people you and I encounter with want illegals out because they think they are avoiding the law, which might be true, but still they don't know of any hardships these people go through when risking their lives to cross the border. I am not making excuses for them but realistically how are they going to point out all illegals? Hard workers who are illegals come here to do what their little prissy hands won't, and they say illegals are taking their jobs. i highly doubt they and their ancesstors sprung from US soil, literally.
803663
they represent the Mexicans. they are also racist. they preach hate.
1026530
I know alot of latinos who don't support illegals, and this makes illegals mad. They try to make them feel guilty, and when they can't they start throwing insults and telling them they are a disgrace to their race. I know this because I live in a majority hispanic city, and my husband is also hispanic. They also get mad when other nationalities of legal immigrants don't support them. One woman I know was called " A Vietnamese b****." The man then went on to say she was a disgrace and at this very moment her people were probably plotting her death.
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I don't hate Mexicans. I just don't care for illegals, be it Mexican, Canadians, etc... (anyone who is in America illegally and is a strain on our economy). You shouldn't HATE anyone; it'a such a strong word. Most people who HATE someone probably just don't understand that person or their culture.\nWhile I don't care for illegal immigrants, I certainly understand the reason they want to come here. They are usually fleeing from an underprivileged country and get free assistance from our government. America offers the promise of a new and better life. Who can say that we all wouldn't do the same thing given their situations? AND just because I understand their reason why, doesn't mean I pity them or agree with giving illegals amnesty. They should have to play by the rules like everybody else.