Opinion
Keep immigration debate civil
Friday, September 15, 2006 2:05 PM CDT
Arnold Schwarzenegger
By not finishing comprehensive immigration reform this year, Congress left behind a poisoned debate that will continue to fuel a growing anger in our country.
Hispanic leaders, meeting in Los Angeles last week, were already debating whether they should continue marching in the streets, disrupt the economy or register voters. At the same time, people who are angry about the federal government’s failure to stop illegal immigration have introduced local measures to take away housing, jobs and even medical assistance from noncitizens in their communities. On both sides, people are demanding to be heard.
Now Congress has walked away from the debate, at least for this year. So it’s up to the rest of us to tone down our rhetoric and listen to the voices on all sides. As an immigrant to this country and a proud American citizen, I have a unique perspective (Cont. link)http://rds.yahoo.com/S=53720272/K=illegal+immigration/v=2/SID=e/l=NSR/R=25/;_ylt=A9htfMJx8jBFvAoB0gzQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBkdHNpdDlqBHBvcwMyNQRzZWMDc3I-/SIG=12nqmmg27/EXP=1160922098/*-http%3A//www.agweekly.com/articles/2006/10/12/news/opinion/opin03.txt
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