What is racist about following the immigration laws?

Question

It is about what is LEGAL and ILLEGAL.

Richard is the only person who I have seen call them this...But on the other hand every other question has in it Gringo this and Gringo that. It goes both ways.

Now, I ask the question what is racist about wanting the immigration laws FOLLOWED?

The Emperor...you DO realize that ENGLISH is the language of the USA do you not?

What is the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights written in? Yes, ENGLISH!

And as far as the Spanish language, it is ALSO an European language!

David M...We aren't a democracy...we are a REPUBLIC. Big difference...and these CURRENT immigration laws are only 20 years old...I remember distinctly when they were saying that there would never be any amnesty and that the border will be closed...yea, right...laws enforced..HA!

Answer 1

There is nothing racist about any of our laws including immigration. I don't really understand why it became a racial issue, well, the Mexicans marching with flags and ours upside down probably did it for most. But from the beginning, I am and still am most concerned with the leglaity issues. I am seeing a connection with television shows, especially the ones geared to pre-schoolers that concentrate on Spanish and the language is being taught to them. I thought it was innocent education until all of this began, now I wonder? I'm not a paranoid person but I'm seriously concerned about these issues.

Answer 2

AZ SB 1070 isn't racist in any way, shape, or kind. in fact the amendments surpassed no longer long after the bill replaced into positioned into regulation states "...that for the enforcement of Willful Failure to end or carry an Alien Registration checklist, Unlawfully choosing up Passengers for artwork and Unlawfully Transporting or Harboring unlawful aliens a regulation enforcement good or business enterprise can't evaluate race, colour or national foundation while enforcing those provisions, different than as accredited by potential of the U.S. or Arizona shape." Sounds to me as though they are going out of their thank you to no longer be racist.

Answer 3

there is nothing racist about following our immigration laws but there have been many racist comments on here....I've read comments where people were calling illegals wetbacks, talking about how they have 20 kids each, how they all drive piece of crap cars with 2000 dollar stereo systems, how they all eat tacos...those are all stereotypical or racist remarks...Talk about wanting to shoot all illegals on sight...that seems very racially motivated to me. If we talk about the illegal immigration like the mature adults that we all should be, then everything would be fine but everyone has a biased opinion and no one can look at it from a neutral perspective..It's ok to be against illegal immigration but it isn't ok to bash a group of people as a whole.


And what one person said above is true-English is not the offical language of the US. We don't have an official language. So technically we have no right to tell people to speak English just because we do when our country doesn't even have a national language.

Answer 4

Let me set you people straight. English is the national language of the US, but it is not the official language of the US govt. The Senate just voted to make English the official language, but immediately afterward, they voted for an amendment to gut that bill. The cowards who voted for both bills can then say that they voted for making English the official language and that they voted against it. We shall see if that bill gets sent to the House.

It is not racist to want all the illegal aliens to be deported, including their anchor babies. I want our govt to follow the constituition, and the constitution does not grant citizenship to the children of illegal aliens. We need Congress to pass a law that states that the children of illegal aliens are NOT citizens of the US.

The Hispanics and their allies, mostly liberals like Ted Kennedy, do call everyone who opposes amnesty for all illegals racists to disguise the fact that the bill is just a piece of sh*t, as the House minority leader so aptly phrased it. Do not let those insults deter you from doing what is right for your country. Tell them that you are a patriot and that it is wrong to give those who broke our immigratiom laws the fruits of their crime, which is a job in the US.

PS, not all illegals are hard working and honest, some are crooks, and some are loafers who live off the social benefits they obtain by fraudulent means or legally through their anchor babies. Now I did not say all are crooks or loafers, did I?

Answer 5

In my opinion the government needs to make up it's mind about what is legal and what is not and enforce their own laws. They absolutely should take into consideration families that have been here for a long time, because however they got here, they're here and it's not they're children's fault. But it is they're children who will suffer when their parents are told to go back to their country of origin, just out of the blue. Though of course they know they came here illegally and that this is always a possibility, this country had a mantra once that began with something like "Give me your poor, your tired, and your huddled masses." This country was built on people coming from other countries wanting a better life. Do I think it's now a strain on our resources? Yes, but the politicians need to get together and do their job and figure this out instead of getting into fights and just sticking to party lines when it comes to voting on resolutions. They need to stop thinking about themselves and their image and FIX SOMETHING!

Answer 6

I think that it is being referred to as racist because the emphasis on borders is only aimed at the southern one, not the one to the north which is just as porous. Our issues with the things such as the Millenium bomber came to us courtesy of the porous northern border but no emphasis is really being paid to is as much as the southern one. By saying this does not mean that I condone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the US.but we need to place emphasis on both, not just one

Answer 7

Depends why you're supporting the immigration laws, doesn't it? It's intellectually dishonest to resort to the law in an ethical debate. After all, do you support every law just because it's the law? Do you give no further thought to laws currently on the books? The law is supposed to reflect what's right and wrong. It doesn't exist for its own sake. If it's simply a matter of the law, then what would you think about immigration if the law changed to let more immigrants--legal or illegal--into the United States? Would you oppose that change? It'd be the law! I think I've made my point. You need to stop talking about the law and start talking about why you think the law is good.

All sorts of things were and are legal that are bad. The law doesn't make it right.

Answer 8

Everyone in this country immigrated here to the US. I know immigration has to be done in a legal way, which helps support the economy (schools, wages etc.) . However, I strongly feel that there is NO excuse for anyone to adopt a raciest attitude toward hard working, law abiding, tax paying immigrants. As I said, WE ALL immigrated from other countries.

Answer 9

Our country's forefathers put forth the constitution and regarded laws as the binding contracts that the country needed to prosper correctly. The same is still true today no matter the objects the laws should be enforced unless they are proven unconstitutional by the supreme court.

Answer 10

Actually it is about changing what is legal and illegal. Not all laws are just. Many are simply outdated and may have worked 50 years ago but are no longer relevant. Changing outdated laws is what we "hire" our congress and president to do. If no law was ever changed, Slavery would still be legal and women would not have the right to vote. As our nation progresses morally, we also have to progress legally. Democracy is an ever evolving process.

Edit: Look at the thumbs up for Richard S. Does that answer your question?

Edit 2: I'm not debating our system of government. Another word for a republic is Representative Democracy.It still means the people are involved. What you are referring to is known as Direct Democracy. But when I used the word I was referring to it in the context of the process not the system of government. Immigration law is much older. There have been smaller updates as we have progressed but none as sweeping as what is presented. And you are wrong about amnesty also. There was a much smaller amnesty bill passed in 86. Nobody has ever said it wouldn't happen in a legal document.