Wow, Lance... a six foot, five inch blonde guy... I'm surprised that the INS didn't ask to see your papers.
Maybe they spoke Spanish because they only speak Spanish.
If you live here, you should learn the language, don't get me wrong, it's just that most 1st generation immigrants take a while to pick up on the lingo, while their kids tend to be the ones to fully assimilate, language-wise.
And I must admit, when I was in school in Madison I liked going to protests just because they're so darn funny, but there's not much insight you can gain into any mainstream thought on an issue by going to a protest. People with the moxie to get out and make signs and sing chants are almost always on the extremes, and their opinions are pretty meaningless.
Lance's post is slightly amusing, but it is illustrative of no larger point.
Also, this reminds me, I think someone still owes me a free mumia. Or something like that. I didn't read the sign very closely.
Slightly amusing? Damn you Paul!
I want a free Tookie.
"Those guys" were white supremacists. Why else would they have shaved heads, be wearing all khaki (with black ties), and be carrying signs that use the phrase "White America."
That doesn't mean they were Eminem fans, it means they were the kind of anti-immigration activists from who Republicans should disassociate themselves. Since you don't, it speaks pretty poorly about your judgement.
The whole issue of immigration is one that is complex and involves many issues.
The simplistic solutions from the extreme right and left will never work; there are enough laws on the books right now to enable effective control of the problem the real issue is the will to enforce the laws already in place.
As I have stated in other forums one real way to effectively control the problem is to cut off the supply of illegal jobs, this would encourage people to get in line and immigrate legally.
The scumbags that want a cheap maid or gardener or picker of crops are the ones that perpetuate this inequitable system. They in turn need to be the ones to pay the price. Prosecute those low lifers and most of the problem will go away.
The heat and fire generated by this issue is, I believe hiding the true tragedy of this issue that is the human toll that the whole thing is generating, from the people who loose their lives crossing the borders, to those that are persecuted once they get here to those that are suffering in sub standard conditions of work. Additionally at the other end the costs to the whole community in providing health care, education and law enforcement, these are cost borne by us all.
Prosecute the employers first, stop people from risking their lives crossing and make available a workable immigration system that is the way to end this whole mess.
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Blah, did you see them? Two of them had shaved heads. I did notice, but chose not to cast aspersions on them based on their appearance. I spent several minutes getting good looks at their signs and didn't notice what they were wearing. Nor did I see the term "white america."
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