Comments on: Crime, Latin American-Style http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/ Someone's gotta be right around here. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:23:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lazarus Long http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Lazarus Long Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:22:16 +0000 http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/#comment-846 To cross the border illegally is just the "gateway crime", once this is done more is sure to follow. To cross the border illegally is just the “gateway crime”, once this is done more is sure to follow.

]]> By: Charity http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Charity Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:59 +0000 http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/#comment-819 Illegal immigration and legal immigration are two different things. Sorry, that whole "we are all immigrants" thing won't work. Illegal immigration and legal immigration are two different things. Sorry, that whole “we are all immigrants” thing won’t work.

]]> By: Mister Guy http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Mister Guy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:54:57 +0000 http://shesright.org/2008/01/13/crime-latin-american-style/#comment-816 I actually wouldn't have a problem erecting a border security fence down along our southern border. I don't think that the history of fences along borders (from the Great Wall of China, to the Berlin Wall, etc.) shows that they are particularily good at actually sealing borders, but if it puts a segment of the GOP in the mood to deal on other issues related to immigration, then so be it. I personally think that if we try and "seal" our land border with Mexico that people will just come in via our vast, undefended coastline or thru Canada. Don't get me started about the border patrol along our border with Canada...those people have no idea what they are doing IMO. There are way too few of them, and they aren't concerned about moving people across the border efficiently. A fair amount of the concern about immigration does, in fact, come from the xenophobic-wing of the GOP though. If we're going to get rid of all the immigrants (illegal or otherwise) in this country, I say let's start in the order that them came here...the Vikings, then the Italians, then the Spanish, then the English, then the French, then the Dutch, etc. etc....you get the picture... Most of my ancestors were labelled as drunks (Irish) or crooks (Italian) when they first came here...neither was true. Some of my relatives today are actually illegal immigrants...they are educated and they are here to work and raise families...just like the rest of us. I actually wouldn’t have a problem erecting a border security fence down along our southern border. I don’t think that the history of fences along borders (from the Great Wall of China, to the Berlin Wall, etc.) shows that they are particularily good at actually sealing borders, but if it puts a segment of the GOP in the mood to deal on other issues related to immigration, then so be it. I personally think that if we try and “seal” our land border with Mexico that people will just come in via our vast, undefended coastline or thru Canada. Don’t get me started about the border patrol along our border with Canada…those people have no idea what they are doing IMO. There are way too few of them, and they aren’t concerned about moving people across the border efficiently.

A fair amount of the concern about immigration does, in fact, come from the xenophobic-wing of the GOP though. If we’re going to get rid of all the immigrants (illegal or otherwise) in this country, I say let’s start in the order that them came here…the Vikings, then the Italians, then the Spanish, then the English, then the French, then the Dutch, etc. etc….you get the picture…

Most of my ancestors were labelled as drunks (Irish) or crooks (Italian) when they first came here…neither was true. Some of my relatives today are actually illegal immigrants…they are educated and they are here to work and raise families…just like the rest of us.

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