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Subject:
wrong on immigration and racism
Hey Bart,
As you like to say, let's just list the facts. It took me 3 minutes to
compile this information:
By contrast to the Arizona
law, Mexican immigration law, revised in 2009, gives Mexican officials
the right to check people’s immigration status, and if someone is found
to be in the country illegally,
they can be fined and deported. The law also requires foreigners to
register with the government.
An illegal immigrant caught can be fined $450 and deported, and if
they’re caught entering illegally
a second time, they can spend 10 years in prison. Furthermore, local
Mexican police must assist
the Federales in apprehending illegal immigrants.
(On a side note, it’s
illegal in Mexico for non-citizens to protest government actions.)
http://www.conapo.gob.mx/transparencia/lgp.pdf
Run Google translate for the full text of the Mexican law.
OK, so where do we disagree?
In other countries;
Country: Italy Immigrant population: 3.9 million
What the law does: Like much of southern Europe, Italy faces the
daunting challenge of trying to
regulate and manage massive migration inflows from North Africa and the
Mediterranean. In response,
the Italian government has instituted various measures aimed at curbing
immigration. One of the harshest,
passed by parliament in 2009, penalizes illegal immigrants with a
fine of €5,000-10,000 and allows
immigration officials to detain them for up to 6 months.
OK, so where do we disagree?
Country: Australia
Immigrant Population: 5.5 million What the law does: Despite its
anything-goes image,
Australia has a surprisingly draconian immigration policy. And none of
the country’s various immigration laws
is more controversial than the Migration Reform Act of 1992 and its
subsequent amendments, which
collectively require the authorities to detain all non-citizens who are
discovered in Australia without a
valid visa. Between 1999 and 2003, the law was used to detain more than
2,000 child refugees from
Southeast Asia and the Middle East who were seeking asylum in Australia.
Australia, Britain, France, and other industrialized countries have
modified and restricted their own
birthright laws in the face of similar concerns about immigration and
the capacity of the modern welfare state
The following are among the nations repealing Birthright Citizenship in
recent years:
· Australia (2007)
· New Zealand (2005)
· Ireland (2005)
· France (1993)
· India (1987)
· Malta (1989)
· UK (1983)
· Portugal (1981)
OK, so where do we disagree?
Source:
But somehow anyone who opposes illegal immigration and
birthright citizenship in this country is ignorant or a racist?
Please! Get the facts
right.
You're on the wrong side of this issue.
OK,
but where do we disagree?
Did I say "Tear down the borders?"
We must assume racism is driving the overall Teabagger effort.
They keep screaming about all the beheadings - but there are none.They keep screaming about all the crime - but crime is actually down.
They keep screaming about all the "free loading" those darkies are doing,
yet most of them are paying taxes and getting few or no benefits in return.
What "emergency" has Teabaggers walking in the streets?
If there's a huge "Mexican problem," why can't they describe it without lying?
Rapidly losing interesting
in your blog,
Adam T
No, you're just confused and
having a tough time stating your case.
My point has always been if
WHITE people could be pulled over for being White,
we'd have a whole different way of looking at this "problem."
But McCain and Brewer are
riding this issue onto the cover of Time Magazine.
Palin, Pigboy, Beck and FOX News NEED a race-based "emergency" to get
ratings.
This "emergency" is
primarily a political power-grab that depends on racism for its fuel.
Did you know if Obama wins a second term all white
women will be forced to give their virginity to Black men?
I heard that on talk radio.
But seriously, if you're going to accuse me of something,
wouldn't a quote be a great place to start?
Think about where we differ and send me another e-mail.