[The Counter-Sniper]

Originally Posted by SoLiDUS

Okay Counter-Sniper, why not MEXICANS or others ? Why specifically THESE
people ? I understand your "stay in the middle" attitude, which is what I do
too, but this time it's different and blatantly obvious, too...

EDIT: thought these were appropriate

"In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was Protestant. Then they came for me - and by that time no one was left to speak up."

-Pastor Martin Nimoller

"If you don't speak out when it matters, when would it matter to speak out?"

-Jim Hightower

*SIGH*

I'm going to ask you this. What would your solution be? My Arab friends say that while they are a little unnerved by what is happening, they agree that their needs to be better immigration control in terms of documentation and they can understand why detainment is necessary for those who are NOT CITIZENS who are not documented. The United States has gone out of it's way to protect the rights of all those residing within it's borders regardless of national origin. Now, because we try to enforce immigration laws which were ALWAYS on the books but not properly utilized, we're Nazi's? Come on!

I'll ask the question again, to anyone. WHAT WOULD YOUR SOLUTION BE?

I'm very aware of Nimoller's quote, but I don't feel it's applicable here.