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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:10 AM Original message |
Illegal immigrants are people |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. not to make a direct comparison |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Thanks for taking the time to reply |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. as long as they are illegal immigrants |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Whatever, they are NOT criminals |
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parsifal_e (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Amen ! |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Welcome! |
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parsifal_e (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Wow , my first welcome! |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I refer you to Merriam-Webster |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. SO WHAT! By LAW, Blacks were 2/3 of a person, does that make it right? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. so what would you do? |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Deportation is a very unhuman punishment |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. you mean being sent home? |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. No, I DO NOT mean being sent home |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. so what would be a humane was of treating them? |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Ok, let's see... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. and you seem unwilling to put yourself in the position |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Last post and I go to sleep |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 04:11 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. sorry, had to get some work done. |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. There have already been 2 big amnesties in recent years that I remember. |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Killers are aware that they may face the death penalty |
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Finding Rawls (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. INS no longer exists nt |
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Ms. Clio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Damn straight--I'm revolted by them, too |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. Really? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:21 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. oh please, a strawman |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Who's blaming 5 M people? |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Lou Dobbs does many great shows on this issue. He's the best |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
50. If you break the law you have committed a criminal act, therefore you are |
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Katarina (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
59. Ain't that the truth! |
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fat free goodness (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
60. Not criminals? |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Buyer beware... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:19 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. so you would live in a world in which |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. My point precisely |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. ok, I am now in favour of eliminating all immigration standards |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. You keep completely misreading my posts |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. the pressing issues of poverty and desperation |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. illegal immigrants |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Half right... |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. yep... |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 07:47 PM Response to Reply #55 |
69. they do benefit |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 08:13 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Bingo! |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. Who told you that lie? Some hippie? |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. LOL! Maybe it was one of our "snowbird" Canadian friends. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. that's weird |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
22. Thanks for bringing the human into this and too |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. Of course they are. Fine decent hard-working people. |
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Finding Rawls (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Is a populist position what we're aiming for? nt |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. THAT's all a matter of opinion. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. I'm a "progressive" who believes in open borders. |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-05-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
80. The way to go after fatcats is to end their access to slave labor. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
35. Yet another irony is that efforts to block the border |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:04 AM Response to Original message |
37. Yes they are |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Our corporations and government is complicit in these peoples plight. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. welcome katsy! Yes, this issue does transcend the parties |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
72. Thanks for the welcome Barb... |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 10:21 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. The trade agreements (and enforcement of the various provisions) |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
39. But, blaming the victims is so much easier than recognizing that. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
40. Invaders are human, too. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. No, we realize they're people. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
44. illegal immigrants ARE people who should go back to their own |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. We should fix the processes for legal |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:00 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. wonderful post and glad you are here in this country |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. I agree with you, but we may be the minority. |
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pabloseb (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
54. I stand by my original post |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. ? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. "Where do you come up with the money?" |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 08:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
75. I wish them well. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. And, well you should. Progressives should defend the poor. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. who is stopping the poor from applying? I think they should apply |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Well, that' nice. A farmer applies and a IT graduate applies. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. since employers are so busy sending IT to Asia, possibly the farmer |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:43 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. How about the poor who are poor because wages in their line of work |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:52 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Support Unions, nationally & internationally. |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 08:14 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Works for me. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 05:53 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. this exact kind of tactic by employers has also been going on in |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Then they have a common enemy in those that exploit both. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Go after the bosses not the poor. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. I think the bosses/hirers should be prosecuted. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
78. I prefer to call them "undocumented" |
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oldlady (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
79. "Undocumented Workers" |
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MrOctober (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-05-05 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
81. They do so much for this country |
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