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Sarah Patrick
Sarah Patrick

Apr-18-2006 18:59

I love politics but i also love to hear other people's opinions on these important matters although i may disagree. i know it is a very controversial subject and not exactly a dinner table conversation but i feel that people need to express themselves on such matters as long as we can play nicely and not be too harsh. if i am allowed to, i shall suggest the first topic:
The Immigration Act


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John Hale
John Hale
Yarn Weaver

Apr-19-2006 13:03

http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060224151357806

This is an article about the Minutemen and varous Neo-Nazi connections that the group has. While not directly related, it is a necessary commentary on those who are being employed to deal with the issue of US immigration. I mention it because I have heard (however not yet confirmed) that the Minutemen's ranks have swelled as this issue drags on.

Beware the Brown Shirts.

Arabesque
Arabesque
Old Shoe

Apr-19-2006 14:42

*winks at Ran's facetiousness*

Dudes, someone PM me when you switch to Canadian politics, okay?

Seriously, I don't know enough about the Immigration Act to speak intelligently about it. I do believe that the foundation of any economy, in any country, is the work of the low-wage earners--basically, the service industry. Who takes the lowest jobs on the economic totem pole? Very often, immigrants do, illegal or otherwise. They deserve more than they're getting, IMHO.

Sarah Patrick
Sarah Patrick

Apr-19-2006 18:06

I'm suprised no one has heard of this yet. It's all over the news.

Arabesque
Arabesque
Old Shoe

Apr-19-2006 18:43

Not all over the news here--America's news isn't everyone's news, remember! ;)

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Apr-19-2006 18:56

On a side note, can i say i've never had any problems with the local Immigration / Emmigration Act. I've been in and out of Delhi, Shanghai, London, New York, and no-ones even asked me to identify myself or asked for a passport once. Besides, you'd think they'd ask questions about the bloodhound? Ok so in New York once I had to sing America the Beautiful, but that's only because the 1930 World Cup Soccer Team was on the same ship. And, it's OK John Hale the Brown Coats will save us all. [that's my sci-fi geek coming out]

Reese Withers
Reese Withers
Well-Connected

Apr-19-2006 21:00

*chuckles at Secret Squirrel* :)

Della Devine
Della Devine
Well-Connected

Apr-19-2006 23:29

sci-fi geek struggling to peek out after being buried so long under sleuthaholicism. "Brown Coats... Brown Coats... I know that reference..." Wracks brain to no avail. slips down again under fresh onslaught of sleuthaholicism.

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Apr-20-2006 00:08

DUDE, lol *PM's a bigass care package full of Stephen Harper masks, Timbits and softwood lumber to arabesque from Toronto*

OK, so I gather that in the US there are a number of congressional proposals out which will be punitive towards illegal immigrants. Presumably this has at least one group up in arms because, well d'uh, life is hard enough if you are a member of an impoverished group and since most of these so-called illegals are people of colour, throw racism into the mix too. Sickeningly, there's probably another bunch of folks who are whining about it because stemming the flow of illegals would also mean a hit to the cheap, unregulated labor upon which they rely.

(er, how'm I doing so far?)

Arabesque, you took the words outta my mouth. I'd even go as far as to say that the economy in question owes much of its clout to unwaged, let alone low waged, labour *coughslaverycough*

I think these Brown Shirts are like groups of self-appointed citizen militia who patrol the borders picking up people they think might be entering illegally, right? They 'say' they dont use violence...frickin' scary.

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Apr-20-2006 00:09

(*sniffs Squirrels bloodhound suspiciously then accuses it of canine terrorism*)

Reese Withers
Reese Withers
Well-Connected

Apr-20-2006 06:14

Looks at thread, and now, knows, why, she doesn't participate in the topic of politics. *cringe* LOL

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