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At the end of the doc, it had some interesting facts. "Remittances," or cash sent back South of the border, account for a huge majority of many Central American economies--in the billions, as IPU stated. That being said, illegals also spend over a billion dollars a year into our domestic economy, and continue to do the undesired work here. If they all left, our economy would stagnate, as many economists have already stated.
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You may be right. I can't think of ever agreeing with them before.
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But technically, being related to latinos doesnt generally exculpate one from being a racist. Latinos and blacks can be racist, too, can't they? I still stand by my initial comments, though. Those that would call for the deportation of the kid simply because he has impregnated 3 girls is likely just a racist. How would deporting the future father help anything? the kids need to have the dad in their life, don't they?
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Yep, I would deport the kid. If a white kid who is legal had done the same thing I would advise cutting his dick off since he couldn't be deported. Maybe I am not compassionate, but the racist accusation is crap. |
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Along the way, most of these people know that they will either get raped, stabbed, robbed, or shaken down by crooked cops. As marsupial said, all of them are just trying for a shot at a decent quality of life....decent meaning running water, electricity, employment, and a better way for their kids. One woman gets caught by the Migra on the US side. She tells the INS officer to please pull out his gun and put a bullet in her head. She preferred to simply die than go back to Central America and she begged him to at least afford her the chance to let her kids say that their mother died in America. The officer took off her cuffs and let her go. I suggest watching it. Very interesting. Clearly this doc focuses on the law abiding immigrant trade. Those coming here to commit crime, smuggle drugs, etc,....are not part of the conversation and are not humanized.
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IPU, this is the kind of example I think CaliCoug was referring to......lots of emotion, little of it compassionate. This board seems to have a high population of non-racists. Glad to hear it. 71, where is your watch? Did your roommate steal it?
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