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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
I have to agree with roachboy here. I think that xenophobia and racism are separated only by degrees. That's my largest problem with this entire thread. While I certainly agree that illegal immigration causes problems, I think that some of the reactions to it are closer to racism than anything else.
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I can agree to that to some point, but I think that's painting a very broad stroke.
My issues with all of this is that the rules were posted and many people followed them effectively and successfully, namely my parents and extended family of about 20 people. My irritation on this whole subject is that why do some have to follow the law and others don't?
Please also note that Illegal immigration is not endemic to the United States, many countries with strong economies are experiencing this kind of situation around the world. My irritation works for that as well since my wife and I would like to expatriate to another country for a period of our lives and cannot do so legally because of the chicken egg situation, no one will hire us because we don't have papers, governments won't give us papers because we have no job sponsor.
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