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i did think it through, ustwo, and i dont follow any of your connections.
you assume that there is a continuity between undocumented worker flows and flows of people who take up permanent residency--that's not been demonstrated and setting it up is nothing more or less than trying to slide the category of "illegal immigration" in by a back door--and makes no sense asa linkage that you could take for granted without any supporting information unless you are operating with "illegal immigration" as the way you organize information. i dont think the category is accurate, so these connections require demonstration.
demonstrations put on by spanish-speaking organizations against issues that effect undocumented workers can happen for any number of reasons--the fact that they happen is not enough to link undocumented workers to permanant residents. for example, a demo could be mounted because policies directed against undocumented workers often subject other folk to racist behaviors--which is one of the points of abaya's story above.
the problem there is the extent to which the category "illegal immigration" structures ambient racism in the states.
it says nothing about the extent to which these populations are connected--except in the imaginations of those who think about this sort of thing through fucked up categories like "illegal immigration"
so the problem is that the notion of illegal immigration is the problem.
that there are cases of "illegals voting" is irrelevant here.
so i agree with you that it's a good issue to leave aside.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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