Why are people using the immigration problem as a forum to preach racist hate?
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Racists are just like every other politically active group.  If an opportunity is presented which seems to lend their views credence they will seize that opportunity.  I personally am glad when they spout off their views in public.  The best part of freedom of speech is we get to identify the morons in our society before they can cause real damage.
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HA HA ALL THE RUDE AND RACIST ANSWERS ARE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT EDUCATED. AND THEY ARE APPEARED TO BE WHITE OH MY GOSH! YOU ARE RIGHT! BUT ALSO REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND GENDERS ARE IGNORANT! BUT I DO AGREE WITH YOU AND IT IS ASHAME IT MAKES NO SENSE BUT TO HELL THESE PEOPLE WILL GO BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE HATRED BELONGS
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That's the problem.  \n\nWere all moaning about 'illegal' immigration and somehow the attackers on 9/11 all came here legally.  Someone isn't doing their job.  \n\nIts not illegal immigration that's the problem its legal!  Terrorist have $$ and they are well financed.  They can get into this country easily.  \n\nThen it becomes a question of racial profiling.....I don't get it, we can't have it both ways and have a safe America!
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A lot of people will say "YOU ARE RAciST!!!1!!!" when they are losing the arugement about illegal aliens\n\nA very awful excuse used by them is "This nation was built on immigration, maaaaaan!!!!"\nactually, this country was built on LEGAL Immigration. From the time it was a colony ( still legal to move there, and didn't take native's land illegaly dispite what many say) to right now. Illegal immigration hurts america.\n\n\nsanch.. actually we didn't colonize north america illegally. It was actually legal in every way. Native americans had no immigration (legal or illegal) policy/law, so everything that europeans did was actually legal. \n\nalso, this excuse is pretty lame. None of us colonize north america, we were born here and live here.
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obeirn1:  Fianlly someone with a brain on here.  I agree with you 100%.  Here is the trouble with this immigration debate, to much prejudices, and racisits trying to run the country.  Also some of these "haters" as I have so affectionatly called them, tend to go with what the neighbor says without investingating things themselves.  Like most things, when people jump to conclusions, this whole thing will turn out to blow up in the "haters" face.  People dont realize that it is not just "Mexicans" here illegally, and if you look at the problem more, you will se that it is actually our own Governement (INS policies) that prohibit the majority of these hispanics from gaining papers.  Look at it from their side, if your kids were starving would you not do what you had to do to feed them?  Now if you cant afford food, how on earth are you to afford thousands of dollars for papers, when the wages in countries like Mexico are 5 bucks a week....people just think they know all when they refuse to see the tarnish on the coin.  ~~To answer the question, I am ashamed that as a whole, americans think they are somehow better than the rest of the world!~~
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People are really starting to use it for a forum to be rude and obnoxious and bash other countries and races, it's starting to get ridiculous.
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Anti-Semities and racists are typically ignorant. They want someone else to blame for their own problems.
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I think a lot of it has to do with the media and possibly bad publicity. I'm not saying it is just that, but this is probably one of the major reasons amongst many.\nMany people are arrogant and care not to explore into the reasons behind their stubborness. Racism occurs for many a reasons and you also have to take into consideration that it's not just the USA that is racist, but the whole world contributes to racism, not only to the Islamic community, but towards all.\nThe world would be such a great place if there was no racism at all.
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They hope to incite hatred against immigrants. They are mean.
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Easy, just go through Yahoo Answers and you can see the callousness of people discriminating against non-citizens.  Well, actually against anyone who is of different ethnicity or defends those who are.
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Ignorance..... people so scared of an other race taking over and they become the minority so they resort to name calling...  HEY LUCKY2BEALIVE AND  DAR LOOK AT A POST ABOUT 4 HOURS AGO BY "ILLEGALSUCK"... IN IT SHE WROTE "ALL" ILEGALS ARE MAKING MEXICO RICHER
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Those Illegals disgust me.\n\nCrying racism because they are Mexicans.\n\nWell, no-one said MEXICANS..it is all about ILLEGALS.\n\nMexicans, if you are LEGAL I congratulate YOU and tip my hat to you.\n\nAs a LEGAL immigrant, i say if i can do it, so CAN you.\n\nMake fools of yourselves..lol like i give a fuck.
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It has nothing too do with race, SOME people want it too be so that they can blame race.\n\nMexicans are not the only people comming over the border, but it you make it about that then you look like a bad person.\n\n1+1=2 it's that easy.
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What's new? It is a slippery slope when we tolerate other forms of racism and only get upsets when it visits us.\n\nLook, Americans have been attacking Arabs, Muslims, latinos, hispanics etc etc for years... people dont mind and let it pass because it doesnt affect them supposedly... until the racism comes visits them...
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I didn't think so before, but after seeing all the racist Qs & As on here, I have to think there is a bigger problem with racism than ever. Ignorance is the root of the problem. People don't seem to learn to empathise with others any more.
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You're wasting your time mate. People, especially AMERICANS like to have their little 'moral panics' (whipped up by the right wing media and the government) it takes their tiny minds away from all the REAL problems, i.e:\n\ntrillions of pounds (oops DOLLARS) in debt, \na crap economy, \na nutter in charge \nthe rest of the world hating you. \n\nNo matter what figure you come up with they'll shout 'liberal lies'. The bottom line is people like a legitimate target for their hatred and right now Mexican immigrants fit the bill. And as for all this 'i only have a problem with illegals' THAT has to be the biggest pile of crap that ive ever read on here and that's saying something!!
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because they need something to hate....because their lives are pathetic and they need drama to keep their worlds going round?....because they are ignorant....the hating that you see towards Hispanics or Latinos is no different from the hate that is going on any where else in the world to any other race or any other sex or creed or religon for that matter....it is still hate....and I am sorry it is there....I wish it weren't....then we could all watch star trek and smoke a bowl together