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Immigration raids not racist

Tuesday, January 30 at 9:25 AM

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By Nick Adlon, Sheridan

OK, OK, OK, enough is enough people. ICE raids are not racist. ICE enforcement of laws is not racist. They are not out to get immigrants living and working in the United States legally. They are tasked with enforcement of immigration laws. No single person is targeted because of their race or country of origin. People are arrested for violating federal immigration laws. They are advised of their rights and detained as per court order. It is actually quite simple really, should ANY immigrant wish to avoid arrest and detention, then enter the United States legally. File the paperwork and do the time as thousand do every single day. If you are here legally, I shall support you each and every step of the way, if not, I have no sympathy. Yes, wanting to make a better life for your family is a noble cause, but should you rob a bank or any store or person, then you shall be arrested and sentenced accordingly.

As for language barriers, look at it this way, with over 200 spoken and written languages, you can not accommodate each and every one. To expect all others to speak English while you continue to ignore the language, then you are the true racists. Amazing isn’t it that with all the known languages on this planet, some of which have no written form, only Spanish is “forced” to be common place in print, radio and television. True there are satellite broadcasts and internet broadcasts that can be found in many languages, but at a price. Again, racist that one language is provided for free and others must pay. As of yet, I have not found any that cater to Aborigine, or Bushman, why doesn’t some “activists” call for all languages to be printed, and broadcast openly?

As for some religious leaders saying we must show compassion, I agree.

However you must also remember “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesars and Render unto GOD that which is GODs.” The spirit of man is what you are tasked with comforting, and the laws of GOD accordingly, but the laws of man must also be obeyed. By deciding which laws are applicable in the view of the church, and which are not, you become much like the Taliban and various other sects.

I have looked in various dictionaries, thesauruses, and the all mighty web. I have spent time asking people of intellect, street and spiritual wisdom. I have read until my eyes bled and yet one fact remains true. NOWHERE does the term “illegal immigrant” specify any one race, religion, sex, age or creed.

All it defines is a person from one country, living in another country in violation of the latter’s laws. To say the term is racist is not a fact in any way shape or form. It is an opinion, and unless you can find a law, any law of immigration stating that “illegal immigrant” refers to any race, then it is not racist, but does show that you are.

So please stop with all this “ICE RAIDS RACIST". Implying that all other nationals in this country abide by immigration laws and that a certain group of foreign nationals need not, you have shown what true racism is. And as we again remembered the late Great Rev. Martin Luther King, he never pointed out any one race, he embraced all so that all would be judged by their accomplishments, not the color of their skin To those who pervert that great simple truth, you destroy his memory and taint his legacy.

READER COMMENTS

Why even bother defending ICE Raids. The cries of racism fall on deaf ears more. I don't even pay attention to it. The call of "racism" worked for blacks in the Civil Rights movement, and rightfully so. Latino ethnic identity groups are simply trying to latch on to the Civil Rights Movement history to continue to invade and flood the U.S. with their ethnic group be it legally or illegally.

Posted by on January 30, 2007 11:12 AM