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	<title>Comments on: Do you look like an &#8216;illegal immigrant&#8217;?</title>
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		<title>By: Wren Tyree</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-2/#comment-91597</link>
		<dc:creator>Wren Tyree</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One point made, is: We can barely deal with the crime and population here without having to police another&#039;s country&#039;s criminal citizens!</description>
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		<title>By: Mexican-American Citizen</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-2/#comment-76377</link>
		<dc:creator>Mexican-American Citizen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have been reading all of the posts here and all are understandable. I am a Mexican-American and was born and raised in Arizona. There has been much discussed about how the SB1070 bill is going to affect the illegal men, women, and children coming into the United States. Being a Mexican-American, I completely understand there is an immigration problem and immigration reform is an issue that needs to be a priority. I am not agreeing with the methods that have been imposed in the state of Arizona but I do acknowledge the problem and I would be one of the first in line to discuss a solution that would honor not just Americans and Mexicans, but humanity as a whole. What has me the most concerned is my rights as a Mexican - American. To understand what I am about to say, I believe you will either had to have been discriminated against at one time or be a Latino/Latina. Since this bill has been signed, I feel when I walk about of my house, all eyes are now on me. I feel as though people now have some small right to question my citizenship. I believe it was ElAcademia that said, “A small inconvenience in the attempt to stem many more serious crimes”. Well ElAcademia, I have a job just like you. What if I were on my way in to work with a 9am appointment driving through rush hour traffic  and I was going to make it just in time to my appointment but now I get pulled over by state enforcement because they felt they had reasonable suspicion. All I&#039;m carrying with me is my insurance, registration, and drivers license just like every other American citizen driving on the road at that time. What if my drivers license is not considered a reasonable amount of proof? What if I&#039;m taken into custody until my identity is verified? At this point, I&#039;ve now missed my appointment and my job could be in jeopardy or in some instances, I could be let go from my job. So, now I&#039;m unemployed I can no longer provide for my family the way I need to provide for them. Is it still a small price to pay? I&#039;m American just like you. Just because my pigmentation is a little different that yours, does that mean I have to pay that small price and not you? 

Sometimes, there is a lack of understanding on both sides of every argument. It is very cliche but really, we need to put ourselves in others shoes for a few minutes to understand the pain and feeling of discrimination this is causing. Governor Brewer will not be getting my vote and I sincerely hope this bill is thrown out very soon. It is igniting a new breed of racism and will continue for future generations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been reading all of the posts here and all are understandable. I am a Mexican-American and was born and raised in Arizona. There has been much discussed about how the SB1070 bill is going to affect the illegal men, women, and children coming into the United States. Being a Mexican-American, I completely understand there is an immigration problem and immigration reform is an issue that needs to be a priority. I am not agreeing with the methods that have been imposed in the state of Arizona but I do acknowledge the problem and I would be one of the first in line to discuss a solution that would honor not just Americans and Mexicans, but humanity as a whole. What has me the most concerned is my rights as a Mexican &#8211; American. To understand what I am about to say, I believe you will either had to have been discriminated against at one time or be a Latino/Latina. Since this bill has been signed, I feel when I walk about of my house, all eyes are now on me. I feel as though people now have some small right to question my citizenship. I believe it was ElAcademia that said, “A small inconvenience in the attempt to stem many more serious crimes”. Well ElAcademia, I have a job just like you. What if I were on my way in to work with a 9am appointment driving through rush hour traffic  and I was going to make it just in time to my appointment but now I get pulled over by state enforcement because they felt they had reasonable suspicion. All I&#8217;m carrying with me is my insurance, registration, and drivers license just like every other American citizen driving on the road at that time. What if my drivers license is not considered a reasonable amount of proof? What if I&#8217;m taken into custody until my identity is verified? At this point, I&#8217;ve now missed my appointment and my job could be in jeopardy or in some instances, I could be let go from my job. So, now I&#8217;m unemployed I can no longer provide for my family the way I need to provide for them. Is it still a small price to pay? I&#8217;m American just like you. Just because my pigmentation is a little different that yours, does that mean I have to pay that small price and not you? </p>
<p>Sometimes, there is a lack of understanding on both sides of every argument. It is very cliche but really, we need to put ourselves in others shoes for a few minutes to understand the pain and feeling of discrimination this is causing. Governor Brewer will not be getting my vote and I sincerely hope this bill is thrown out very soon. It is igniting a new breed of racism and will continue for future generations.</p>
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		<title>By: SB 1070 Becomes Law in Arizona: Some Actions You Can Take</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-2/#comment-76117</link>
		<dc:creator>SB 1070 Becomes Law in Arizona: Some Actions You Can Take</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Governor Janet Brewer signed SB 1070, the bill that many fear will increase racial profiling. You can watch the Governor&#8217;s statement below. Notice how she [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Anna</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-1/#comment-75923</link>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brian Bilbray barely won his last election. Time to vote him out.</description>
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		<title>By: Ralph</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-1/#comment-75910</link>
		<dc:creator>Ralph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just got off the phone with with local offices of our lovely Congressman, Brian Bilbray. Perhaps you saw the interview yesterday on MSNBC with the Representative.  Regarding illegal immigrants and how they might be easier to spot by law enforcement, Bilbray said: &quot;They will look at the kind of dress you wear, there is different type of attire, there is different type of -- right down to the shoes, right down to the clothes,&quot; (sic).
So I called his office, (BTW, I&#039;m third generation Mexican-American, and quite dark…) and asked his staffer for any fashion tips so as not to be suspected.  Oddly enough, the boy, or more the little punk, who took my call also happened to be Hispanic.  Well, only &quot;half-Hispanic&quot;, he later explained.  He was totally  dumbfounded when I asked what him specifically what one should or shouldn&#039;t wear if one might be of the &quot;Brown Persuasion&quot;.  This went on for quite a awhile until he finally protested that this was just gotcha journalism and wouldn&#039;t go on any further.  Where do Republicans find these self-hating little shits to work for them in the first place?!?!?!?!  ARRRHHHHHH!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just got off the phone with with local offices of our lovely Congressman, Brian Bilbray. Perhaps you saw the interview yesterday on MSNBC with the Representative.  Regarding illegal immigrants and how they might be easier to spot by law enforcement, Bilbray said: &#8220;They will look at the kind of dress you wear, there is different type of attire, there is different type of &#8212; right down to the shoes, right down to the clothes,&#8221; (sic).<br />
So I called his office, (BTW, I&#8217;m third generation Mexican-American, and quite dark…) and asked his staffer for any fashion tips so as not to be suspected.  Oddly enough, the boy, or more the little punk, who took my call also happened to be Hispanic.  Well, only &#8220;half-Hispanic&#8221;, he later explained.  He was totally  dumbfounded when I asked what him specifically what one should or shouldn&#8217;t wear if one might be of the &#8220;Brown Persuasion&#8221;.  This went on for quite a awhile until he finally protested that this was just gotcha journalism and wouldn&#8217;t go on any further.  Where do Republicans find these self-hating little shits to work for them in the first place?!?!?!?!  ARRRHHHHHH!</p>
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		<title>By: irma</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-1/#comment-75906</link>
		<dc:creator>irma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reyfeo,

You dont seem to understand that the issue we are discussing here is the protection of American civil rights.  The Arizona bill in question,  would violate your civil rights and those of other fellow Americans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reyfeo,</p>
<p>You dont seem to understand that the issue we are discussing here is the protection of American civil rights.  The Arizona bill in question,  would violate your civil rights and those of other fellow Americans.</p>
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		<title>By: Reyfeo</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-1/#comment-75823</link>
		<dc:creator>Reyfeo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Irma, 
I&#039;m for making sure every American gets equal and fair treatment under the law...what I am not for is giving Illegal Aliens the same American Citizen rights JAANGO, whom I disagree with, and I fought so hard to protect.  So no, I don’t accept your pretentious babbling about fighting for another country&#039;s citizens (Mexicans or any other here illegally for that matter) rights, HERE in this country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Irma,<br />
I&#8217;m for making sure every American gets equal and fair treatment under the law&#8230;what I am not for is giving Illegal Aliens the same American Citizen rights JAANGO, whom I disagree with, and I fought so hard to protect.  So no, I don’t accept your pretentious babbling about fighting for another country&#8217;s citizens (Mexicans or any other here illegally for that matter) rights, HERE in this country.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaango</title>
		<link>http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2010/04/14/do-you-look-like-an-illegal-immigrant/comment-page-1/#comment-75814</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaango</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reyfeo,

It&#039;s nice to encounter another military veteran on the Internet, and thusly, &quot;Welcome Home!&quot;

And yes, I served 14 months in Vietnam.  So, I am long in tooth and grey of beard.  Moreover, I like my weed, Motown and Country and Western Music, along with the Norteno, among others.

Earlier today, I was over at the political blog called the Firedoglake.com and they are having a contest to name a bumper sticker in recognization for the legalization the weed.  My contribution for this presumed bumper sticker was, &quot;Another Indigenous Medicine Regulated&quot;.  

In closing, I also found from ABC News that military recruiters do not want have fat kids in the military.  Consequently, a group of retired military leaders are saying that the fatness in our national school lunch program is a &quot;national security threat&quot; given the lack of nutrition in these meals and therefore causing obesity.  Obviously this insanity for failing to recognize Reality is that a military draft will solve this percevied &quot;threat&quot; but then, they&#039;re pusilanimous hypocrites, since they don&#039;t want rich kids serving in the military.  As such, they&#039;re a bunch of pansy assess.  Today, one-tenth of one percent of young people wear our nation&#039;s uniform.  Obviously, for these hypocrites--the retired military leaders, recognize that citizenship contains no &quot;value&quot; as applied to rich kids.

And needless to say, during the Bush/Cheney Effect, these same admirals and generals turned their backs on the Privates, Corporals and Sergeants--the back bone of organized violence.

And you won&#039;t find anyone among them, challenging America&#039;s advocates for white supremacy, either.  That&#039;s today&#039;s reality.  America has fallen on hard times due to corruption, mismanagement and general all-around incompetence performed by the political Right.

Jaango</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reyfeo,</p>
<p>It&#8217;s nice to encounter another military veteran on the Internet, and thusly, &#8220;Welcome Home!&#8221;</p>
<p>And yes, I served 14 months in Vietnam.  So, I am long in tooth and grey of beard.  Moreover, I like my weed, Motown and Country and Western Music, along with the Norteno, among others.</p>
<p>Earlier today, I was over at the political blog called the Firedoglake.com and they are having a contest to name a bumper sticker in recognization for the legalization the weed.  My contribution for this presumed bumper sticker was, &#8220;Another Indigenous Medicine Regulated&#8221;.  </p>
<p>In closing, I also found from ABC News that military recruiters do not want have fat kids in the military.  Consequently, a group of retired military leaders are saying that the fatness in our national school lunch program is a &#8220;national security threat&#8221; given the lack of nutrition in these meals and therefore causing obesity.  Obviously this insanity for failing to recognize Reality is that a military draft will solve this percevied &#8220;threat&#8221; but then, they&#8217;re pusilanimous hypocrites, since they don&#8217;t want rich kids serving in the military.  As such, they&#8217;re a bunch of pansy assess.  Today, one-tenth of one percent of young people wear our nation&#8217;s uniform.  Obviously, for these hypocrites&#8211;the retired military leaders, recognize that citizenship contains no &#8220;value&#8221; as applied to rich kids.</p>
<p>And needless to say, during the Bush/Cheney Effect, these same admirals and generals turned their backs on the Privates, Corporals and Sergeants&#8211;the back bone of organized violence.</p>
<p>And you won&#8217;t find anyone among them, challenging America&#8217;s advocates for white supremacy, either.  That&#8217;s today&#8217;s reality.  America has fallen on hard times due to corruption, mismanagement and general all-around incompetence performed by the political Right.</p>
<p>Jaango</p>
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		<title>By: irma</title>
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		<dc:creator>irma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reyfeo,

I am looking forward to the day that some
white cop pulls you over - throws away your identification and then proceeds to throw in you in jail for lacking &quot;proper documentation.&quot;   Maybe then you will understand what it is like to be a Mexican- if in fact that is what you are.

Albert Einstein never was a religious man, but he embraced his Jewishness anyway and worked for Jewish causes all his life.   He put it very simply &quot; a snail without a shell, is still a snail.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reyfeo,</p>
<p>I am looking forward to the day that some<br />
white cop pulls you over &#8211; throws away your identification and then proceeds to throw in you in jail for lacking &#8220;proper documentation.&#8221;   Maybe then you will understand what it is like to be a Mexican- if in fact that is what you are.</p>
<p>Albert Einstein never was a religious man, but he embraced his Jewishness anyway and worked for Jewish causes all his life.   He put it very simply &#8221; a snail without a shell, is still a snail.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Michaelr</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michaelr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Every time I pass along my California driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance to a law enforcement officer, the tone of the inquiry suddenly becomes condescending.  And there have been traffic stops with Latino law-enforcement officers that have been even uglier.  I’ve had several policemen in my lifetime accuse me of stealing my own car.  I don’t believe this will ever change...even in Southern California.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every time I pass along my California driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance to a law enforcement officer, the tone of the inquiry suddenly becomes condescending.  And there have been traffic stops with Latino law-enforcement officers that have been even uglier.  I’ve had several policemen in my lifetime accuse me of stealing my own car.  I don’t believe this will ever change&#8230;even in Southern California.</p>
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