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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:36 AM Original message |
We Need to Dump the Word "Illegal" |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. "By implying criminality where there is none," |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Please explain what 'crime' was committed by college student Jessica Colotl . |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. She was brought here ILLEGALLY . |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. So children should be held responsible for the deeds of their parents? Neither her parents nor she |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Valuable member of our society? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. The same as any other college kid. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Oh,please |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. People are not 'illegal' nor 'legal'. That's what you don't get.. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I kind of see your point. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Thank you. The point is we 'demonize' people by the names we use. I mean we don't |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. These people are not just "here" in our country |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Children, like the young woman above, did not make the 'conscious choice' and have no way of |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. I love the way |
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quickesst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. "We don't .... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I will state one more time, people are not 'illegals' nor 'legals'. Only actions are. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
44. They are not illegal... |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. I though killing people and seizing their property was a crime... |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. yes there's many subsitutute euphemisms/synonyms available nt |
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Florida Blue (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. Persons who illegally entered the Country ? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. People are not 'illegal'. The act may be, but not people. |
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Florida Blue (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Yes, those who have committed the illegal act |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Did you even read the article? |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Swimming up stream |
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The Green Manalishi (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. " We need these people. We benefit on balance from having them here." |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Immigration improves us |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. So you condone paying them less that an American worker would be entitled to? Because |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Yeah, you anti-"illegal" guys are just sooo concerned about the poor immigrants. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Don't dodge the question and then presume to tell me what "the sum total" of |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. No, I don't condone paying anyone below the minimum wage. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. No, it is not |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Perhaps so |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Yeah, like before 1965, when they pretty much only let white Europeans in? |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Would you care to quote from |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. And we are doing a bad job |
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Daveparts still (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. In |
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BigD_95 (728 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
17. I like the term " illegal" |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. Oh Look... |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. I see your point |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. How about just "immigrant," period? |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I think it's stretching the truth almost to the breaking point to say that "most" |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Perhaps. But the process was much simpler and easier then. |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:11 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. And your point would be what? |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. How about we call them what they really are... |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yeah, who the hell needs Jessica Colotl? |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
41. "Illegal" is supposed to describe actions, not human beings |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
42. I Support This View 100% |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
43. Immigration Woes |
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ColesCountyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
48. But they DO commit a crime, so why do we need to be faux PC about it? |
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