Some things to think about when discussing immigration:

[The Witch]

http://alisavaldesrodriguez.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-stupid-are-us-media.html

Excerpt:

1. The vast majority of Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. (75 percent of us) were born and raised here, including many of us who have roots here that predate the arrival of the pilgrims.

2. "Immigrant" is not synonymous with "Latino" and the media should stop pretending they mean the same thing.

3. The CNN analyst who said today "Keep in mind, Latino voters are LEGAL immigrants, not illegal immigrants" should be FIRED for sloppy thinking. MOST LATINOS ARE NOT IMMIGRANTS AT ALL, PINCHE CABRON.

4. Immigrants to contemporary USA come from EVERYWHERE. There are, for instance, 100,000 Nigerians in Houston, and tens of thousands of ILLEGAL Irish in Boston. If this debate is truly about immigration, as opposed to racist portrayals of Latinos, please curb your coverage to be more responsible.

Just click. :)

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Thanks for the straw man

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. Excellent!

[BrklynLiberal]

3. EXCELLENT!

And I happen to have several Irish friends who have Hispanic last names - thanks to the sinking of the Spanish Armada off the coast of Ireland in 1588.
Wasn't Eamon de Valera the Mayor of Dublin?

[PsN2Wind]

4. So (25% of you)

are here illegally.
I'm not for giving a pass to others here illegally BUT Hispanics are by far the largest percentage of the offenders.
Maybe if the hundreds of thousands demonstrating in this country, demanding rights, were doing the same in their home countries, they might not have to come here to better themselves.

[The Witch]

5. It's just some food for thought linked from another blog I like.

I didn't write it, just thought it made some good points.