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Meet the New 'Illegals': White Collar Criminals
There is always a touch of irony when a citizen of the United States complains about immigration. But now. As a Latino and a person of color, we no longer have to worry about those little things like, “driving while brown.†However, since the argument used against the undocumented by the nativists (Pat Buchanans, Lou Dobbs, et al) is that this is a Nation of Laws, well, two can play this game, bitches! Lets go through their arguments. According to nativists:
“Illegals†do not want to assimilate:
Old Illegals
In Pat Buchanan’s book, State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, he wrote that “millions of Mexicans are determined to retain their language and loyalty to Mexico. They prefer to remain outsiders.†[Buchanan, p. 28, 2006]
New Illegals
Partyin’ like there’s no tomorrow -
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