RACISM???

One thing that I have noticed lately in the media is that pro immigration "spokespersons" seem to be suggesting (more and more) that any one that is for tougher border security must be a racist. If this is a deliberate strategy, I think it is a very poor one.

To me, it suggests that such spokespersons specifically (and maybe the immigrants they talk for very generally???) have a degree of hatred, dislike, or disrespect and or ignorance for others, different races, cultures, etc.

After all, to suggest that “if you are not Latino (or Chicano) and are for tougher border security, or a fence, then you must be racist” is such a horrible generalization that it "must" be rooted in a true dislike or disrespect (if its just politics) of the targets of the statement.

Suggesting that "racism" is the real issue is very "easy" to do given our country's history with slavery. After all, it is very hard, if not impossible, to prove that you are not a racist.

Using the "r" word in this context, when the claim is made so broadly, is extremely disrespectful to all of those that are the object of such generalization (and are not racists). However, and more importantly, such (false) claims do great injustice to those that truly suffer racism, as they numb us to other similar claims. Sad.

Again, this is the bizarre world we live in which voting citizens of the USA need to defend their laws (in hopes of limiting the drugs flowing in from Mexico or whatever) in the face of being called a racist. Quite frankly, I am not totally sure why "we" care what foreign nationals call us when our kids have so much at stake (or when such disrespect is shown).

Bottom line, these spokespersons are not generating any warm and fuzzy feelings in my gut. Nor are they generating any support. Just more questions if you ask me.