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One thing that appears to be little noticed by the Republicans or for that matter, the Democrats, debating immigration policy is that they are behind the times. They, led by the fascists governing the state of Arizona, are advocating the deportation of people for traffic offenses, in many cases, for simply not having a valid driver's license. The folks that they want to deport are mostly over thirty. Many have been in America for the better part of a decade.

The little noticed critical fact that they have been ignoring: 92% of Latinos under the age of 18 in America are United States citizens. And it will not be long until they are voting in huge numbers. The political parties ignore them at their own risk.

Ask Pete Wilson about how his support of Proposition 187 played out. Live by the sword and die by the sword. We hold with Florida Governor Charlie Crist. He said, "What Arizona did is wrong. I'm the grandson of a Greek immigrant. The notion that you pull over 'suspect' people and demand their papers is not American. That's strange. That's not what America is supposed to be about."

Damn right, Charlie, that's not how we roll.

Labels: discrimination, Politics