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June 13, 2005
I Have to Wait For The Michael Jackson Verdict...
...before I can rampage like an oliphant through this. Okay, okay, a teeny, tiny taste...
Autry hears immigrant activists
Mayor declines to apologize for using the word 'illegal' in his State of the City speech.
...A coalition of advocacy group leaders sought an apology from Autry for using the term "illegal." They told him they believed his comments last week portrayed illegal immigrants as an economic burden. They said that image fuels hatred, especially when the contributions made by immigrants are left out. Members of the coalition asked Autry to use the word "undocumented" in the future.
Posted by tree hugging sister at June 13, 2005 04:10 PM
Comments
Bad words! Aw, my feewings were hurt!
These 'undocumented visitors' sure get the lingo down quickly, don't they?
Posted by: Nightfly at June 13, 2005 04:12 PM
Jacko was cleared. Return to your lives citizens.......
Posted by: Crusader at June 13, 2005 05:36 PM
Thank you, Crusader, for that completely unnecessary and unwanted waste of bandwidth.
Posted by: Ken Summers at June 13, 2005 05:45 PM
The bad news is, the media will now focus on the personal and self-inflicted problems of some other has-been celebrity...........
Man, it's things like this that make me long for the days of pre-cable TV.
Posted by: The Real JeffS at June 14, 2005 01:56 AM
If you break a law, you have done something ILLEGAL! Thus if you break the law by entering the country illegally, you are an ILLEGAL immigrant.
Here was the best quote from the piece:
"I cannot apologize for standing up against abuse, exploitation," he said. "If the word 'illegal' is demeaning, I hate the word, but we do have laws."
Well, duh!
When did it become wrong to call an act by its proper name?
Posted by: WunderKraut at June 14, 2005 07:28 AM
For my money the best quote was "there are no illegal people, only illegal actions". Hate the ilegality of the immigration, love the immigrant, as some dude once almost said.
Posted by: seb at June 14, 2005 11:17 AM
Saying there are no illegal aliens is also pretty fucking insulting to all the LEGAL aliens in this country, i.e., the people who actually followed the law in coming here.
Posted by: Dave J at June 14, 2005 11:40 AM
Like my sainted mother-in-law ('Victoria Regina') who has no patience with the Hispanics moving into her neck of the woods. (Again, for the record, she's Panamanian by birth, American with a vengence.)
Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 14, 2005 11:50 AM
We just had a big Green Card party on Sunday for our friend Lyne, whom Mr. B met when he stopped by last month. She is from Iraq. You would not believe the hoops she had to jump through. If she ever wants to be naturalized, the flag might have more stars on it by the time she takes the oath.
Posted by: Nightfly at June 14, 2005 01:43 PM
Well, bless her heart for doing it the right way, in spite of the obstacles!
Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 14, 2005 01:49 PM
Whatever happened to wetbacks?
Posted by: Habib at June 15, 2005 01:59 AM
wetbacks, a descriptive derogatory term for Mexicans who swim the Rio Grande to cross into Texas so that they can move about to other states, pick vegetables, cut grass, and get driver's licenses so that they can Motor/Voter and vote for Democratic candidates.
It is illegal to use that term, and soon it will be illegal to call it illegal.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 15, 2005 08:13 AM