Thread: Editorial: No to anti-immigrant racism

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Editorial: No to anti-immigrant racism



Author: PWW/NM Editorial Board


People's Weekly World Newspaper, 08/18/05 11:15


As the economy continues to slide, pressured by oil corporation price gouging at the pump, accelerating corporate layoffs and the Bush war in Iraq, there has been a surge in racist bigotry directed against undocumented workers.

From the vigilante activities of the so-called Minutemen in the Southwest to the recent declaration of a “border emergencyâ€? by the governors of Arizona and New Mexico, attacks on immigrant workers â€â€

The failure of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), now 10 years old, to raise living standards in Mexico has added to a growing crisis for working families on both sides of the border. Just this week, a poll conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center indicated that 4 of 10 Mexican adults would migrate to the U.S. to work if they had the means. So much for the wild, big-business claims that NAFTA was a win-win situation for everyone.

The recent passage of CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, will only accelerate this dynamic and intensify the exploitation of workers throughout the hemisphere.

Well, at least this writer got part of the story correct..Too bad they are too stupid to see that the minutemen are not racists but they are hardworking Americans trying to protect their nation.

This is not immigration policy. It is racist bigotry and a recipe for violence.

Your observation is moronic. You do not belong in this country without the proper authorization. Period.

Is this a socialist organization?

W

They sure sound socialist.
Anybody who thinks that GM is making "grotesque profits" is surely out for a long lunch.

[quote]From the vigilante activities of the so-called Minutemen in the Southwest to the recent declaration of a “border emergencyâ€? by the governors of Arizona and New Mexico, attacks on immigrant workers â€â€