Comments on: Immigration: Seizing the Day http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: slide http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1259050 slide Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:55:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1259050 <p>Finally, someone willing to mention the reason immigrants want to come here. Our terrible corporate inspired trade policies decimating jobs in Mexico which bring these people here need to be revised where those jobs will return. As to dealing with the latinos here once we recognize it is of our own doing then perhaps we could accept a more humane solution. Deporting 12 million people is not the equitable solution. Giving them some protection and/or a path to citizenship is a more humane solution. Making slaves out of those workers here is not a solution. Punishing their children is not a solution. It is not as complicated as some want to make it, if we can first address our own responsibility and a humane solution.</p> Finally, someone willing to mention the reason immigrants want to come here. Our terrible corporate inspired trade policies decimating jobs in Mexico which bring these people here need to be revised where those jobs will return. As to dealing with the latinos here once we recognize it is of our own doing then perhaps we could accept a more humane solution. Deporting 12 million people is not the equitable solution. Giving them some protection and/or a path to citizenship is a more humane solution. Making slaves out of those workers here is not a solution. Punishing their children is not a solution. It is not as complicated as some want to make it, if we can first address our own responsibility and a humane solution.

]]> By: pseudonymousinnc http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258633 pseudonymousinnc Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:15:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258633 <blockquote><p>How do we come up with a humane policy that works while also encouraging Mexico to move towards economic equity?</p></blockquote> <p>How about not having both parties treat the left-of-centre opposition in Mexico as if its coming to power would mean ‘Chavez on the doorstep’? That would be a start.</p>

How do we come up with a humane policy that works while also encouraging Mexico to move towards economic equity?

How about not having both parties treat the left-of-centre opposition in Mexico as if its coming to power would mean ‘Chavez on the doorstep’? That would be a start.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258394 CTuttle Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:12:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258394 <blockquote><p> McCain booed at CPAC.</p> <p>Speaking to a right-wing crowd at CPAC today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was loudly booed when he mentioned his push for comprehensive immigration reform last year. </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/07/mccain-booed-at-cpac/#comments" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/...../#comments</a></p>

McCain booed at CPAC.

Speaking to a right-wing crowd at CPAC today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was loudly booed when he mentioned his push for comprehensive immigration reform last year.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/…../#comments

]]> By: peanutbutter http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258380 peanutbutter Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:06:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258380 <p>I look forward to your follow up posts. I think there should BE no borders or restrictions on people moving about. However, I know that’s not going to happen any time soon, and I lack useful realistic arguments and goals in moving toward that end result…</p> I look forward to your follow up posts. I think there should BE no borders or restrictions on people moving about. However, I know that’s not going to happen any time soon, and I lack useful realistic arguments and goals in moving toward that end result…

]]> By: Beerfart Liberal http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258371 Beerfart Liberal Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:00:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258371 <p>Did you dive or are you skipping that?</p> Did you dive or are you skipping that?

]]> By: Beerfart Liberal http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258370 Beerfart Liberal Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:59:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258370 <p>I googled “McCain and booed” (I still do everything boolean).</p> <p>He gets booed alot.</p> I googled “McCain and booed” (I still do everything boolean).

He gets booed alot.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258366 Suzanne Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:58:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258366 <p>A benefit of selling my house is that I will hopefully have the money to go to Mexico for dental care. Lost my dental insurance when I was retired.</p> A benefit of selling my house is that I will hopefully have the money to go to Mexico for dental care. Lost my dental insurance when I was retired.

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258365 Siun Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:57:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258365 <p>David! Thanks so much for doing this series … finding strong ways to talk about immigration is so needed!</p> David! Thanks so much for doing this series … finding strong ways to talk about immigration is so needed!

]]> By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258361 Loo Hoo. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:54:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258361 <p>This place is fucked. (A term my HS buds and I used, but so much more appropriate now).</p> This place is fucked. (A term my HS buds and I used, but so much more appropriate now).

]]> By: jayt http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258353 jayt Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:47:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/07/immigration-seizing-the-day/#comment-1258353 <p>IU Dental School…</p> IU Dental School…

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