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In reply to the discussion: We erred in publishing cartoon [View all]demwing
(16,916 posts)1) I never once said that we should "round up and deport"
You don' have to say it, just be vocally critical of the alternatives.
2) Comparing people who don't file the proper paperwork to apply for citizenship are not in any way like Rosa Parks.
First, I'm not convinced you're correct. These people are not really 100% immigrants. Many would qualify as indigenous people displaced by a successful conquest.
Pretend China successfully invaded the US, and forced all inhabitants into Texas. Would Floridians who wanted to return to their homes accept being labeled immigrants?
Second, I was comparing Rosa Park's act to Obama's OE.
3 part 1...) If it was skinheads and Sarah Palin clones coming across the border I, and many people here, would be up in arms.
You assume all immigrants are Dem friendly.
3 part 2...) That's where we're losing this battle in the public's perception
Again, I challenge that assumption, but I have to catch a bus, so I'll come back to answer later...