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Originally posted by RACooper
Really? Each of the groups you cited were at one time "illegal" in that they weren't entitled to vote, but once there was enough of a political/economic force behind their cultural groups they were included into the political system.. after-all if you are the politican or party that reaches out and helps a group become "legal" citizens they tend to show a little loyalty....
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Cooper, those earlier immigrants became entitled to vote when they became LEGAL CITIZENS. I'm talking about activists who want rights WITHOUT that little step. No one (read: me) is against LEGAL immigration. What I am against is people sneaking over borders with the intent of stealing services and rights without even bothering to think about obtaining legal status. You know these are two different things.
This is what causes the anti-immigrant backlash: when arguments are made that try to merge the plight of legal immigrants with illegal. It hurts the legal immigrant's cause.
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