Cliche of the Week
U.S. Hispanic groups and activists on Thursday called for a moratorium on workplace raids to round up illegal immigrants, saying they were reminiscent of Nazi crackdowns on Jews in the 1930s.
They accused the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “racial profiling,” or selective enforcement against Hispanics, for arresting 1,300 workers on immigration violations in December 12 raids at meatpacking plants in six states.
“We are demanding an end to these immigration raids, where they are targeting brown faces. That is major, major racial profiling, and that cannot be tolerated,” said Rosa Rosales, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, at a news conference.
Last time I checked, ICE hasn’t putting illegals in cattle cars and sending them to be gassed. These raids were about identity theft and other lawbreaking. Working in the US illegally is a crime. So, is League of United Latin American Citizens a criminal organization since they promote criminal behavior? Sure sounds that way.
At the very least they are committing the crime of using lame arguments.
Unlike the gestapo, ICE has to work under stringent legal restrictions.
ICE is an investigative agency, it can’t go fishing for undocumented immigrants. ICE will not suddenly show up and raid a place. No need to worry about someone shouting “¡Migra!” - like the old days.
Plus, ICE agents are hamstrung with enforcing a law that is very difficult for businesses to break.
The law says an employer must “knowingly” hire someone illegally. That investigation against the pallet company, for example, involved ripped-up tax documents, an undercover officer and several taped conversations.
ICE can’t do much about the typical employment transaction, which involves a reasonably good phony document. As you know, bosses usually are not interested in asking a lot of questions when they’re hiring. Even if your Social Security number is all zeros. Even if it’s the same as six other employees.
It’s gotten pretty tired comparing UPHOLDING THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES to Nazi Germany death camp tactics.
Really, the Hispanics (mostly Mexicans and Central Americans) supporting that ludicrus point of view sure aren’t helping their illegal cause.
P.S.—I’m Hispanic, born here legally, parents emigrated TO STAY. My parents are South American.
Posted by on 12/22 at 11:29 AMI am really sick of the N word in general. Nazi , that is.
Posted by on 12/22 at 11:45 AMI think the “League of United Latin American Citizens” needs a nice, fat RICO charge slapped on them.
Posted by on 12/22 at 01:34 PM
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