(Name-mce) ListServ City Vents Anger at Illegal Immigrants

[Jorge Zeballos]

And by the way, the act of being in the country undocumented is NOT A CRIME, 
but a civil offense, which is why Republicans were trying to make it into a 
criminal offense recently and failed.

Jorge Zeballos
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>Message: 2
>Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:07:11 -0400
>From: "Pat Luftman" <luftman at ptd.net>
>Subject: Re: (Name-mce) ListServ City Vents Anger at Illegal
>	Immigrants
>To: <barbara.acosta3 at verizon.net>,	"NAME-MCE - National Association
>	for Multicultural Education	EmailDiscussion Group"
>	<Name-mce at nameorg.org>
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>Barbara, I read your comments with interest.
>
>The issue we're discussing here is HUGE & has many causes & possible
>solutions.
>
>The example you gave of a family being "dropped off" in a Central American
>country confuses me somewhat. Through fate & circumstance,  we are born
>where we are born.
>
>If ones does have the misfortune to be born into a 3rd World country, I do
>agree there is little one can do to lift oneself up. Our family does what 
>it
>can financially to donate to those charities that offer assistance &
>resources to those less fortunate than we, an admittedly upper class white
>family ( except for our daughther, adopted from China)  who considers
>themselves fantastically lucky & blessed.
>
>Should there be a global living wage? YES. Should people committ themselves
>to assisting those who are less fortunate? YES. Should we vote OUT
>politicians who do not address the solutions you suggest & vote IN 
>politicos
>that do? ABSOLUTELY.
>
>Am I concerned about crime, no matter who commits it? YES.
>
>I confess I'm not as well schooled as some on this list in world affairs 
>but
>this is my .02 on the subject.
>
>'Nuff said.
>
>Pat
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