Quote Originally Posted by Irulan
I didn't take any of this thread as going after a nationality with a brush, the discussion is whether the person in question has legal status or not When you live in an area where a significant portion of the population is in reality, of illegal status, then I see that it is an entirely reasonable point of discussion.

irulan
Irulan, I understand your point, but I saw the 'brush'. For some reason, it really just rubbed me wrong to see that the perp had a latin name, and someone's first thought was to questioned his legality - and truly didn't mean his driving record. I understand that people who live in that area might have that problem with others in their region. But, everyone has populations different than themselves in their region, and to make derogatory comments based on race or nationality - for whatever reason just rubs me wrong.

I've been the target of bigotry - to my face - because someone was too ignorant to think that I could belong to the group they were cutting down. "Oh, those ***'s, they're all the same..." Hear that, directed towards yourself, and you'll notice it instantly when directed at others. I also have a step-daughter of a different race (I divorced her dad, but you never divorce the children!) and people think it's okay to tell me a racial joke, or make a racial slur (which the 'legal' comment struck me as.) I'm obviously overly-sensitive about this issue, so I'll let it go.

I don't live in California, so I can't imagine the problem in that area. I'm sorry the situation is so bad. I'll leave this subject alone, since I don't understand it.

Letting it go....