Patrick, it FEELS racist to me when 6% of illegals come from Canada, yet no vigilantes are patroling the Canadian border the way they are the Mexican one. It FEELS racist to me when during the depression era, there was a "repatration" act that rounded up AMERICANS born in the US of Mexican ancestry and illegally sent them "back" to Mexico.
It FEELS racist to me when the legal authorities go after the Mexican illegals but not the upper/middle class executives of US hotel chains and agribusiness who illegally hire these workers knowing full well that they have no green cards.
I have a friend I have mentioned before - he a Mohican Indian who grew up in Canada, has dual US/Canadian citizenship and served in the US military for 7 years. He tells me that every time he goes home, he had no problem with the CANADIAN officials at the border, it is the AMERICAN officals on his return trip that make his crossing miserable. He drives a high end sports car. Last crossing back to the US, the US border officials stopped him and said, "That sure looks like an expensive car. How'd you get it?" "I bought it" my friend replied. "We'll need to do some checking" was the response. My friend waited 5 hours while they desperately tried to prove his was a stolen car. Finally, they had to concede that the car appeared to be legally his and he was allowed back into the US. This FEELS racist to me.
Take a look at the
following web site and tell me if the whole thing doesn't FEEL racist to you.