17 Feb
2003
17 Feb
'03
7:38 p.m.
On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Eric Dittman wrote:
They are more to do with locking down the country so
no more terrorist
attacks can occur. The problem is when the country gets that locked down
the freedoms we cherish disappear. When we lose all our freedoms, what
do we have worth keeping?
If we lock down our country and hold everyone suspect, did not The
Terrorists win?
As for ignoring illegal immigration from Mexico, I
find that extremely
hypocritical. We want to tighten the borders so we are protected from
terrorism, but we'll leave that huge sieve between Mexico and the US
completely open?
Who, then, will pick your lettuce? I mean no disrespect whatsoever to
Mexican folks who brave through torrid deserts to make their way to
California so they can spend 8+ hours a day stooped over in the hot
sun picking vegetables so that you can have a salad on your table. I am
quite serious. What white person, in this day and age, would ever take a
job picking lettuce for minimum wage?
These issues are not always as simple as people want to make them.
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