It was fun watching his head explode.

'Long time suffering piñata American' LOL!
But don't eat the candy, it's tainted with
xenophobia and hatred.

I find the whole thing very funny; I am learning Spanish in my spare time because I want to be able to talk to Mexicans when I go down there, they are very nice and friendly people. Plus learning a new language helps stave off senility; maybe Lou should try it!

Damn it, I'm 'murikan....and I only speak 'murikan!

I only watch Lou's show because he has good diverse guests. But Dobb's hides his bigotry behind a phony nationalism complete with an American flag stuck up his fat condescending ass. I'm sure Dobbs has some illegal immigrant Mexican chiefs locked in his mansion cooking him homemade burritos and tamales with guacamole.

You mean, Obama had the nerve to tell a Hispanic audience they should teach their kids Spanish? What a subversive.

(disclaimer: i can't stand lou dobbs and ONLY watch his show when trapped like a caged beast)

that said, what i have seen really is irksome. he gets on his high horse and castigates the results of the economic system he supports. if i were to believe he was really a populist, and not a salesman with a shiny new product, he would address the reasons for our troubles, not the effects.

Left&Left @ 9:

I only watch Lou's show because he has good diverse guests. But Dobb's hides his bigotry behind a phony nationalism complete with an American flag stuck up his fat condescending ass. I'm sure Dobbs has some illegal immigrant Mexican chiefs locked in his mansion cooking him homemade burritos and tamales with guacamole.

That flag will come flying out at warp speed about three or four hours after eating that particular meal.

hilarious as always, however, that picture of dobbs is very disturbing.

Dobbs is married to a foreign woman.

I watched this segment last night and I swear that it was one of the funniest moments that I've ever seen on the Daily Show. Frickin' genius!

I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn't want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

The problem is that those who think they are so great don't live near them and don't have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

why is there opposition to regulated immigration? i realize this issue goes way back in time..but the last
20-30 of unregulated immigration i believe has hurt this country. depending what ares of the country your in.
ever since reagan it's really gotten out of control. it's cheap labor for corporations and military. it's by design and we know it. i knew nothing was going to change now this demographic has gotten so big it to can't fail.there's a trend starting to appear even amongst undoc. immigrants they are now challenging employers
it's human nature to want to be treated fairly. i heard an interview on public radio recently about agriculture labor immigrants in california being exposed to pesticides and health problems they're having...guess who pays for the medical treatment?

The Dude @ 24:

Left&Left @ 22:

andy @ 19:

Dobbs is married to a foreign woman.

Don't make me do the Stromm Thurman explanation.

Actually I believe his wife is Hispanic...

My point is that a person can be attracted to or even love a member of any race or group and still dislike that race or group.

I know that there are some who think Jon overrated. I don't get my news from him, thats not his job (I get it from many other slanted news networks) but I always enjoy his (and staffs) irreverent view of peoples actions. He just cuts them down to size, show just how silly we should see them. I mean why should we give a crap about what Lou Dobbs thinks. He's just a talking head! Its all his opinions. O'Reilly interviewing Malken, Malken interviewing O'Reilly. Who cares? Not much different when Olberman interviews Maddow (I personally just agree with them most of the time) but its just the same thing.

Its just TV people, go get involved in real life. Join a local party!

constituent @ 30:

The Dude @ 28:

constituent @ 25:

...guess who pays for the medical treatment?

Probably not you....

taxpayers........dude

... you'd be surprised to know that even illegals pay taxes.

Geraldo @ 5:

I find the whole thing very funny; I am learning Spanish in my spare time because I want to be able to talk to Mexicans when I go down there, they are very nice and friendly people. Plus learning a new language helps stave off senility; maybe Lou should try it!

Umm. Yeah. Sure. Can I just say this? YOU are wasting your time learning Spanish, and our new Hispanic neighbors are wasting their time with English. Forget all of that and start teaching your kids MANDARIN.

EJG @ 23:

I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn't want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

The problem is that those who think they are so great don't live near them and don't have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

I think you have the wrong blog> I think this is the one you want: stormfront.org. Sorry SM for posting that link but I think EJG got lost and I just wanted to point the way home for him.

Because of his pseudo populism and obsession with everything Mexican, Dobbs is unwatchable. CNN really should replace his show with something progressive.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080716223606.okp0nvxp&show_artic...

here's an "illegal immigrant arrest" with a big fine

EJG @ 34:

The Dude @ 26:

EJG @ 23:

I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn't want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

The problem is that those who think they are so great don't live near them and don't have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability...

Actually I am probably more intelligent then you AND I am also not afraid to say things like they are. You obviously live in an area where you don't have to deal with these people. That is the problem, those who make the decisions have all the money and don't see the real issues. Try living in an area where they settle then tell me that I am ignorant. Like most you have your head in the sand. Hope one of them flashes their gun at you (not hurt you) but give you a sample of the real experience then see what you have to say. Or maybe you like gun toting, drug dealing gangsters.

Actually I am part Hispanic, I have a PhD in applied physics, an MS in EE, and let me tell you that I see your "Mexican over run Phoenix suburb" and I raise it to "Whitetrash trailerpark among meth houses in the middle of Kentucky."

BTW, Bush was born and raise in the NE... so I guess that speaks volumes as a "good example of the ethics of the majority of your people," right?

Ah..White people will one day be the minority. Maybe then I'll be able to qualify for
some additional FREE governmental benefits. Hee Haa!!!

The Dude @ 26:

EJG @ 23:

I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn't want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

The problem is that those who think they are so great don't live near them and don't have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability...

That is a really shitty thing to say. This guy is a totally believable witness to the abuses our system is put under on a daily basis by illegals, (and I don't care if they are hispanic or russian or vietnamese, illegal is illegal) and all you can do is insult him. How can you deny the absolute truth of everything he said? All i have to do is drive down the streets in Van Nuys, Pacoima, or any other of a hundred local L.A. neighborhoods and see that what this person says is indeed a fact. Try and run the gauntlet of hissing "day workers" at Home Depot if you are a woman. Try and take an evening stroll without being insulted and accosted by ne'r do well youths who barely speak the language yet know enough to call you names and panhandle. Try and get a good (and safe) night's sleep when the pit bulls are barking, the guns are firing, the people are fighting, the sirens are blaring, and the helicopters are circling. We lived in the heart of Van Nuys for many years and saw what was once a decent, hard working mixed race neighborhood become choked with cheap apartments and illegals and we still tried to stick it out because we had friends and relationships in the area. One by one the friends moved away and finally, after my wife (carrying my 6 year old son) was chased into my home by the nearby illegal gangbanger's pit bulls one afternoon, so did we.

Knee jerk insults to someone speaking facts and truths are best left to our enemies on the right, we are supposed to be better than them, so, lets practice what we preach. Remember, your experiences are not the same as everyone else's. Some of us happen to agree with some if not all of what Lou Dobbs and his ilk say because we have been personally and financially affected by these things. We are witnesses and victims. Get used to the fact that it is not a rose-colored world out there, and while many people do not deserve demonizing, others are well deserving, and race or language or religion has nothing to do with that.
30.

"EJG,
You would give Lou Dobbs an erection."

LMAO!! Good one.

wow i kind of surprised where this went.....i don't understand what is wrong with a common sense appoach
to Regulated Immigration...that's all not lou dobbs
over the top rhetoric a solution...if you want to slow it down regulate it...doesn't mean your racists...i met many wonderful/cool hispanics....it's hurting some of us more than others,it's hurting mexico....big corporations are behind this they keep wages low and conditions are not good for instance in meat processing/packing places.
this is an unfair advantage...if it hurts some industries that's the risk they take in this free market they boost about....i don't understand that people don't see this part of it....i live in the southwest and it is an issue...and i'm a liberal-moderate democrat

samdog @ 45:

The Dude @ 26:

EJG @ 23:

I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn't want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

The problem is that those who think they are so great don't live near them and don't have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability...

That is a really shitty thing to say. This guy is a totally believable witness to the abuses our system is put under on a daily basis by illegals, (and I don't care if they are hispanic or russian or vietnamese, illegal is illegal) and all you can do is insult him. How can you deny the absolute truth of everything he said? All i have to do is drive down the streets in Van Nuys, Pacoima, or any other of a hundred local L.A. neighborhoods and see that what this person says is indeed a fact. Try and run the gauntlet of hissing "day workers" at Home Depot if you are a woman. Try and take an evening stroll without being insulted and accosted by ne'r do well youths who barely speak the language yet know enough to call you names and panhandle. Try and get a good (and safe) night's sleep when the pit bulls are barking, the guns are firing, the people are fighting, the sirens are blaring, and the helicopters are circling. We lived in the heart of Van Nuys for many years and saw what was once a decent, hard working mixed race neighborhood become choked with cheap apartments and illegals and we still tried to stick it out because we had friends and relationships in the area. One by one the friends moved away and finally, after my wife (carrying my 6 year old son) was chased into my home by the nearby illegal gangbanger's pit bulls one afternoon, so did we.

Knee jerk insults to someone speaking facts and truths are best left to our enemies on the right, we are supposed to be better than them, so, lets practice what we preach. Remember, your experiences are not the same as everyone else's. Some of us happen to agree with some if not all of what Lou Dobbs and his ilk say because we have been personally and financially affected by these things. We are witnesses and victims. Get used to the fact that it is not a rose-colored world out there, and while many people do not deserve demonizing, others are well deserving, and race or language or religion has nothing to do with that.
30.

Ugh, did I just witnessed troll on troll action. I feel dirty...

It must be nice to be one of them white folks, genetically superior and unable to do no wrong. Because we all know that no white all American person has ever ever abused the system, wasted any money, or committed a single crime.

pinkobait @ 50:

41.the Dude says:

"Actually I am part Hispanic, I have a PhD in applied physics, an MS in EE,"

I have to ask: what variety of animal is an "MS in EE"?

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

The Dude @ 51:

samdog @ 45:

The Dude @ 26:

EJG @ 23:

Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability...

That is a really shitty thing to say. This guy is a totally believable witness to the abuses our system is put under on a daily basis by illegals, (and I don't care if they are hispanic or russian or vietnamese, illegal is illegal) and all you can do is insult him. How can you deny the absolute truth of everything he said? All i have to do is drive down the streets in Van Nuys, Pacoima, or any other of a hundred local L.A. neighborhoods and see that what this person says is indeed a fact. Try and run the gauntlet of hissing "day workers" at Home Depot if you are a woman. Try and take an evening stroll without being insulted and accosted by ne'r do well youths who barely speak the language yet know enough to call you names and panhandle. Try and get a good (and safe) night's sleep when the pit bulls are barking, the guns are firing, the people are fighting, the sirens are blaring, and the helicopters are circling. We lived in the heart of Van Nuys for many years and saw what was once a decent, hard working mixed race neighborhood become choked with cheap apartments and illegals and we still tried to stick it out because we had friends and relationships in the area. One by one the friends moved away and finally, after my wife (carrying my 6 year old son) was chased into my home by the nearby illegal gangbanger's pit bulls one afternoon, so did we.

Knee jerk insults to someone speaking facts and truths are best left to our enemies on the right, we are supposed to be better than them, so, lets practice what we preach. Remember, your experiences are not the same as everyone else's. Some of us happen to agree with some if not all of what Lou Dobbs and his ilk say because we have been personally and financially affected by these things. We are witnesses and victims. Get used to the fact that it is not a rose-colored world out there, and while many people do not deserve demonizing, others are well deserving, and race or language or religion has nothing to do with that.
30.

Ugh, did I just witnessed troll on troll action. I feel dirty...

It must be nice to be one of them white folks, genetically superior and unable to do no wrong. Because we all know that no white all American person has ever ever abused the system, wasted any money, or committed a single crime.

No troll here, I've written comments on this site for ages, most of them quite liberal, some to the point of anarchic, especially when it comes to my opinions on the Bush Administration. To quote Nicholson, "You can't handle the truth."

FAIR’s projected annual fiscal costs to Iowa taxpayers
for emergency medical care, education and incarceration resulting if an amnesty is adopted for illegal residents.

$121,000,000......current

$203,000,000......2010

$349,000,000......2020

samdog @ 33:

Geraldo @ 5:

I find the whole thing very funny; I am learning Spanish in my spare time because I want to be able to talk to Mexicans when I go down there, they are very nice and friendly people. Plus learning a new language helps stave off senility; maybe Lou should try it!

Umm. Yeah. Sure. Can I just say this? YOU are wasting your time learning Spanish, and our new Hispanic neighbors are wasting their time with English. Forget all of that and start teaching your kids MANDARIN.

Mandarin probably wouldn't be that useful in Mexico or South America, where I plan to retire. But Spanish probably would be.

If I was planning to keep working, then I'd learn Punjabi or Mandarin.

I'd also like to learn Japanese and go all Redenbacher on the Japanese women.

Geraldo @ 59:

samdog @ 33:

Geraldo @ 5:

I find the whole thing very funny; I am learning Spanish in my spare time because I want to be able to talk to Mexicans when I go down there, they are very nice and friendly people. Plus learning a new language helps stave off senility; maybe Lou should try it!

Umm. Yeah. Sure. Can I just say this? YOU are wasting your time learning Spanish, and our new Hispanic neighbors are wasting their time with English. Forget all of that and start teaching your kids MANDARIN.

Mandarin probably wouldn't be that useful in Mexico or South America, where I plan to retire. But Spanish probably would be.

If I was planning to keep working, then I'd learn Punjabi or Mandarin.

I'd also like to learn Japanese and go all Redenbacher on the Japanese women.

"Redenbacher?!?" Explain that one...puh-leeeze

Samson- @ 40:

EJG @ 34:

The Dude @ 26:

EJG @ 23:

Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability...

Actually I am probably more intelligent then you AND I am also not afraid to say things like they are. You obviously live in an area where you don't have to deal with these people. That is the problem, those who make the decisions have all the money and don't see the real issues. Try living in an area where they settle then tell me that I am ignorant. Like most you have your head in the sand. Hope one of them flashes their gun at you (not hurt you) but give you a sample of the real experience then see what you have to say. Or maybe you like gun toting, drug dealing gangsters.

i live in south philly and i probably have more mexicans living in my neighborhood than in tijuana itself.

your post is embarrassingly bigoted.

I happen to live in North Texas, a lot closer to the border than NE or Philly.
I live in an older neighborhood that has become ethnically diverse in the last 10 years or so. We had a lot of problems with drugs, burglaries and gangs until the Spanish speakers moved in. The problems were being caused by the under-educated white kids.
My new neighbors take pride in their homes, keep the lawn mowed and the trash picked up, and don't cause any problems at all.
I have lived around and worked with Spanish speaking people all of my life.
Your perceptions are wrong.

Native Texan @ 63:

Samson- @ 40:

EJG @ 34:

The Dude @ 26:

Actually I am probably more intelligent then you AND I am also not afraid to say things like they are. You obviously live in an area where you don't have to deal with these people. That is the problem, those who make the decisions have all the money and don't see the real issues. Try living in an area where they settle then tell me that I am ignorant. Like most you have your head in the sand. Hope one of them flashes their gun at you (not hurt you) but give you a sample of the real experience then see what you have to say. Or maybe you like gun toting, drug dealing gangsters.

i live in south philly and i probably have more mexicans living in my neighborhood than in tijuana itself.

your post is embarrassingly bigoted.

I happen to live in North Texas, a lot closer to the border than NE or Philly.
I live in an older neighborhood that has become ethnically diverse in the last 10 years or so. We had a lot of problems with drugs, burglaries and gangs until the Spanish speakers moved in. The problems were being caused by the under-educated white kids.
My new neighbors take pride in their homes, keep the lawn mowed and the trash picked up, and don't cause any problems at all.
I have lived around and worked with Spanish speaking people all of my life.
Your perceptions are wrong.

Pinche Cabron

Wrong Dobbs on that meter!

This one is better.

Dave @ 66:

Some neighborhoods go to shit, some don't. I live in the middle of a fairly large hispanic community (Atlanta) and the folks here are law-abiding, quiet, family-oriented types. Yes, a large portion of them (if not most) are probably 'illegals'. Great neighborhood, friendly people.

If I were to move a few miles south of here, well.. the neighborhood's shit. And not hispanic.

So what is the lesson learned? Depends on whether you're a bigot. Some neighborhoods go to shit, some don't... REGARDLESS of nationality/ethnicity/place of origin.

Neighborhood going to shit? Move, deal or try to mitigate the negative changes.

wow i give up........if your particuliar neighborhood is effected by unregulated immigration can i say something about it.....this is the corporations causing this good grief............i guess i'm on different team
i like the guys/corporations that hire legally and don't cheat and put the burden on the community/public
sorry

constituent @ 69:

Dave @ 66:

Some neighborhoods go to shit, some don't. I live in the middle of a fairly large hispanic community (Atlanta) and the folks here are law-abiding, quiet, family-oriented types. Yes, a large portion of them (if not most) are probably 'illegals'. Great neighborhood, friendly people.

If I were to move a few miles south of here, well.. the neighborhood's shit. And not hispanic.

So what is the lesson learned? Depends on whether you're a bigot. Some neighborhoods go to shit, some don't... REGARDLESS of nationality/ethnicity/place of origin.

Neighborhood going to shit? Move, deal or try to mitigate the negative changes.

wow i give up........if your particuliar neighborhood is effected by unregulated immigration can i say something about it.....this is the corporations causing this good grief............i guess i'm on different team
i like the guys/corporations that hire legally and don't cheat and put the burden on the community/public
sorry

more than that, it is the economic policies--which are designed to help the corporations rake in the dough

and then we have working poor white people pointing at working poor mexicans saying, 'you are the cause of all my woes'

and the ruling class laughs all the way to the bank

hey samson i often read your entries....your smart honestly where am i wrong here?

constituent @ 57:

FAIR’s projected annual fiscal costs to Iowa taxpayers
for emergency medical care, education and incarceration resulting if an amnesty is adopted for illegal residents.

$121,000,000......current

$203,000,000......2010

$349,000,000......2020

constituent @ 73:

hey samson i often read your entries....your smart honestly where am i wrong here?

if i have read your posts correctly you are placing the blame for our immigration issues at the feet of corporations. have i read you correctly?

the only thing i would add to that, is that other than multinational corporations there are other industries (construction, motel/hotel, landscaping, etc) that benefit from and lobby for the system as is.

what i was getting at, with my post, is that the conditions that made this possible is due to the underlying economic policies of the US and the IMF. let us not forget the underlying reasons for the mexican peso crisis in 1995. *cough neoliberalism* nor let us not forget the promises of NAFTA, and how all those promises *poof* vanished in the air for mexico (and america)

Samson- @ 77:

constituent @ 73:

hey samson i often read your entries....your smart honestly where am i wrong here?

if i have read your posts correctly you are placing the blame for our immigration issues at the feet of corporations. have i read you correctly?

the only thing i would add to that, is that other than multinational corporations there are other industries (construction, motel/hotel, landscaping, etc) that benefit from and lobby for the system as is.

what i was getting at, with my post, is that the conditions that made this possible is due to the underlying economic policies of the US and the IMF. let us not forget the underlying reasons for the mexican peso crisis in 1995. *cough neoliberalism* nor let us not forget the promises of NAFTA, and how all those promises *poof* vanished in the air for mexico (and america)

no i'm with you if you read my entry about selling subsidized corn into mexico hurting the local mexican farmers...het are forced to leave their farms for the states or mexico city to work for u.s. companies to do assembly at low labor costs.
most of us that get it don't having thing against mexican people i don't that's not the issue i say they are effecting certain communities for corporations and government..........i see you agree....i don't have the answer i'm just saying regulate it.....like many other countries new zealand...australia...etc.

samdog @ 55:

The Dude @ 51:

samdog @ 45:

The Dude @ 26:

That is a really shitty thing to say. This guy is a totally believable witness to the abuses our system is put under on a daily basis by illegals, (and I don't care if they are hispanic or russian or vietnamese, illegal is illegal) and all you can do is insult him. How can you deny the absolute truth of everything he said? All i have to do is drive down the streets in Van Nuys, Pacoima, or any other of a hundred local L.A. neighborhoods and see that what this person says is indeed a fact. Try and run the gauntlet of hissing "day workers" at Home Depot if you are a woman. Try and take an evening stroll without being insulted and accosted by ne'r do well youths who barely speak the language yet know enough to call you names and panhandle. Try and get a good (and safe) night's sleep when the pit bulls are barking, the guns are firing, the people are fighting, the sirens are blaring, and the helicopters are circling. We lived in the heart of Van Nuys for many years and saw what was once a decent, hard working mixed race neighborhood become choked with cheap apartments and illegals and we still tried to stick it out because we had friends and relationships in the area. One by one the friends moved away and finally, after my wife (carrying my 6 year old son) was chased into my home by the nearby illegal gangbanger's pit bulls one afternoon, so did we.

Knee jerk insults to someone speaking facts and truths are best left to our enemies on the right, we are supposed to be better than them, so, lets practice what we preach. Remember, your experiences are not the same as everyone else's. Some of us happen to agree with some if not all of what Lou Dobbs and his ilk say because we have been personally and financially affected by these things. We are witnesses and victims. Get used to the fact that it is not a rose-colored world out there, and while many people do not deserve demonizing, others are well deserving, and race or language or religion has nothing to do with that.
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Ugh, did I just witnessed troll on troll action. I feel dirty...

It must be nice to be one of them white folks, genetically superior and unable to do no wrong. Because we all know that no white all American person has ever ever abused the system, wasted any money, or committed a single crime.

No troll here, I've written comments on this site for ages, most of them quite liberal, some to the point of anarchic, especially when it comes to my opinions on the Bush Administration. To quote Nicholson, "You can't handle the truth."

You could be Trotsky's illegitimate love child for all I care, and that wouldn't change the fact that you are agreeing with a bigoted and ignorant opinion.

If you agree with the troll's blanket statements, then you do have a problem.

Do travel to some parts of the South, and try for example to fill gas driving a car full of minorities. And tell me about how "safe" do you feel. Does that mean all whites are xenophobe criminal toothless ignoramuses. No by a long shot.

Some Mexicans and illegals suck, whoopie do! That still does not meal that all hispanics are involved in crime, or are somehow in line with Alberto Gonzales' morality (or lack thereof).

Good grief... divide and conquer at its finest indeed.

Annaleigh @ 82:

constituent @ 78:

Annaleigh @ 76:

I would just like to point out to the person who mentioned Alberto Gonzales' conduct as an "example" of Hispanic culture, just how low you've gotten...

As an ethnically mixed Hispanic who's grown up in majority Hispanic neighborhoods, there are some people who do live up to the stereotype, but Alberto Gonzales is no more our representative than O'Rally is of the New York Irish, or the Bush Crime Family representative of New Englanders.

I've sat next to people like you who've ranted and raved to me about Mexicans ruining their perfect little towns, only to have them backpedal the moment I inform them of my background, the whole "Oh, I didn't mean *all* of you!" tripe... I have pity for you all, that you have no inkling how ignorant and clueless you sound.

just regulate the inlux that's all i said......the infrastructure in some areas are getting hit hard
i want compromise not extremes....you actually feel it's not a problem anywhere in the states.......this is not a personal attack thing i'm trying to learn....i don't know everything.......i'm guessing nobody does...i've read and talked with people regarding this matter i believe it depends where he live..........personally i believe corporations are at fault for many years.
many immigrants work in unfavorable conditions i don't approve....they also work for lower wages i don't approve why... it's cheating..unfair advantage...china has the same structure now workers in china are starting to complain. the cost for social services is brought upon local communities some more than others.people on here jump to conclusions if you are on the side of REGULATED immigration your racists that's a trick from the (R) i don't appreciate it

There is a big difference between wanting to see immigration regulated, and making judgments about the moral character of an entire ethnic group based on the relatively small group of bad apples they have just heard about...

It's one thing to state that unchecked immigration needs scrutiny, it's another to suggest that Gonzales is a liar and a cheat because all Latinos are liars and cheats. Understand?

Please don't put words in my mouth, as I didn't say I didn't think there were no problems. My statement had much more to do with people spewing tired stereotypes based only on what they've heard, and having not bothered to actually acquire a more balanced perspective on what the Latino community is, and what we are like. Usually many of the people who buy into the stereotypes have no clue about the pain and pride of living in the community and being a part of it.

I'm sure you must not like being painted with broad strokes, especially if they are negative, am I right? Same with us. I consider it a terrible insult to be lumped in with Alberto Gonzales, not to mention assumptions being made about my moral character. You wouldn't like it either!

that's someone else i'm not like that.........i know you are speaking of another entry....i wish i was able to talk about this issue better.."lumping with Gonzales" is ridiculous.....he was used and he was probably over his head in that position.......i'm going to leave it at that i mean no disrespect....i just appreciate unregulated immigration........not taking this to profiling...i have personally met wonderful hispanics..that's not the angle i'm getting i'm sorry i'm not understood that's my problem.

There are legitimate reasons for 'illegals' being here... and it bears mentioning that the only reason they're illegal is due to our current policies on immigration. 'Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses' and all that... funny how we citizens don't really talk about that motto anymore.

There's a real dearth of decent jobs in this country, and a REAL dearth of so-so jobs which pay anything near to a living wage. Virtually all Americans are feeling the crunch... what I find so distasteful is watching people who are struggling to get by point the blame DOWN the ladder. As if our current 'Information Economy'-outsourcing of manufacturing jobs-stagnant wage economy could in any way be blamed on people who sneak across the border and do day-labor and housecleaning for a living. As if the deconstruction of our middle class could be blamed on the most powerless group of people living here.

Folks feel powerless. Dumped on and sold-out. Historically when that happens, people wind up taking their frustrations out on whatever group they can, which winds up being, always, the most alien, marginalized and least powerful among them.

It isn't as if 'illegals' are replacing Americans down at the local furniture factory or auto plant. The furniture factories and auto plants have all closed. That's why we work at Wal-Mart and KFC. Else, we work at some dead-end office job and wonder if we're going to be downsized next year.

'Illegals' aren't going to take your crappy office job. They aren't forced to work at KFC (no green cards). They do day labor and clean our homes and pick our crops and all for $3 an hour.

The economy sucks, but it isn't their fault.

Blame those responsible... those who caused this to happen, and continue to. Blaming the little guy may make you feel better, but it's cheap and lessens you.

Grow up.

EJG @ 84:

Annaleigh @ 76:

I would just like to point out to the person who mentioned Alberto Gonzales' conduct as an "example" of Hispanic culture, just how low you've gotten...

As an ethnically mixed Hispanic who's grown up in majority Hispanic neighborhoods, there are some people who do live up to the stereotype, but Alberto Gonzales is no more our representative than O'Rally is of the New York Irish, or the Bush Crime Family representative of New Englanders.

I've sat next to people like you who've ranted and raved to me about Mexicans ruining their perfect little towns, only to have them backpedal the moment I inform them of my background, the whole "Oh, I didn't mean *all* of you!" tripe... I have pity for you all, that you have no inkling how ignorant and clueless you sound.

I said it and it is true. You guys were all bragging and full of pride when he got that position. Now that he has shown his true colors you disown him. THAT is something to be proud of? Talk about sounding ignorant and clueless. Also, if you read my entire post you will see that I did not say all Mexicans or Hispanic people are bad. I read my paper and almost every day there is a shooting or stabbing done by a youth who is Hispanic. Just yesterday, a house invasion with the inhabitants brutally beaten by a group of HISPANIC teens. A stabbing of two people in another incident involving HISPANICS and the list goes on and on. Drug raids, robberies and it doesn't end. I live in an area that has a lot of blacks, they are rarely involved. We also have a lot of immigrants from Europe who also do not get into trouble and Asia. In fact in this area of NE that I live in the white population is becoming the minority already. I am basing my statements on FACT.

You can also ask which group steals the most ID's? My daughter-in-law went to the emergency room and was denied service until she went home and got a ton of paperwork to prove who she is because there was a MEXICAN woman who registered using her social security number.

I am not even saying that those who are here legally are the problem, it is the millions who illegally cross the border. Some are honest and hard working, I agree with that but far too many are not and it is taking away from this country. It has to stop. It makes me furious to see all of the sympathetic screwballs cry foul when there is a raid and these people are rounded up. They cry that the government is heartless by separating parents from their children. HELL NO! It is the parents who broke the law first by crossing the border illegally and then took a job that could have been given to a citizen or even immigrant who is legally in this country and more often then not they also stole someones identity. THEY are the ones who put their children into this position not the government.

Call me anything you like but the facts stand and support what I have said. Truth hurts sometimes.

... and this ladies and gentlemen is why the marriage of close relatives is highly discourage (and illegal in most civilized parts of the world).

here's jobs that were taken possibly from seniors that can't afford their medication/food

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080716223606.okp0nvxp&show_artic...

EJG @ 84: I said it and it is true. You guys were all bragging and full of pride when he got that position. Now that he has shown his true colors you disown him. THAT is something to be proud of? Talk about sounding ignorant and clueless.

LOL, I'm only going to say this little thing to you, then I won't reply to after this because to do otherwise is laughable, because evidently you are just going to prove my point about people who generalize about the Hispanic community solely based on what the hear from other sources without bothering to deal with the people themselves... "We" were bragging about Gonzales?? Hahaha...no. The Cubans maybe? I do not trust any conservatives allied with Bush (irrespective of cultural background), and have smelled a rat ever since Gonzales got his position. I am not the only one who feels that way, and I am not the only one who is ashamed. But evidently a little birdie told you otherwise, so I guess I ought to bow to your superior knowledge. ¡No seas tan ridicula! ;)

Annaleigh @ 92:

constituent @ 83:

Annaleigh @ 82:

constituent @ 78:

There is a big difference between wanting to see immigration regulated, and making judgments about the moral character of an entire ethnic group based on the relatively small group of bad apples they have just heard about...

It's one thing to state that unchecked immigration needs scrutiny, it's another to suggest that Gonzales is a liar and a cheat because all Latinos are liars and cheats. Understand?

Please don't put words in my mouth, as I didn't say I didn't think there were no problems. My statement had much more to do with people spewing tired stereotypes based only on what they've heard, and having not bothered to actually acquire a more balanced perspective on what the Latino community is, and what we are like. Usually many of the people who buy into the stereotypes have no clue about the pain and pride of living in the community and being a part of it.

I'm sure you must not like being painted with broad strokes, especially if they are negative, am I right? Same with us. I consider it a terrible insult to be lumped in with Alberto Gonzales, not to mention assumptions being made about my moral character. You wouldn't like it either!

that's someone else i'm not like that.........i know you are speaking of another entry....i wish i was able to talk about this issue better.."lumping with Gonzales" is ridiculous.....he was used and he was probably over his head in that position.......i'm going to leave it at that i mean no disrespect....i just appreciate unregulated immigration........not taking this to profiling...i have personally met wonderful hispanics..that's not the angle i'm getting i'm sorry i'm not understood that's my problem.

No worries, and I'm sorry if I came off a little harsh. :) Immigration is a concern to me too, I would love to see people actually do something more effective that would be more helpful to the people who need the changes the most, the poor American born folks, the people who come here legally, and the people coming illegally too, that they might be able to what they need to do to be 100% legal when they need to come.

cool have a good weekend i'm not a hater but something has to give