tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post3418760852757505109..comments2023-10-20T08:03:50.579-05:00Comments on Blogging While Feminist: Please Help: Immigration Sting in MassPlain(s)feministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056404699624958898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-18075067983117108712007-04-17T17:45:00.000-05:002007-04-17T17:45:00.000-05:00I think it's definitely more of a race thing. The ...I think it's definitely more of a race thing. The immigrants being targeted are for the most part Latin American or Middle Eastern. I haven't seen many European immigrants targeted for deportation even though there are many here illegally. The backwards immigration laws do in the end affect everyone equally when it comes to filing for citizenship, but the raids and violent separation of families are mostly affecting people who are not white complected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-25635785805018467762007-03-22T16:36:00.000-05:002007-03-22T16:36:00.000-05:00While I am sure that there are loads of racists in...While I am sure that there are loads of racists in MA and in the Immigration Service, 'cracking down' on illegal immigrants is about a lot more than racism. It seems that it is about fear of the unkown, fear of the future, and a false sense of national identity (all white, all middle class, etc. etc.). While many of us in the blog-o-sphere don't feel that our jobs, or the jobs of our children, might be handed over to people willing to take less money, there are plenty of people who do. This crisis isn't just about the poor women in Massachussetts who need us, but about the politics of fear: 'protecting' what we know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-24261062862499569082007-03-15T13:49:00.000-05:002007-03-15T13:49:00.000-05:00I really can't understand why people conveniently ...I really can't understand why people conveniently forget that, if you're not Native, you're from immigrants. They are the fresh ideas, sweat, and new blood in this country, and it's past time for people to remember that.Rootietoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804816032287310463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-26006903147203503682007-03-15T11:07:00.000-05:002007-03-15T11:07:00.000-05:00Again, I think that people's prejudices against im...Again, I think that people's prejudices against immigrants is more of a class thing. I don't really think that everything boils down to classism, just that I see it a lot. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and by the way...<BR/>I have don a ton of political involvement with child abuse issues, and politicians listen more if the letter you write is original, instead of a copy that an organization or another advocate gave you to fill in the blanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com