04-16-2009, 03:45 PM
quote:Define "Illegal" in the context of the question.
Originally posted by Rene
How are "Illegals" getting to the Big Island ?
A person can enter the US legally. They can travel to Hawaii legally. But if they don't have the proper work authority and start to work, they are illegal alien "workers", not illegal aliens as in entering illegally.
Also a Mexican national is not an illegal alien, they are just a citizen of Mexican. They could be here legally. Just like if a US Citizen is arrested abroad, they are US Nationals and does not mean they are illegally in that country.
Many individuals who look like Mexican and speak spanish are AMERICANS, born and raised here, and are US Citizens. Seems whites tend to think anyone not white is a foreigner. They don't place the same stereotype on foreigners from white countries.
Mexican cartels is the latest hot news story so everyone, Mexican, Puerto Ricans, Panamanians, New York Ricans, Cubans, Native Americans, Hawaiians, anyone a shade darker than white is part of the Mexican cartels. Just like after 9-11, everyone who had a hint of middle east or southwest asian traits were Islamic terrorist. That’s why some all American white guy killed a man from India. He applied typical American white racist attitudes and killed him because he wasn't white.
Truth is, nobody knows if the drugs are from the Mexican cartels or Costa Ricans, Argentineans, Brazilians, Nicaraguan, or what. All white Americans know is it's not their lily white crowd so it must be Mexicans.
Just wait until some Samolian pirate murders a bunch of American sailors and any black person (6th generation US citizen, decorated serviceman, defender of American values) walks down along Hilo Harbor and they will be accused by white Americans of being part of an international piracy gang.