I think the Democrats are going to be in for a shock, most LEGEL Latinos that went through the process of becoming a American citizen AREN'T for amnesty..but liberals will cheer against their own country if they think their party can win something
My wife's family are all Mexican and 2nd - 4th generation American. While they're divided on anmnesty (about 1/4 are against it), 100% of them feel that children who were brought here shouldn't be held culpable for the acts of their parents.
By limiting it to this one segment, Obama has definiteyl gained favor with Latinos and those of us who simple humanity ahead of political ideology.
I refer back to the girl in the news who was brought here at 3 by illegal parents, got straight A's, graduated Valedictorian and is off to college for an engineering degree. She knows no one in Mexico and what could be a great American citizen would have her life ruined if she were deported.
But I'm sure those who put politics ahead of common sense will find a way for that to make sense to them.
Allow me to counter with another true story that will illustrate the absuridity of that statement...
Watching one of those "48 Hour Mystery" type of shows (don't recall which one) and it's a cold case file. A high school girl is raped and brutally murdered in the early 70's while closing the store she was working at. Years go buy, and nobody can crack this case. One strange piece of evidence is this very oddly shapped "foam" that is lying near the body. Nobody can figure out what it is, where it came from, or why it is there. It doesn't match any material in the store and they can't match it to the victim, so they just assume it has something to do with the unsub. To make a long story short, the case heats up and they end up on the door step of the chief of a fire department (I want to say in Phoenix, but not certain). Inside, while talking to their suspect, one of the detectives notices that his boots have a "foam" hanging out of them. It seems this guy would take the toes on one foot, and kick off the heel of his boots with the other foot. Over time, this would wear down the boots and the inner padding would start to come out.
The man was found guilty and sent to prison. But by your logic, because he had turned his life around and become chief of the fire department, he should be absolved of all crimes and sent on his marry way.
The entire "it's not the child's fault" argument is so assinine. Guess what, it's not MY fault either! It's also not the fault of the people who are LEGALLY standing in line. I don't give a good gosh damn that it's "not the child's fault". It's her parents fault, she entered the country illegally with them, she should have her ass sent back with them. If she's such a bright and talented person, she'll have no problem being a success in Mexico and then she can apply - LEGALLY - for citizenship here. Stop with the "not their fault" bullshit. You're punishing those waiting in line to gain citizenship legally, and it sure as hell isn't their fault!
Lol ! How many times is this going to be brought up in this thread alone ?!
