I never said otherwise. That the ads were generally depicting "Hispanics and Muslims" as criminals as you suggested. That there is proof the kids who were yelling "Build the Wall" were doing it intentionally to hurt other kids. That illegal immigration isn't a crime (as mentioned, this is disingenuous and untrue). I think that covers it, Brass.
What is also important here is you’ve proven to rely on not knowing and now refusal to accept any information that refutes your assessments. Not only do you claim to not know the students intentions, which are obvious, you refuse the authority in the situation. This is why you are ignorant.
So the Hispanics in the ads are depicted as criminals. Never mind they aren’t even ms 13 gang members, theyre bario 18 members, and they’re from Guatemala, not the US. And you have acknowledged this type of rhetoric has a carryover effect on Americans of Hispanic ancestry. So you lost this one by your own admission. The administration of the school said so much, but you are unwilling to acknowledge that. Even though you disagree, we have to acknowledge the authority in this situation, and you lose again. I’m not sure “illegal immigration” is a lawful term subject to criminal prosecution but beingnin this country without the proper documentation in and of itself is not technically a crime, it’s a civil offense. So my statement is correct. Your counterpoint is valid in many and most cases, but not all. So you do have that. I think my work here is done.
I know this is a radical concept for you, Usual, but the mere fact that one group prefers not to hear something is not the end of the discussion. There is nothing inherently racist, hurtful or evil about calling for a border security wall to be built. Nor for deporting illegal aliens, many of whom are criminals and all of whom are abusing our system. No doubt the students chanting for a wall resent the fact that their schools have been overrun by illegal immigrants, most of whom do not speak English and who drag down the education of legitimate students. They reflect the country as a whole, which until Trump came along, had to suffer under politicians who, like the school administrators, were more concerned about illegals than the people who voted them into office.
I don’t disagree with any of this. All of your points are valid. My point, this entire time, is these ads and rhetoric have a negative impact on Hispanics not here illegally. I have not said illegal immigration is not a problem or ms 13, they are big problems.
Correct. Where the leftards go wrong though is to try to turn that around and say that being an undocumented immigrant is not a crime- that it is just a civil offense. To your point, it depends. It is crime to enter the country without the approval of an immigration officer at an approved entry point. Overstaying your visa- which includes a little less than half of undocumented is mostly a civil offense- unless they have received notice to leave or have been deported before, then it can become criminal.
Right wingers get it wrong too when they use the term “criminal” in terms of illegal aliens. It really is not a catch all phrase. But, i’ll be provocative just to start some stuff... Right wingers are going to have to legalize all the undocumented aliens (in good standing) to get tighter immigration and that wall. You guys can do it but are you willing to make that trade?
Technically yes. On post # 126 you made a point, but that was after the cutoff, and before speculating that all Hispanics feel 'negative impacted' by ads depicting M13 criminals. That is not true either. So that takes off half a point. You are at 0.5 Keep trying!