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Old 07-09-2012, 06:01 PM   #5
Saya
 
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Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
Most of the bitching about unauthorized / illegal immigration I have heard has been predicated on the idea that people are making use of social services without contributing back into the system, presumably directly in terms of paying taxes. (I don't care who my tax dollars help as long as they help someone, fyi, this just seems to be the argument) The 'undocumented worker' cliche. I have a hard time seeing strictly race-based discrimination actually being a thing after our grandparents die out.

Being poor sucks, being rich is awesome.
The thing is racism among the younger generations is often more subtle than our more blatant elders, although people will be blatant when they feel comfortable to be.

Don't forget this goes way back, even US born citizens who happened to have Mexican ancestry were deported during the Great Depression to save jobs for "real" Americans.
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