My sibling and I were recently chatting online about some people's position on the new Arizona law (SB 1070, not the ethnic studies law,HB 2281,which I'm also not a fan of) and had this short little conversation. So let's just all....share.
Ate: the US as a nation means nothing to me, neither do its borders
Ate: the US as a nation means nothing to me, neither do its borders
me: oh right, i feel like i vaguely remember this
Ate: if people want to move in order to have a better life and more economic opportunities, moving from mexico to the US is to me the moral equivalent of moving from montana to new york city
i mean, its all the same to me
8:50 PM i don't think its important that its illegal
the US breaks so many international laws and the reasons for the economic disparity between other countries and the US is simply that we have exploited so many people abroad
me: yup
Ate: so i think as many people as possible should come to this country and get their fair share
8:51 PM oh and did i mention that the whole country is founded by illegal land-taking and genocide?
me: word
Ate: so umm, to suggest that we need to "enforce" our "borders" is just nonsense to me
me: for reals
Ate: the borders themselves are a crime
8:52 PM the whole minuteman / immigration enforcement movement is definitely fueled by xenophobia and economic fear
and people just need to realize that we're all brothers and sisters regardless of where we're from
and... i don't know... share
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