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Jul. 28th, 2010 12:05 pm"CRIMINAL IS: Stealing people's land, taking their natural resources, and denying them labor rights so that they are forced out of their own countries to survive. CRIMINAL IS NOT: Risking your life to cross the border in order to provide for your family.
This is National Week Against Criminalization, July 23-30, 2010"
This is National Week Against Criminalization, July 23-30, 2010"
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Date: 2010-07-28 04:19 pm (UTC)i think the criminal aspect comes into play when the said 'person(s)' do not take any legal course of action to legit-ly provide for their families. like my great grandfather did. he left Czechoslovakia, because of 'criminal' as you put it above, BUT became a legal American to provide for his family.
he did not, illegally sneak into the country, skirt the tax and immigration laws and then send the money back home. that's why i think soooo many people have a problem with the illegals now. most of them aren't trying to become legal, they are just cheating the system, making it semi-harder on everyone else.
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Date: 2010-07-28 08:31 pm (UTC)I'm ok with anyone being here as long as they make the effort to speak the language, obey our laws and observe our culture and customs to the best of your ability. If I moved to another country, I would do the same. Anyone who goes through the legal process of immigrating is forced to do these things.
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Date: 2010-07-29 01:27 pm (UTC)