MSNBC is reporting that officials in Utah have identified at least two state workers responsible for mailing out a list containing Hispanic names allegedly believed to be undocumented immigrants.
Newspapers started receiving the list of names and personal information this week, and its publicity created widespread fear in the Hispanic community. The anonymous mailing said it also was sent to immigration officials. It demanded that those on the list be deported, although some named have said they are in the country legally.
Do these people not realize that everyday citizens take advantage of the benefits our country gives us? There are people who walk into the food stamp office with their expensive jewelry and over $100 cable bills, but no one bitches about them.
Some of the people of that list had legal status. They were residents, or VAWA/U visa holders. They were citizens, but they’re only misfortune was that they were Hispanic. I’M HISPANIC. But I look white and have a German last name. Lucky me, right?
It’s no excuse for all the racist b.s. that’s going on.
I should temporarily change my name to my mother’s maiden name and speak with an accent just to irk people for a while. Maybe that will make me feel better.
Me no speak English no more.