Looking For Racism In 287(g)

By Kleinheider Posted on March 5, 2009 at 8:27 am

Aunt B. thinks the immigration restrictionist federal program is so racist, you don’t even notice it:

It is so bold in its racism that I think people’s first reaction is to try to believe that they are not seeing what they are clearly seeing. They go through all kinds of mental leaps to make sense of it in a way that doesn’t include “I tolerate blatant injustice and evil from my city.”

But as long as Davidson County participates in the 287(g) program, we are tolerating a racist–straight up old school non-academic-definition but real true if you saw it in a movie you’d know the people doing it were the bad guys racist–system.

And if we’re not going to stand up and say, “You know what? Nobody in this county should have the power to make 1% of the city disappear in two years.” then I hope the Feds step in and put a stop to it.

SEE ALSO:
Hispanic Nashville
Greg Siskind

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