Absinthe & Cookies (a bit bitter, a bit sweet)

Mexican Standoff

More on those "matricula consulars" -- the ID cards that Mexico distributes to illegals in this country.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, the ranking Democrat on the panel, said she saw benefits to wider use of the cards, including the fact that illegal immigrants more likely to use bank accounts.

......Jackson Lee also said that the debate surrounding the matriculas was taking a racist tone.

"I keep hearing 'Mexico, Mexico, Mexico,'" the congresswoman said. "I'm a little bit sensitive about the tone that is being used by some of the witnesses in this room… I return to the thought that we're hearing the bashing of immigrants and bashing of those who come over our border from Mexico."

See? Trying to uphold and enforce the laws of this country is "racist". Bashing of immigrants? How about "criminals", "law breakers", or "here illegally"???

grrr! argh!

Posted by Ithildin at June 20, 2003 12:20 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE