Stupid Quotes...

Angel Vasquez, an illegal immigrant, on Americans reaction to day laborers...

"I know the white people are thinking it's wrong because there are too many people and it looks bad," said Miguel Angel Vasquez, a 32-year-old illegal immigrant who has been in the country for 11 years. "But we need a job."

Take a minute and think about what he just said.

Let me highlight the key line for you.

"I know the white people are thinking it's wrong because there are too many people and it looks bad," said Miguel Angel Vasquez, a 32-year-old illegal immigrant who has been in the country for 11 years. "But we need a job."

This really is becoming a racial issue, just not the one our idjit media thinks it is. MJ and I recently attended a Latino activist meeting here in Chicago. The language was starkly racist, accusing white folks and Americans in general of the worst sort of racism. I wouldn't agree with one jot or tittle of the presentation, but who else is speaking into this community?

If you think ethnic or sectarian violence is laughable or silly, reread the above quote.

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