L’etranger

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.
–Robert Orben

Posted on January 16, 2008
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  • Your Aussie Mate
    Rest assured, this is not unique to the USA. In Australia, we have a terrible record of treatment of illegal immigrants. We 'process' people in places like Nauru, and then lock people in detention camps (aka prisons)...men, women, children. It is a disgrace, and something most Australians are ashamed about and vocal about. When people ride in unseaworthy boats, spend their life savings, risk their lives and the lives of family members, for a better life, we have an obligation to treat them with dignity, care and concern. It is not about opening the floodgates, it is about respect and caring for fellow human beings.
  • do all the typos make me sound like an idiot or take away from the message?
  • Frank, is this a recent quote? It seems so relevant to the current immigration controversy but it would not shock me if it was decades old.

    Sarah, I was recently corrected on my use of the word Indian when I meant Native American. No one used the term Native American when I grew up. Is it truly offensive not to? If so I will try harder.

    Frank. I liked the simple elegance of the post. you could have inserted your own commentary but instrad let us readers take from it what we will.
  • Amen
  • Shoot, it didn't post img -- http://www.cafepress.com/ndnpress.5358989
  • Yeah, when I first read it, I was like "what's a guy from Bombay got to do with it?" LOL

    But it does remind me of this t-shirt:
  • SNAP!!
  • Sarah
    Then ask them if they like being called Indians... maybe that depends if they are native to India or to America...

    All of this political correctness is actually sort of confusing. I'm a native American. I was born here. And, I've got lots of Cherokee blood. Which one makes me more of a native American?

    I get the meaning of the quote... I agree it's powerful... it could be taken to a greater extreme (or it could be diluted, I'm not even sure) by questioning the sensitivity of the quote by asking my first question.

    Not trying to start a debate. Not insulted. Just thinking out loud.
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