> It must take considerable effort to maintain oblivion to the tide of ethnic slanders from certain quarters over the last couple of years. Quite the opposite;

> It must take considerable effort to maintain oblivion to the tide of ethnic slanders from certain quarters over the last couple of years. Quite the opposite; it takes tremendous effort to infer racism where none obviously exists. In particular, millions of people are violating the law even with its severe penalties, suggesting that the penalties aren't severe enough. Banning hispanics from entering the US by any means is racist, banning immigrants of any nationality from entering the U.S. illegally is, by definition, not racist. Anyone who suggests otherwise doesn't have the slightest idea what "racism" means. Of course, opposing illegal immigration doesn't mean that someone isn't racist; it simply isn't evidence (much less 'proof') of racism.