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For every "Border Angel" trying to help illegal immigrants cross the border, there's a "Minuteman" trying to prevent it from happening. I wonder if this app wi

For every "Border Angel" trying to help illegal immigrants cross the border, there's a "Minuteman" trying to prevent it from happening. I wonder if this app will do more harm than good for this guys' cause. It's only a matter of time before the people in the "Minuteman Project" figure out that they can go raid/camp out/etc. near these water sources/help centers and do ... well, whatever it is they do when they spot an illegal immigrant crossing the border.

mynameishere 17y ago
whatever it is they do when they spot an illegal immigrant crossing the border They call the border patrol. Can you believe such wickedness exists?
- ubernostrum 17y ago
  Yeah, at least they have the decency to wait until you're in the country before murdering you in your home: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/13/20090613fatalhomeinvasion.html http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/13/20090613fa...
  - JshWright 17y ago
    I assume your use of "they" refers to "Minutemen" as a whole. Regardless of your opinions on the illegal immigration debate, the article seems to indicate the folks involved in this crime were not accepted by the Minuteman movement. I doubt even the perpetrators would suggest the killings were motivated by their anti-illegal immigration beliefs. Would you have used the same language to group the entire Muslim faith in with those who commit terrorism? Don't get me wrong, I suspect we probably hold fairly similar opinions on the immigration issue. I just don't think false generalizations add anything useful to the conversation.
- ironsam 17y ago
  Calling the border patrol is wicked or are you being sarcastic?
- deleted 17y ago
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- jacoblyles 17y ago
  Yes, I can actually understand that some people might want an enforced immigration policy. Most democracies have one, so empirically I would say such "wickedness" is popular.
  - robotrout 17y ago
    He was being sarcastic. Most people over the age of reason understand that it's OK to enforce your borders.
    - jacoblyles 17y ago
      I must be spending too much time with people under the age of reason on the internet, I can no longer detect sarcasm in such issues.
jacobolus 17y ago
> figure out that they can go raid/camp out/etc. near these water sources/help centers They already try to do this.

mynameishere 17y ago

whatever it is they do when they spot an illegal immigrant crossing the border They call the border patrol. Can you believe such wickedness exists?

ubernostrum 17y ago
Yeah, at least they have the decency to wait until you're in the country before murdering you in your home: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/13/20090613fatalhomeinvasion.html http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/13/20090613fa...
- JshWright 17y ago
  I assume your use of "they" refers to "Minutemen" as a whole. Regardless of your opinions on the illegal immigration debate, the article seems to indicate the folks involved in this crime were not accepted by the Minuteman movement. I doubt even the perpetrators would suggest the killings were motivated by their anti-illegal immigration beliefs. Would you have used the same language to group the entire Muslim faith in with those who commit terrorism? Don't get me wrong, I suspect we probably hold fairly similar opinions on the immigration issue. I just don't think false generalizations add anything useful to the conversation.
ironsam 17y ago
Calling the border patrol is wicked or are you being sarcastic?
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jacoblyles 17y ago
Yes, I can actually understand that some people might want an enforced immigration policy. Most democracies have one, so empirically I would say such "wickedness" is popular.
- robotrout 17y ago
  He was being sarcastic. Most people over the age of reason understand that it's OK to enforce your borders.
  - jacoblyles 17y ago
    I must be spending too much time with people under the age of reason on the internet, I can no longer detect sarcasm in such issues.

jacobolus 17y ago

> figure out that they can go raid/camp out/etc. near these water sources/help centers They already try to do this.