Mexico Is Gonna Sue Us.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Could have fooled me. The sudden demand for new laws that comes from the American public seems to be based entirely on a newly fueled passion for a problem that has existed for years but only recently hyped up by distraction-oriented politics..

Well, that's your feeling. :-)

If you think this is a new issue, consider the possibility that it's only new to you.

Perceptions on many matters is heavily colored by what elements of the culture you interact with, and if you spend a lot of time with people and media where anything negative about hispanics is silenced with the cry of "RACISM!", it might take a while for concern about the issue to filter through the self-censorship.

Also, not every concern that isn't on your personal political agenda qualifies as a "distraction".