So, some meddling person with nothing but time on her hands, insisted that we should watch A Day Without A Mexican. The film opens with a white woman who wakes to find her Mexican husband and son gone. Apparently, the idea behind the film is that those American citizens who are against illegal invaders are racists who hate all Mexicans and Latinas.
Let me make this exceedingly clear: I have absolutely no problem with people of any race, color, or nationality. My cousin is married to a very charming gentleman who hails from Kenya and is of a different racial background than she is. He is a terrific person and they have beautiful children! Throughout my life I have been friends with people from various nations and in as many shades as people come in. I'm not against Mexicans or Mexican Americans.
That being said, I am very firmly against people who are in this country illegally! It does not matter what country they come from, if they are not here legally then they are breaking the law. And, I feel the same no matter what their native language is or what color their skin is. Does that make me racist and insensitive? I don't think so. Illegals are a problem for a plethura of reasons including the risk of disease, possible environmental consequences, unknown criminal activity, etc. Those who are here illegally don't pay taxes which impacts every legal citizen and immigrant.
The crazy thing to me is that if we had people dropping in from the sky with parachutes, we would dispatch our military and stop the invasion, but because they are slipping over a shared border, we are supposed to feel sorry for them and allow them to break in and steal from everyone who is here legally! Seriously, I don't see that this film is anything other than propaganda to promote a stereotypical view that promotes the idea that anyone who disagrees with people entering the country illegally is a racist!
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