Reply #252: No...though I can see where you'd get that impression...

[Mythsaje]

There are so many straw men standing in this field that it's hard to make out the real humans in the middle.

When one approaches an issue like this that is potentially explosive, where even educated people who are incensed by the massive influx of illegal aliens into their area, one must approach with a little more circumspection.

It's not just about these two guys being beaten, it's about them being somewhere they shouldn't have been in the first place. It's about a whole herd of under-educated morons rushing down there to fill the gap left by our policy makers for whatever reason, with the idea that they're being "patriotic."

It's about people seeking a better life and running up against others who pretty much want the same thing, and seeing the immigrants as part of the reason they can't have what they want.

And this assumption that I want to cater to the lowest common denominator is a straw man indeed...I've seen very rational, educated people turn into fanatics on this deal...they feel betrayed by their government and want to see SOMETHING done about it all.

I have no emotional investment in this at all... I'm trying to come up with alternatives to ruling I see as problematic for a number of reasons. I see no legitimate reason to be subjected to personal attacks (like comparisons to that nitwit in the white house) because I happen to be taking a stance with which you disagree.