"Concerned Citizens of the United States" Looking Out for Our Interests!

The helpful folks at a Utah based organization called “Concerned Citizens for the United States” helpfully sent a list of 1300 alleged undocumented immigrants to media outlets, and various state and federal law enforcement agencies. Nothing like a little “vigilante” justice even if it smacks of McCarthyism and even a kind of terrorism.

Salt Lake City Tribune

Especially when it turns out that the folks are not necessarily illegal in any sense of the word.

Not to mention that the information released probably was obtained illegally:

I understand the frustration with illegal immigration, although I also think it is one of those issues where it just makes people feel good to blame the “brown man” for all the ills of the world. But I find this kind of behaviour beyond the pale, what a bunch of scum to take this route.

Especially coming from a nation that was founded on unhindered immigration.

Well, a lot of it has also been about closing the door of opportunity behind you.

I see nothing wrong with concerned citizens reporting illegals to the relevant authorities, no more than I would have a problem with a person who reported that their neighbour was a law-breaker.

It is the duty of every good citizen to report illegals and other lawbreakers, and not turn a blind eye to their activities.

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
Unless they’re Mexican

Sorry, we got no freedom here. At least not for wetbacks. But hey, if you’re a European illegal, have a seat and let me get you a beer!

Never said that Europeans should be given a free ride (although, tbh, at this point, freedom of movement between the US and EU would not be troublsome in the least).

You can’t advertise yourself as The Land of Opportunity and not expect the less fortunate to want to come and get some.

We’ll swap you some of our drunken East European immigrants for some of your hard-working, low-pay expecting wetbacks.

I think that’s a germane point in any discussion of illegal immigration. We don’t advertise our deep, abiding awesomeness - then everyone would want to live here. :slight_smile:

The problem here is that at least some of the adults on the list and all of the children listed are not law-breakers and ‘Media Outlets’ are not relevant authorities.

It is ironic, though, that the people who compiled the list may have become law-breakers in the process. i hope someone reports all of them to the relevant authorities.

We actually have a lot of Eastern European immigrants, and they do work hard, and are not bad drunks.

Utah and Arizona sharing a common border…hmmmm…it’s spreading. Grand Canyon used to be a natural buffer.

Don’t recall saying they all were. Do you want some of our whinging, white, “The Paki’s have took all our jobs!”, disaffected youths, then?

Dude, I’ll trade any day your drunken East European immigrants against our ““French”” car-burning, 400-word vocabulary, white-teenage-girl-raping, arab and black suburb youths.

What country are you talking about? The US was founded on liberty and freedom. For citizens.

I officially declare this thread “interesting”.

Ah, you French?

Yeah, you guys probably take the cake when it comes to bad ethnic minorities - it’s kind of your own fault though.

There were no cities when you fucking got there.

** popping a little popcorn **

Pull up a chair, Smeghead. Should be fun.