
Fanning the Flames in Fairfax County
9 months ago
Mukit Hossain, Gerry Connolly and Mahdi Bray speak about illegal immigration at a Muslim political event in Fairfax County in August 2007.
Actually, they don't really talk about illegal immigration, but rather they invoke fearful straw men and proceed to condemn them: Opposition to illegal immigration is "intolerance;" anybody who is not "white" will be targeted; it's "open season" on EVERYBODY.
Before an audience that probably contained a large number of legal immigrants, it was a display of blatant fear-mongering. Unfortunately, with the vast majority of Virginians now in favor of increased immigration enforcement, this message is unlikely to get much traction.
Actually, they don't really talk about illegal immigration, but rather they invoke fearful straw men and proceed to condemn them: Opposition to illegal immigration is "intolerance;" anybody who is not "white" will be targeted; it's "open season" on EVERYBODY.
Before an audience that probably contained a large number of legal immigrants, it was a display of blatant fear-mongering. Unfortunately, with the vast majority of Virginians now in favor of increased immigration enforcement, this message is unlikely to get much traction.
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