>>Whatever the short term outcome, I think this will be viewed as a shameful chapter in our nation's history. The current political climate reminds me uncomfortably of Germany circa 1935. "Deport them", "secure our borders", etc. -- these are code phrases that exhibit the darker side of the American dream.
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>Oh, please. You are comparing your country to Hitler's Germany? Do you have even a remote grasp on how unrealistic that is?
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>You don't live in a border state. You don't see the massive problems that the current wave of unrestricted immigration is causing down here. It isn't just causing it for us, either, but for Mexico as well, as thousands of thousands of its citizens leave the country. This is a two-way problem, and neither government has yet to propose a solution that works.
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>Your comparison disgusts me. It might be time for you to open some history books regarding the Nazi government and its policies in 1935.


Dan, you are a right winger I respect. That may sound like a veiled insult but it isn't. You know your history and you present your opinions in an intelligent way. Well, usually ;-) That said, I do not agree with you here. No emotion to it. I may not know as much about the rise of Nazism as you do but I do know some, and it does not seem implausible to me that we are trending in that direction. The haves peering down on the have-nots like they are some kind of subspecies. The unquenchable enthusiasm for military firepower. The itchy trigger finger. I love this country as much as you do but I'm not sure we're passing our physical.

BTW, please don't patronize me about border states. I know there are more Mexican-Americans in Texas anywhere other than California but it's not like they all live south of the Rio Grande. There are plenty of Mexican-Americans, legal and illegal, around here, and I live a heck of a way north of Houston. This is a national issue, not a local one.