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I may have overstated that a bit. Maybe I meant "anti-black racism." I was

thinking about the Macomb County MI followup when I typed that.

But as you note, that portion of the article did involve a very strong anti-immigrant bias which could be described as "racist." But should it? Is it racist to be against virtually unlimited immigration, and amnesty etc? That's the conundrum I've been wrestling with since the election. What gives me the right to say strong border advocates are a) wrong and b) racist?

(In response to this post by HoosWillWin)

Posted: 06/20/2017 at 2:15PM

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