http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/10/27/nashville-council-votes/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/10/27/nashville-council-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-123915 Chris Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:36:24 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=3466#comment-123915 While I understand the complexities of having local police involved with a detainee’s immigration status, is this really a “Nativist” (supposed to be a derogatory term) issue? Just because it involves illegal immigrants? If we tag anyone who has an opinion about immigration policy that might make it more difficult on illegal immigrants as a “Nativist,” what problem have we solved? We’ve called someone a name. Good for us.
It seems to me that this is a legislative issue. If you don’t like the federal program, fight to have it changed or overturned. Leave the negative stereotyping of law enforcement and local leaders (with lawful access to a program they think can help their community, right or wrong) as Nativists in the waste bucket outside the door.

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