[ACC25040]

It used to be we knew that, to racist Anglos, 'todos somos illegales,' we were all seen as wetbacks. Now we have to worry about being attacked for 'looking Arab,' too. Over here we've had a rash of hate crimes against anyone 'Arab looking,' including the murder of an East Indian Sikh who was killed because a hateful idiot thought his turban meant he was Arab. The guy was screaming, 'I'm a patriot, why aren't you killing all the damned Arabs!' as the police hauled him away. Sept. 11 has brought out the worst in Americans in a lot of ways. Most Mexicans and American Indian males I know decided to shave off any facial hair they have to avoid being mistaken for Arab. Plenty of foreign exchange students have left, travel only in groups now or wear clothing with American flags or sports teams to try and stave off attacks. One poll I saw said two-fifths of all Americans support the deportation or internment of all Arabs and Muslims in the country. Yes, there are plenty of hateful and ignorant people here. It's one of the biggest reasons I enjoy visiting Latin America so much, since I'm treated far better there than here. But I also know there are plenty of good people here as well, and this is the land of my ancestors and family. Even Bush Jr., as much I think he is an idiot and dead wrong about virtually everything else, showed a better side of America when he came out against the wave of prejudice sweeping the country when his father had stood by and encouraged it during the Gulf War and had the FBI targeting Middle Eastern people. We have our David Dukes and Strom Thurmonds, but we have our Dr. Kings and Cesar Chavezes as well. I don't judge all of Mexico by its crooked and brutal cops and racist, upper-class criollos. The idiots who attacked you represent part of America, but not all of it. Just remember to be careful, and get their sorry asses sent to jail if anyone tries anything like that to you again.

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Name : ACC25040, Gender : M, Race : Mexican and American Indian, City : Phoenix, State : AZ Country : United States, 

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