Taco Cid, in West Columbia, South Carolina (a Mexican restaurant, believe it or not) is selling t-shirts stating, "How to Catch an Illegal Immigrant." with a drawing of a box with a stick being held over two tacos -- a makeshift trap. The t-shirts are selling for $35.00. The restaurant is getting inquiries from all over the nation. Of course, not everyone is amused by the t-shirts. Taco Cid owner Leanne Snelgrove has received death threats, bomb threats. It appears the Leftists do not support freedom of speech unless it is in line with their way of thinking. Regardless, Leanne Snelgrove intends to keep selling the t-shirts whether they like it or not. She says business is booming. Snelgrove says she has even gotten attention from buyers overseas as well. Leanne Snelgrove correctly asserts, "It's not racist. It's immigrants - illegal immigrants." Indeed. As for the tacos in the t-shirt, I can understand the blatant message there. But, again, Hispanics are not the only race that eats tacos. So, use another excuse.
One of the problems the open borders crowd has when they cry racism, they fail to explain how being against illegal immigrants is racist. For one thing, "illegal immigrants" are not a race (as I point out in my post, Are Illegal Aliens a Race?). Unless all the illegals are all of one homogenous group, i.e. Hispanic, African, Caucasian etc., you can not pull out that race card with any validity. Of course, the open borders crowd is not this stupid. They know better. But, playing the race card with illegals fits their agenda. So, anything goes with this bunch. It's sad that Hispanics also use the race card when it comes to illegals. Surely, they understand illegal immigrants do not consist of all one race of people. Illegal immigrant is not some new race. Regardless, the Taco Cid owner has tapped into an obvious segment of American and world-wide frustration with illegal immigration. Poking fun at them is something they should expect. I don't see any cries of anguish when Hispanics call whites the derogatory "gringo." I don't see any cries of racism when a California Social Studies teacher calls white people "...weak, old and they need to just die and get out of the way." Nope, you won't see any cries of racism about that. So, to the perpetually offended Hispanics out there, if you can't take it, don't dish it out. Freedom of Speech is a new concept to you, I understand. Threatening people in this country with death threats won't work either. This isn't Mexico....yet.
