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Alien creature Halloween costume spooks immigrants

Full story: Long Beach Press-Telegram

Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull a Halloween costume depicting a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien," while a group that supports strict immigration laws says such a move impinges on freedom of speech.

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If the illegals don't like it, GET OUT.
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"When people (informally) talk about immigrants, the term aliens seems to almost exclusively get used for Mexicans or other Latin Americans. We don't talk about Canadian aliens,"

You know, there's a *really* good reason for that: Canadians don't sneak in by the hundreds of thousands every year, year after year after year.

When I see demographics showing some major areas of the U.S. now have more illegal Canadians living there than legal citizens, I'll start to worry about Candian illegals.
The REAL LeRoy

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Costumes that are in real bad taste, but get no rebuke from the PT are the little girl (Jr high and pre-school age) that attempt to be sexy. This is perverted, but you'll be surprized how many loser parents allow them to be worn. What do you say, PT?
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I'm not surprised at the hue and cry over this costume, really nothing surprises me anymore.

Citizens and those who've immigrated legally to this country shouldn't feel offended... and those folks who've entered this country illegally shouldn't get too wound up either.

It takes a lot of chutzpa to holler discrimination over a Halloween costume when, after all, it was you who sneaked into this country, shoving aside all the folks who've played by the rules.

Just be thankful you're not subjected to the draconian measures other nations apply to illegal aliens.

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Oct 20, 2009
 
Haven't the the major chains, i.e. Target & Wal-mart, pulled these costumes from the shelves?

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Nathan

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"Alien creature Halloween costume spooks immigrants"

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Oh you mean the illegal aliens. LOL
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"When people (informally) talk about immigrants, the term aliens seems to almost exclusively get used for Mexicans or other Latin Americans. We don't talk about Canadian aliens," he said, adding that the prison jumpsuit creates an association with more serious crimes like drug dealing, rape and murder.



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And why is that??? Because 70-80% of all the illegal aliens come from Mexico and Central America. When stuff like this happens, guess which ethnic group of illegal alien acitivists jumps on this issue first??? Yep, it's the Hispanic illegal alien activists. They seem to be the only ethnic group of illegal alien activists protesting this kind of stuff. We don't see the Canadian illegal alien activists protesting this and we don't see the Chinese illegal alien activists protesting this. It always has to be Hispanic. Moreover, the Canadians do not cross the border by the millions like the Hispanics do. Heck, they don't cross the border by the tens of thousands either.

Yep, that prison jumpsuit depicition of an alien is something I'm not protesting. Just look at the LAPD's Most Wanted List on the DailyNews website. You'll find that 75-80% of the most wanted are Hispanic. They're wanted for murder, hit and run,.... Those are serious, heinous crimes. The FBI just added another guy on their Top Ten Most Wanted List and he's a gangbanger, and he's Hispanic.
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A dumb protest over a dumb costume...resulting in a dumb article.
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I'm trying to figure out why a costume that is making a political/social/economic statement "impinges on free speech." Perhaps some of the protesters would like to return to Cuba where they can truly enjoy free speech.
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Thanks for the great costume idea........gotta pull out my sewing machine. That's funny.
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Nathan wrote:
"When people (informally) talk about immigrants, the term aliens seems to almost exclusively get used for Mexicans or other Latin Americans. We don't talk about Canadian aliens," he said, adding that the prison jumpsuit creates an association with more serious crimes like drug dealing, rape and murder.
http://www.cancuncd.com/m_cancun_pictures/Cu1... VS. http://pure.canada.tr avel/storyimages/lg_0507_canad ian_fashion.jpg
Lets do it

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I think the costumes might be considered offensive, so I'm mostly against it.
Anyway, I think it would make halloween much more entertaining if everyone would dress as ICE agents:

http://www.qualitypolicecollectibles.com/lpic...
Bonnie

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One illegal was spooked so bad he started speaking English.
T-Bone on the LBP

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Hey Here's the deal Our social system is taxed beyond measure because of ILLEGALs I have no sympathy for people who exploit what many AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE DIED FOR...from WELFARE TO SSI TO FREE EDUCATIONS TO FREE HEALTH CARE it drives up the costs for REAL AMERICANS.. They come here intent on milking our system at the cost of lowering the blue collar wages and burdening our schools and other social services... SEND MEXICO THE BILL and if I were elected... If both your parents are not from this country then you AREN"T either... I don't care if you were born in THE WHITE HOUSE... Take care of our own and not everyone elses.. How many countrys print there documents in 3 or four languages.. How much do school districts and courts pay for translators? I couldn't get hired in by The LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE I'M not BI-LINGUAL.. WHAT's wrong with this picture.
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Nathan wrote:
"Alien creature Halloween costume spooks immigrants"
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Oh you mean the illegal aliens. LOL
I agree...Immigrants my ass. They are illegals for sure.
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Lets do it wrote:
I think the costumes might be considered offensive, so I'm mostly against it.
Anyway, I think it would make halloween much more entertaining if everyone would dress as ICE agents:
http://www.qualitypolicecollectibles.com/lpic...
I am dressing up as an ICE Agent and going to the car wash. It's going to be a hoot!
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Oct 21, 2009
 
Bonnie wrote:
One illegal was spooked so bad he started speaking English.
It's a miracle! Maybe that is why they sold out within hours of having to be pulled from the shelves! Wear the costume and wala you can speak English. imagine 12million illegals wearing those costumes!!
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Oct 21, 2009
 
an american wrote:
<quoted text>It's a miracle! Maybe that is why they sold out within hours of having to be pulled from the shelves! Wear the costume and wala you can speak English. imagine 12million illegals wearing those costumes!!
L.O.L.
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honu wrote:
I'm not surprised at the hue and cry over this costume, really nothing surprises me anymore.
Citizens and those who've immigrated legally to this country shouldn't feel offended... and those folks who've entered this country illegally shouldn't get too wound up either.
It takes a lot of chutzpa to holler discrimination over a Halloween costume when, after all, it was you who sneaked into this country, shoving aside all the folks who've played by the rules.
Just be thankful you're not subjected to the draconian measures other nations apply to illegal aliens.
North Korea gives you 12 years at hard labor, Iran detains you "indefinitely", and in Afghanistan, they shoot you.
We give them anything they want.
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bjh wrote:
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North Korea gives you 12 years at hard labor, Iran detains you "indefinitely", and in Afghanistan, they shoot you.
We give them anything they want.
I didn't realize that Afghanistan was so picky about the people who cross its borders. For that matter, I didn't realize that Afghanistan had a legal system in place.
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