Perhaps because they are I L L E G A L immigrants.  Not victims of a criminal act (getting caught) as the Times is loathe to point out.  Media bias.

Illegal immigrants....and those with fake documentation....perpetrators of a further crime (over and above being here illegally, of course).

It just ain't a thread about illegal immigration until we are graced with the predictable, tired arguments from Newsbuster's token Illegal immigration apologist.

"I'm defending (of all things!) the New York Times, for reporting things dispassionately." 

No, my friend. This is NOT "dispassionate" reporting, that's the whole point here.  

"'I’ve never seen anything like it, the sadness, the emptiness, the fear,' a schoolteacher, Barbara Kremer, said. Ms. Kremer said she had provided shelter in her house since the raid for 24 immigrants who were afraid to return to their homes." This is "dispassionate" reporting? Is this woman admitting to sheltering illegals? Why else would they be "afraid to return to their homes?"

"Many have children or spouses who are legal residents or Americans, and they have to decide whether the families will stay here or return to their home countries." This sounds pretty "compassionate" to me, the opposite of "dispassionate." These people made a decision to break the law. The fault that the outcome of that decision causes them pain and problems seems to rest with them, I would say.

"Mrs. Perez said immigration agents separated during the raid from her husband, Roberto Pérez García. 'They made him and myself seem like criminals,' she said. 'He tried to give me a kiss on the forehead, but they would not let us talk to each other.'" He IS a criminal. How is this "dispassionate" reporting?

Don't get me wrong. I DO feel sorry for the people and children affected by this. It is a shame. But many criminals have families who have to suffer, through no fault of their own, when a family member is caught and punished for a crime. Children who grow up without a father, because he is serving years in prison for robbery, for instance. Or many other crimes. I don't see many stories where a criminal is captured that so focus on how it affects their families.

This story was FAR from "dispassionate."

So I guess that would be their "Soylent Green" variety of meat...  :-)

(No worries, my sense of humor is quite dark and demented...)

"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy."  -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)

Nearly one million sex crimes committed by illegal immigrants:

Offenders:
The average age of illegal immigrants who were sex offenders was 27, but they ranged in age from 16-69. Child molesters tended to be older, averaging age 32. The average age of rapists was 26, and murderers averaged age 28. There is a trend that these offenders are becoming younger. For example, in 2006, the average age of sex offender illegal immigrants was 20. The highest number came from Mexico. El Salvador was the original home to the next highest number of sexual offenders. Other countries of origin included: Brazil, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Russia, and Vietnam.

But when you look into their sad eyes as they are stabbing or bludgeoning you to death, then you feel a warm Christian love for them. Oh, it is not their fault, if you read the whole article you can see it is the fault of American law enforcement for setting them free.

misterbill  goodnight,  have a better day tomorrow :^)  ww               .....Political correctness when dealing with  Islam will kill america....ww .....    

Lectured again here, by my betters? Thanks.

Trakeo, when you write "Period"-- remember it's over for you. Don't return later on? I disagree with your conclusions on the racial aspects of our immigration mess. It's mainly Mexicans who are the offenders, (I call them offenders, not criminals) and they take the brunt of our country's vilification. You should be man enough ? or woman -- to

Admit it and stop papering over the discrimination. Just add two + two. My intuitions are correct. Furthermore, I do not condone or excuse the offenses. All I've ever said here is, FENCES are usleless. Plus; we will be losing the entire Latino vote in the coming presidential election on account of recalcitrant Republicans who will cut off their own nose to spite their face (collectively). I'm not alone in my judgments. Dick Morris said it very plainly, as well as the Bozo on the Left, Geraldo. It ain't rocket science.

Here's happy the uscitizen:

I regards to these people going into hiding out of fear, well that is how you should act when you are breaking the law, your head should be on a swivel.

These people perpertrated acts of fraud by using identity theft and gaining services (i.e. employment and god knows what else) from the possession of false social security numbers. I hope the executives at Swift do some time but I doubt it since they probably have equally contibuted to both political parties and will call in favors. Swift even went to court because they got wind of government action and tried to block the raids, what scumbags. Now they should be forced to pay a decent wage these illegals depress when they are employed en masse.

For all that think these people are victims,what about those who have their identities ripped? My sister and her family were victims of these creeps and many other pop-offs like these. It's these bums, these illegals, these mugs. You exhibit the classic signs of Xenophobia; an inherent dislike of "THEM". Others, the "bad guys." Therein disappears your objectivity and your love of neighbor. You are angry at the OTHER, who is not of YOUR breed? If not, why do you react with these shudders? The open hatred and determination to paint them with a broad brush. Did all of them rip off your idintity? You don't distinguish. I know why.

Because they're all Mexicans. Do you object to illegals of every race who come uninvited? You do?

Why build a 2,000 mile fence at our border with Mexico? Why not stop illegals when they get off a plane from China or Europe? Why single out the one country? Because the PROBLEM originates there, of course. Not over in Canada. You know your enemies very well. They're Mexicans. They are the offenders you can't control. Please don't pretend you're impartial. Be intellectually honest when you deal with me. I only speak of what I know. Not what we see for the conventional wisdom.

This thread is really about the New York Times. Not about TUMBLER. Why have all these folks come out to taunt and bait me? I'm an American citizen and a conservative Republican. I don't want this thread to deteriorate over who hates me. It's not ME, it's us, and the NYT.