It's hard being an undocumented immigrant in the United States, and pretty much elsewhere at this day and age. It's horribly hard being an undocumented immigrant even more during election time. This means every two years, I have to get used to the notion that people that look like me, will be used as fear-inducing political toys on ads aired over and over again on TV, Radio and Internet.
Every time the bar seems to be lowered and lowered again by political adversaries riding on the fears of American voters, primarily Caucasian.
Take a look a this add talked about on Countdown with Keith Olberman:
I must add that Sharron Angle does not scare me or intimidate me with her "approved" tactics. If anything, I pity her for her lack of judgment and empathy. Such people lead hollow and unfulfilled lives. What I'm afraid of, is the human cost these advertising has on the everyday lives of hard working immigrants.
What amazes me, and is not surprising that, is 2010. We are a global community. We are connected worldwide and instead on focusing on the things we share in common, politicians continue to instill fear and prey on it for their own gain.
Honestly, it's tiring, demoralizing and dehumanizing to even think there are people out there who will bite the bait and continue to build barriers that keep us "separated but equal".
We have not come far from the age when people living together lacked basic civil rights.
So, come November 2nd. use your vote as the voice of reason, because as undocumented individuals, we are continuously silenced about our wants and needs.
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