*brushes the cobwebs off himself*
Also, congratulations, this is the most racist thing I've hear in the last 24 hours:
Excuse me whilst I kick the soapbox from beneath your feat. Its an
illegal immigrant. Do you understand what that means? It means the laws of this country were broken for them to be here in the first place--of course they're more likely to break our laws...why?
THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT.
Also, when did Al Sharpton (and other pillow biting, PC, whining ninnies) define the term "illegal immigrants" as racist? To say something like "illegal immigrants are more likely to break the law" is not racist at all--its stating an opinion (or a fact), and not even an opinion/fact based on
race. I don't recall the op stating anything along the lines of "a burrito eating, lowrider driving illegal immigrant....."
And for those of you that don't think this is too big an issue--it may not be where you live. But as Looni2ns already stated, this is a huge problem here in the Atlanta area. With over 6 million people in this city, and a constantly growing population of illegal immigrants, hit and run accidents are a big problem, and its something that happens numerous times a day--whether it involves cars, bikes or pedestrians. Even if the "illegal" party stops, there is often no reprocussion at all (granted this is in large part due to state laws that are not enforced).
EDITED to add: personally, I think its a shame that anyone gets a "break" on killing someone else in auto-related accidents. Most of America seems to have a "its not a big deal, until it directly affects me" attitude about car accidents, and its annoying to me, and its dangerous to everyone else. The number of times I see people swerve at eachother and use their cars like they were weapons to threaten eachother with is simply sickening--and it makes riding a motorcycle that much more dangerous to us all. On the illegal immigrant front, I don't claim to have all the answers. Deporting them all isn't an answer, and neither is making them all legal, IMO. All I know is they fill a niche in the job market and the economy that America as we know it can't really do without.