You Can Now Be Fined Up To $250,000 If You Call Someone An ‘Illegal Alien’ In New York City

[laylalex 7,252]

7 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

so its as if they are making illegal aliens a protected class. The dems will sell the country to the devil to stay in power 

No, it applies to aliens who are here legally too. Really, this isn't too hard.  

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3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

No, it applies to aliens who are here legally too. Really, this isn't too hard.  

So what would this cost me?

 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,319]

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

it is interesting to watch, seems the intent is to upset as many people as possible, is there a Committee to come up with really stupid ideas.

Yes its called the DNC

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5 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Yes its called the DNC

As much as I dislike them I can not feel that they are on a runaway train and have no idea how to operate the brakes, the loons have taken over the asylum. 

 

Is asylum a trigger word?

[laylalex 7,252]

14 minutes ago, Boiler said:

So what would this cost me?

 

Well, I don't know anything about Scottish (Scots?) law! 😂

[Dashinka 23,304]

33 minutes ago, Boiler said:

As much as I dislike them I can not feel that they are on a runaway train and have no idea how to operate the brakes, the loons have taken over the asylum. 

 

Is asylum a trigger word?

You are 👌

[Steeleballz 7,550]

54 minutes ago, laylalex said:

No, it applies to aliens who are here legally too. Really, this isn't too hard.  

 

   Exactly. My wife has been told to go back to Russia. She has had her accent mocked. She has had her immigration status questioned. She is a USC now and it still happens. NYC has a huge immigrant community. I can see why they would support the work of the commission. I do understand why the tolerant right is having issues with it though. 

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Sounds like there are a lot of bigots in NY.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

No, it applies to aliens who are here legally too. Really, this isn't too hard.  

Perhaps it's just me, but I have never in my life called an immigrant an illegal alien.  But I have many times referred to illegal aliens not belonging here.  There is a difference.

[laylalex 7,252]

35 minutes ago, ALFKAD said:

Perhaps it's just me, but I have never in my life called an immigrant an illegal alien. 

Well, good for you? @Steeleballz's wife was told to go back to Russia, so it clearly DOES happen, even after citizenship.

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3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Well, good for you? @Steeleballz's wife was told to go back to Russia, so it clearly DOES happen, even after citizenship.

How would you be able to tell?

[laylalex 7,252]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

How would you be able to tell?

Well, you can't. Why others feel compelled to use demeaning language towards others is beyond me, regardless of status. I can't recall the last time I made an issue of someone's country of origin. Why is it even necessary? Is it something you find yourself doing in a context that might violate this law?

[Steeleballz 7,550]

Just now, Boiler said:

How would you be able to tell?

 

   That's was the point I was making in the first place. You don't know someones immigration status. They are not required to tell you either. Many people don't actually want to know immigration status anyway. Sometimes it's just an outlet for bigoted comments and attitudes. It doesn't just happen in NYC. It happens everywhere.

 

   In the article above, one of the example cases was a landlord threatening to call ICE unless he got his rent money. He didn't actually care about their immigration status. He already knew that. He cared about getting his money.

[laylalex 7,252]

3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I can't recall the last time I made an issue of someone's country of origin.

I lied. I think I told Boris on here that I wasn't fond of Englishmen.  

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 minute ago, laylalex said:

I lied. I think I told Boris on here that I wasn't fond of Englishmen.  

 

   Are you talking to yourself?