Ethnicity claims show ignorance of Shope
Thank God that T.J. Shope is a "half-Hispanic Arizonan!" For a minute there it was starting to seem like this was yet another ignorant opinion on immigration by yet another political science major that truly believes he is spreading common sense and knowledge in a poorly researched column that wasn't really worth a second look, much less a response. But then I read that Mr. Shope is a "half-Hispanic Arizonan!"
Well then, in that case I take it all back. Now, it's legitimate! If he's a "half-Hispanic Arizonan" and he supports Russell Pearce and Proposition 200 and HR 4437, then the rest of us (including the 20,000 marchers on Friday) must be wrong.
It wasn't a march demanding fair immigration reform -- it was a "protest of people taking to the streets in support of rights for illegal aliens." Thank God that protest of crazy people taking to the streets is over. Thank God we've got a "half-Hispanic Arizonan" to shed some light on this issue.
Mr. Shope, since the rest of your column is not worth the time to respond to, I'll leave you with a bit of advice: Until you at least "half-know-what-the-hell-you're-talking-about," don't try to speak for the rest of us. Don't try to legitimize your comments with the fact that you are a "half-Hispanic Arizonan." And finally, don't worry. I'm sure you are more than accepted and more than welcomed by Russell Pearce, the Republican Party, white-Anglo-Saxon America, by The State Press and by whatever political job you will end up getting after you graduate.
After all, you're ONLY a "half-Hispanic Arizonan."
-Martin J. Quezada
Juris doctor of law graduate student
Gay can't get the Bible in one class
I am writing in response to Ms. Gay's column on "Bible inconsistencies." As a Christian, I find this column absolutely ridiculous.
I only ask that Ms. Gay not pretend that she has completely discredited Christian beliefs through her baseless statements. Her claim to have read the Bible "cover to cover" is laughable, but apparently she knows something that millions of rational and educated Christians have simply missed for the past 2,000 years.
Please make copies of her article and send it out to every major news outlet promptly so that we can get this whole Bible thing straight. But, in all seriousness, I ask the author: How can you ever expect to be taken seriously as a journalist when you make immature and uninformed (one college Bible class hardly makes you a Bible scholar) personal attacks? Answer: You won't.
-Will Luzader
Juris doctor of law graduate student
Nanez doesn't get HR 4437, issue alike
In her article on immigration, I don't believe [State Press columnist Dianna Nanez] really got what the bill was about. It's not going to stop LEGAL immigrants from doing anything. Rather, it's those citizens who cross the border unchecked, unmonitored and undocumented that are affected.
The fact is that anyone who comes into our country undocumented, or stays passed the limits of their visa are breaking the law. Maybe it seems a trifle, but it can lead to serious problems.
I'm sure there are plenty of legal Americans who would be willing to work the jobs that immigrants currently hold. Costs for consumer goods may rise, sure, but isn't that a small price to pay to know that your country is not only protected, but doing its job of knowing who is there?
As a child, would it not have concerned you if your father let in every person who walked by the house, allowed them to eat from your pantry and sleep in your bed? That is what is happening and strict enforcement is required. The front door is wide open. It doesn't need to be locked, but closed against unmonitored entry. This bill is the first step in creating a process that is enforceable, and will allow your children to have the same benefits your grandparents came here (hopefully legally) to obtain.
-Vanessa Carpenter
Economics junior
