We have the same thing here in California - Xenophobe vigilantes who take it upon themselves to fortify the Mexican border to protect us from the "browning of America." They make me sick, and the fact that they're constantly gaining power is frightening.

In the other thread, I mentioned that Micca and I had encountered a BNP supporter on a bus in London. He was drunk, and Micca said he sounded like a Scotsman. He went to every passenger on the bus, demanding to see each person's citizenship papers, complaining how all those "foreigners" didn't belong there. Since I was one of the few people on the bus with a light complexion, he came to me looking for sympathy. I told him, "I'm not a citizen of your country, sir; and I certainly don't agree with you."

Daily Mail Reader, is that my comment from the other thread that you're referring to?

I think we need to recognize that we are all immigrants, that we have what we have because we happen to be lucky - so we have a moral obligation to share with those who have less.

Most of the "immigrants" I saw in England, came from lands that had been part of the British Empire. Their immigration is very much a result of British Imperialism.

I am of European ancestry and live in California, a land that once belonged to Mexico until it was taken over as a result of American imperialism. I think it's appalling that so many Americans, descendants of immigants themselves, have the gall to complain about Mexicans immigrating to a land that once was part of Mexico.

I believe wholeheartedly that all people have a fundamental right to immigrate to safe places where they can find housing and employment - especially if their home lands have been affected by imperialism. Wouldn't you agree, Daily Mail Reader?

-Joe Offer, Colfax, California-