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Silock · 04-13-2007, 04:04 PM

Lawmaker Under Fire For 'Illegal Alien' E-Mail
Man Apologizes; Some Colleagues Not Satisfied

A state lawmaker is coming under fire for sending what he thought was a funny e-mail message to his colleagues.

Some people do not find it very amusing and want him to make a public apology.

Rep. Don Brown, R-DeFuniak Springs, sent a message from his state e-mail account that said, "Don't forget to pay your taxes - 12 million illegal aliens are depending on you!"

Brown said the message was intended to be humorous and to remind people about the upcoming tax deadline.

He apologized and said as far as he's concerned, he's done with the issue.

But members of the Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus are taking exception to Brown's e-mail, calling it inappropriate and saying such e-mails have no place in the Florida House.

"That term, illegal alien, is extremely insulting to many individuals and I think there has to be something a little bit more public and a little bit more contrite in his apology," an unidentified member of the caucus said.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.local6.com/news/11856683/detail.html
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WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO CALL THEM!? Citizen-ly-challenged???

CHIEF4EVER · 04-14-2007, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Donger

They WANT a better life. Don't you get that?

Of course I get that. WHO DOESN'T?

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They do the jobs Americans don't want to do.

I call BS on that one and I am speaking from personal experience. People here would LOVE to get some of the production jobs or construction jobs, even at a low wage. Problem is they CAN'T. Why? Because crooked employers dodge the tax code by hiring illegal workers for cash. They don't have to pay benefits or employer portion taxes for those workers because "they don't exist" on the books. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, my fellow 'Ozarkians' get to stay unemployed because there are no jobs available. Don't my fellow citizens have the right to "WANT a better life"? To support their families and pay their bills? How is it that an illegal has more right to do that than our law abiding citizens? Sorry Donger, your argument doesn't add up M8.

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That alone forgives them breaking some arcane law, IMO.

The law isn't arcane and no it doesn't.

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Silock MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10020882	This PC Sensitivity Crap is Getting WAY Out of Hand Lawmaker Under Fire For 'Illegal Alien' E-Mail Man Apologizes; Some Colleagues Not Satisfied A state lawmaker is coming under fire for sending what he thought was a funny e-mail message to his colleagues. Some people do not find it very amusing and want him to make a public apology. Rep. Don Brown, R-DeFuniak Springs, sent a message from his state e-mail account that said, "Don't forget to pay your taxes - 12 million illegal aliens are depending on you!" Brown said the message was intended to be humorous and to remind people about the upcoming tax deadline. He apologized and said as far as he's concerned, he's done with the issue. But members of the Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus are taking exception to Brown's e-mail, calling it inappropriate and saying such e-mails have no place in the Florida House. "That term, illegal alien, is extremely insulting to many individuals and I think there has to be something a little bit more public and a little bit more contrite in his apology," an unidentified member of the caucus said. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. http://www.local6.com/news/11856683/detail.html _________________________________________________________________ WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO CALL THEM!? Citizen-ly-challenged???
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