How news is part 2

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Dumbasses tend to be the loudest.

Also, there might be a difference in generalizing illegals as Mexicans and being specific about it. I feel a lot of people, I'll admit to doing it once or twice, generalize and imply that illegal aliens are Mexicans but will obviously know its not true when questioned further. People then attack the generalization which was never suppose to be 100% accurate in the first place.....because it's a generalization. Miscommunication issue.

I think when it comes to the actual reporting on the issue people are very careful not to generalize about "Mexicans" given the number of Americans with Mexican or Central American roots. The latest news seems to be focused on the immediate cross border town violence and the implications related to it. Pundits have tried to exploit the issue to tie it into the recent laws in AZ and those other borderstates are considering. That may or may not be a fair issue.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I think when it comes to the actual reporting on the issue people are very careful not to generalize about "Mexicans" given the number of Americans with Mexican or Central American roots. The latest news seems to be focused on the immediate cross border town violence and the implications related to it. Pundits have tried to exploit the issue to tie it into the recent laws in AZ and those other borderstates are considering. That may or may not be a fair issue.

News reporters are going to be careful about it. I was talking more informally. But, it comes down to interpretation too. If you say illegal alien most people are going to think Hispanic. That interpretation can't be avoided in most instances.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

News reporters are going to be careful about it. I was talking more informally. But, it comes down to interpretation too. If you say illegal alien most people are going to think Hispanic. That interpretation can't be avoided in most instances.

That is true, I guess I was being pendantic considering the term "Mexican".