McCarthyWatch: Florida Hispanic Reps. outraged about inoffensive joke about illegal aliens

State Representative Don Brown sent an email to colleagues with the following joke:

"Don't forget to pay your taxes -- 12-million illegal aliens are depending on you!"

Now, his illegal immigration-supporting racial demagogue colleagues are outraged:

The Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus issued a statement saying it "took serious offense."

"It was wrong. It was offensive," said House Speaker Marco Rubio, R-Miami, the son of Cuban immigrants.

Rep. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, said the Brown e-mail showed "an ignorance as to the founding of both this state and our country. It deeply saddens me that this mentality still exists in what we consider to be a forward-looking government."

Rep. Juan-Carlos Planas, R-Miami, said Brown's remark was "not just racist on its face, but it's not true... It's that type of mentality that is prohibiting passage of a reasonable compromise immigration bill in Washington... As long as that festers, we're losing what the American spirit was all about."

Unfortunately, Brown has apologized instead of doing what he should have done: politely tell them to stick it.

Immigration2007a · Fri, 04/13/2007 - 13:12 · · Importance: 1