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I saw an AP picture of this sign featured in the print edition of the LA Times story<\/a> about an anti-immigrant law that was overturned in the shitty PA town known as Hazleton<\/a>. “All legals served”, what a bunch of jerks. It’s not much of a leap to associate it with the white\/colored signs of the Jim Crow south, and those stupid Blue Brothers statues just reinforce the awkwardness of the racial dynamics at play here. I wonder how they check for legal-ness, do they ask for passports at the door? Do they kick you out for ordering a cerveza or just attack you with piercing stares? If I lived closer I think I’d like to round up a few spanish-speaking compas to have a drink at this asshole bar, just to see how they enforce this act of provocation. At least this helps to put a dent in the well-meaning liberal lie of “we are all one race: the human race”, that worn out phrase also used by those that find it too difficult to include the concept of race in their class analysis.<\/p>\n If they were honest they would use a sign more like this one:<\/p>\n I saw an AP picture of this sign featured in the print edition of the LA Times story about an anti-immigrant law that was overturned in the shitty PA town known as Hazleton. “All legals served”, what a bunch of … Continue reading ![\"nomexicans.gif\"](\"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/nomexicans.gif\")
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