From Deseret News archives:
Readers not afraid to speak their minds
Almost half of the numerous e-mails were from outside Utah. An overwhelming majority (90 percent) disagreed with our position of allowing illegal immigrants temporary work permits for agricultural operations. They ranged across the spectrum of civilized decorum. The most courteous objection originated from a reader in California: "So much of your article is outside the realm of rational debate." The worst was a suggestion that LaVarr and I undertake an activity that is anatomically impossible for human beings.
In order to share these snippets of American prose, I have categorized them for our readers' convenience. (Remember, these are actual e-mails.)
The completely clueless offered: "Instead of relying on manual labor, maybe the farmers and growers should obtain or invent technology that allows them to harvest their food without employing so many people." (No suggestions proffered how the agricultural industry collects food in the meantime.) "So, you're a descendant of immigrants and they 'worked hard.' So what! It wasn't the racial diversity that built this country . . . but often it was actually often racism that contributed to the building of this country (i.e., slavery) unfortunately." (How is that for sensitivity?)
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