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Ethnic stereotypes abound in Beck's immigration timeline

September 24, 2009 2:44 pm ET by Simon Maloy

The chapter in Beck's new book, Arguing with Idiots, that deals with illegal immigration is really something to behold. Subtitled "The chapter Americans just won't write," it's little more than 18 pages of Mexico-bashing that have been peppered with little insets that parody NBC's "The More You Know" public service announcements. In these insets, the familiar shooting star of the NBC graphic has been replaced with a cartoon sombrero:

You start to think that Beck's only understanding of Mexican culture comes from Speedy Gonzales.

Anyway, the immigration timeline is the real star of the chapter, as it features cartoonish Mexicans wearing sombreros and absurdly thick mustaches, and a cartoon of a Chinese takeout container that's meant to represent -- you guessed it -- Chinese immigrants:


It's amusing that Beck, right above the timeline, writes that what "will get you labeled an intolerant xenophobe the fastest" is pointing out that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants to the U.S. are Mexican. Faster than stuffing your book with sombrero-clad Mexicans and other ethnic stereotypes, it would appear.

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    • Author by epkklk851 (September 24, 2009 3:13 pm ET)
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      Glenn likes to dish it out, but he can't take it. He just expects to say nasty, racist things, and then smile and claim he is just a rodeo clown and get away with everything. He may be a clown, but I'm thinking more along the lines of the menacing Pennywise in the King novel than a real rodeo clown, whose job it is to distract the bull and allow the cowboy an escape.
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    • Author by bintx (September 24, 2009 3:42 pm ET)
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      Did you guys know that one of the astronauts currently in space is an "anchor baby" who was born to migrant farm workers?

      http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Space/story?id=8399026
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    • Author by MickD (September 24, 2009 3:47 pm ET)
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      His book looks like the fake history text that The Daily Show did a couple years ago.
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      • Author by killerstarfish (September 24, 2009 3:58 pm ET)
           
        OMG you're right - and probably just as inaccurate. ;)
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      • Author by magnolialover (September 24, 2009 6:53 pm ET)
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        That's what I was thinking. He's trying to play off of what Stewart did (which was actually funny, and at the same time, somewhat insightful).
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    • Author by worrierking (September 24, 2009 3:59 pm ET)
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      Wait a minute.

      You don't get to vilify unions on one hand and use them with the other to prop up some kind of racist rant.

      Glennn's been crying about labor unions for years and now he's using The National Border Control Council as a source.

      And I liked the way this moron worked in the bit about how if only .0001 percent of the illegals from Mexico want to do the nation harm...

      Is there any evidence that any illegal immigrants from Mexico have any links to groups that could be considered terrorist in nature?

      I'm willing to bet that there are many illegals here who are white with ties to the European terrorist organizations.

      But then Glennn or Lou aren't interested in hounding white people.
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      • Author by Walt1 (September 24, 2009 5:31 pm ET)
           
        "But then Glennn or Lou aren't interested in hounding white people."

        I feel dumber for having read that. Whats more I think you guys might believe your own BS.
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    • Author by rtejon (September 24, 2009 4:00 pm ET)
         
      Whatever public money that goes towards helping illegal aliens give birth in this country is eventually paid back when the children grow up to join the tax base, and that's assuming the parents don't actually make restitution themselves, as many do. I see no smart reason to oppose the 14th Amendment; if it was good enough for the social mores of 1868 then it ought to be good enough for our time, too.
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      • Author by eb (September 24, 2009 5:45 pm ET)
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        Once someone is working, they are contributing to the community. Making things more difficult for them can only make them less productive in the long run. Making things more difficult for their children will make life more difficult for everyone in the future. We have a long history of creating subclasses within our communities and we are still paying the price for past misdeads.

        Everyone who works and contributes should be considered belonging at a certain level. Of course some profit nicely from having access to those who are "worth less"
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    • Author by Walt1 (September 24, 2009 5:29 pm ET)
         
      I am pretty sure Beck has a copyright. Publishing his stuff here just might infringe upon it. I will email him and see if it is okay.
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    • Author by shaggles (September 24, 2009 5:58 pm ET)
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      Beck's hometown of Mt. Vernon has a pretty good sized Latino population. I wonder how they feel about him getting the key to the city?
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    • Author by fawltylogic (September 25, 2009 2:13 am ET)
         
      It's ironic that if you bring up the idea that a few of the millions of people who've come here illegally might be terrorists you're called a fearmonger or a racist

      I don't know how that paragraph ends, but what is "ironic" about that?
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