"I [know/married/am related to] x immigrant who feels the same way about this issue as I do" is a really poor argument.

There's hispanics in the Minute Men. That doesn't automatically shield the MM from criticism of any type.

I happen to have a dad who was born in Mexico. That does not make my opinion on illegal immigration more or less valid. My arguments do.

I won't drop into troll-bait like jumpstart has put here, but for the record guys, ethno-centrism is racism. Accessed with just a few taps of the keyboard:

rac·ism (rā'sĭz'əm)
n.
  1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
  2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
Policies to encourage the "breeding" of "white christians" is more or less textbook racism and hey, consequentially, one of the hallmarks of some of the more colorful autocracies in the 20th century. I certainly don't want any of my money going to subsidize your welfare babies, of any race, let alone ones earmarked specifically for "white christians." But I guess we are all chattel slaves to the govt whose purpose is to encourage a strong, unified volk. What could possibly go wrong with that kind of philosophy, right guys?

I'm out of this thread. There are differences in policy that I can at least tolerate, if not understand, and there are people who declare themselves outside of the realm of civil discussion.