Friday, September 7, 2007

Hall of Shame: El Guapo

El Guapo is a Hall of Shame proxy for all the criminals and malcontents among the illegals and their supporters. In the past, Mexicans have often been portrayed as bandits and outlaws who preyed on their own people and others. This portrayal was sometimes humorous as in "The Three Amigos" although in that case it was the Gringos who were portrayed as bumbling idiots. On other occasions, the portrayal was somewhat more serious as in "The Magnificent Seven" and "How the West was Won". Modern portrayals could include the Latino street gangs, the welfare parasites, rapists, drug and human traffickers and other criminals who find their way to America among the vast numbers of illegals. All of these miscreants belong in the Hall of Shame but this does not justify a broad brush treatment of all illegals, lumping them together with hardened criminals.

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