Racism, Immigration, new scapegoats for Sept. 11th

This is what I'm up to lately: We have a nation-wide virtual town-hall going on our interactive documentary channel. Please join us at 9500 Liberty. This channel is an "Interactive Documentary" about the politicization of the immigration issue, currently being shot in Northern Virginia. We will be posting new videos in quick intervals. And we will respond to viewer feedback, including requests for more coverage on certain storylines, contextual clarifications, and even perhaps on-site production excursions. The aim of this documentary is to inform the public, and investigate alternatives to the intense polarization that is hindering progress on the immigration issue. Clips on this page will be shot and edited quickly by independent filmmakers--Eric Byler, Annabel Park, and Jeff Man--with additional production support from Tomiko Anders, Tom Moore, Harry Yoon and Zhibo Lai. Because one of the chief aims of this project is to elevate dialogue, comments that contain inflammatory words will not be posted. Please help us create a constructive, public forum. Discuss :: (9 Comments)

[UPDATE by Lowell: For the record, according to the 9/11 Commission Report, 9/11 hijackers Marwan al Shehhi and Mohamed Atta were here legally.  In fact, "In mid-September[2000], Atta and Shehhi applied to change their immigration status from tourist to student, stating their intention to study at Huffman [Aviation in Venice, Florida] until September 1,2001."  Satam al Suqami also had legal status in the United States, although it expired on May 21, 2001.  Two others, Nawaf al Hazmi and Khalid al Mihdhar, "cleared Immigration and Customs at Los Angeles International Airport."  According to FAIR, the rest of the 9/11 hijackers "entered the country legally on a temporary visa, mostly tourist visas with entry permits for six months."  Perhaps some of the speakers were confused because "at least three of [the hijackers] had fallen out of status and were, therefore, in the United States illegally" on September 11?  I don't know, but the bottom line is that, in 2000 and 2001, fifteen Saudis and four other Middle Easterners entered the country LEGALLY and carried out the 9/11 attacks.  None entered the United States from Mexico.]