Black woman RIPS city council for comparing slavery to illegal immigration

[Lion Heart 15,041]

LOS ANGELES — Chanell Temple, a black woman originally from Huntington Park, delivered a strident, politically incorrect speech against illegal immigration on Monday evening at the local city council meeting. Temple, who now lives in the Hawthorne area of Los Angeles, was protesting the council’s recent decision to appoint two illegal aliens to city commissions. She told Breitbart News she had not intended to speak at the meeting, but was offended when someone compared illegal aliens to slaves

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Please do not tarnish the name of black slaves by comparing them to your plight. There’s no comparison. None.

Black slaves did not break into this country, okay. They were brought here against their will. Also, black slaves are not immigrants. Immigrants are people with a choice, they come here by choice. Black slaves didn’t have choice.

That’s offensive to me because I’m a descendant of a black slave. And trust me, Ancestry.com works and I can trace my people back from when they landed here on the boat. I know the village where my people came from in Africa, OK? So please, do not try to get away with using that. That’s very offensive.

This country has been good to illegal immigrants. You have been given jobs, houses, tax money, free tax money, welfare, Social Security, they open up business for you guys, et cetera.

None—I don’t know of any illegal aliens who have been hung from a tree. I don’t know of any of them illegal aliens who have dogs been sicced on. So that’s very offensive for you to sit up here and allow these people to say that and get away with it. Things that people are going to feel sorry for. That’s very offensive, OK? Do the right thing.

My people get three strikes. I have a nephew in jail now–22 years!–for something he didn’t do.

My people commit a crime, they go to jail. You people commit a crime, they get amnesty. It is wrong…

(Cheers, applause)

And we’re not going to have it. We’re not going to have a set of laws for you people and a set of laws for us.

And if you can’t follow the law, talking about “perish,” your job needs to perish.

You get paid with taxpayers’ money and you are misappropriating taxpayers’ money when you pick up your check.

(Cheers, applause)

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I grew up in the Huntington Park area. I was raised in that area. I live in Hawthorne now. That area over there has been a Latino area for decades, for a long time. They witnessed racial tension in that area. My mother was a property owner over in that area.

What I said last night was not my intention. What kind of disturbed me is when someone got up and talked about slavery. There is no comparison. They need to stop pretending like they are being mistreated. They have pushed and disturbed the community. They have 95% of the jobs and they still act like they are mistreated.

Yes I am black, but I’m an American. They are getting away with murder. I was in Sacramento recently, and I protested about Kate Steinle. Then they get a get-out-of-jail-free card, and my nephew is in jail. They release them–30,000, if not more–every year. They put them right back on the street and it’s not right.

The black community–we’re tired of them citing civil rights because of people like Al Sharpton. They are being treated better than American citizens with our tax money.

I’m just tired. I lost my job. I was told I did not speak Spanish and I was terminated from my job. Even now it’s difficult to get a job. They told me I was fired for not being able to speak Spanish. I applied to McDonald’s and they told me that they don’t hire blacks–and it was a black owner. I filed with EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). I have my documentation. I was denied a job….But they didn’t do anything. They are putting illegal immigrants before blacks. I applied for three jobs with the County of L.A. and they didn’t give me a job, and when I filed a complaint they called me a racist. I ended up homeless.

We have a rule of law. Why can’t they obey the law? Little do they know they are making us [Americans] closer. We are standing as Americans, as all races and colors. They want to throw out the race card. We are tired of being abused, and it’s got to stop.

Our politicians are giving them the power in the fight against us–the people using our tax money, writing these laws and using them against us….

Yes, black lives matter, but if we had jobs we wouldn’t be put in these situations to be attacked. A lot of parental rights have been restricted and are being taken away. There’s a lot in the black neighborhood that needs to be worked on. We need to get our house in order first and we need to get jobs back to get back on track.

We have no recourse. We are not being represented. Now we’re in the shadows, we are being buried in the shadows.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/18/must-see-black-woman-rips-council-over-illegal-aliens/

 

Never compare the plights of illegal/undocumented people to slavery folks. There's no comparison.

[Barbados 1,004]

She has a good point tbh can't contest that

Slavery was so bad, it's out of our comprehension how much they suffered

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

Good for her. Ignorant people comparing this to slavery is so stupid. 

[Miel 15,009]

It is absolutely true that slavery cannot be compared to illegal immigration, at all.

That said, it's more than likely that points like this will be used against migrant workers and families even further, particularly from the more conservative side. Unfortunate.

[Miel 15,009]

She has a good point tbh can't contest that

Slavery was so bad, it's out of our comprehension how much they suffered

It blows my mind how some people can just shrug it off and say "get over it"- like, that is an incredibly awful historical accuracy. It should never be forgotten, no matter how much textbooks dwindle it down.

[DietCoke 386]

I am socially aware, I try my best to be understanding of the struggles other races have endured. I 100% agree slavery cannot be compared to being an illegal immigrant, and I agree with her main point. But, as a child of immigrants, I did not like what, if I'm understanding correctly, sounded like her diminishing my family's struggle ("They need to stop pretending like they are being mistreated. They have pushed and disturbed the community. They have 95% of the jobs and they still act like they are mistreated."). 

From the person comparing immigration to slavery and to this woman saying we need to stop pretending "like we're being mistreated," I think the POC/minorities suffering racism in the U.S. need to support each others' struggles.

[LoveandMagic 1,731]

Breitbart, ugh. 

But yes, I do agree with some of her points. Willfully coming into the country is completely different from being forced shackled and chained into a life of cruel servitude where one was treated as of having less worth than cattle. Slavery is a nasty, ugly stain on this country (and others) that will take a long time to wash off (if ever). 

It is absolutely true that slavery cannot be compared to illegal immigration, at all.

That said, it's more than likely that points like this will be used against migrant workers and families even further, particularly from the more conservative side. Unfortunate.

What's ironic is that many of their ancestors were unwanted illegal immigrants themselves. And many of them employ these modern "unwanted" illegal immigrants in place of citizens because they can get away with so much more mistreatment (such as under paying them). Hypocrisy, true to form.

[Miel 15,009]

I am socially aware, I try my best to be understanding of the struggles other races have endured. I 100% agree slavery cannot be compared to being an illegal immigrant, and I agree with her main point. But, as a child of immigrants, I did not like what, if I'm understanding correctly, sounded like her diminishing my family's struggle ("They need to stop pretending like they are being mistreated. They have pushed and disturbed the community. They have 95% of the jobs and they still act like they are mistreated."). 

From the person comparing immigration to slavery and to this woman saying we need to stop pretending "like we're being mistreated," I think the POC/minorities suffering racism in the U.S. need to support each others' struggles.

I agree. It's not about detracting or erasing another's struggles, but acknowledging honestly that some minorities get more flack than others, and that while every struggle is different between each community and culture, we gotta have each others' backs.

[lowkey shading my own culture's general anti-blackness]

[DietCoke 386]

I agree. It's not about detracting or erasing another's struggles, but acknowledging honestly that some minorities get more flack than others, and that while every struggle is different between each community and culture, we gotta have each others' backs.

[lowkey shading my own culture's general anti-blackness]

exactly. We all suffer differently under the umbrella of racism and we need to help each other.

[Bette Davis 12,742]

I agree with her that the two groups should not be compared because they are completely different and incomparable, but I loathe how she is belittling the struggles of immigrants. You don't have to tear down another group to further your own. Immigrants work their asses off, starting from the bottom, for what they have and I have so much respect for them. 

[GloZell Green 11,723]

It blows my mind how some people can just shrug it off and say "get over it"- like, that is an incredibly awful historical accuracy. It should never be forgotten, no matter how much textbooks dwindle it down.

It's just like the whole Native American situation. How sad that the country has such a cruel history.

[Woolfsmck 2,763]

I am socially aware, I try my best to be understanding of the struggles other races have endured. I 100% agree slavery cannot be compared to being an illegal immigrant, and I agree with her main point. But, as a child of immigrants, I did not like what, if I'm understanding correctly, sounded like her diminishing my family's struggle ("They need to stop pretending like they are being mistreated. They have pushed and disturbed the community. They have 95% of the jobs and they still act like they are mistreated."). 

From the person comparing immigration to slavery and to this woman saying we need to stop pretending "like we're being mistreated," I think the POC/minorities suffering racism in the U.S. need to support each others' struggles.

Latino's aren't a minority in California,Arizona,NewMexico and Texas...

[DietCoke 386]

Latino's aren't a minority in California,Arizona,NewMexico and Texas...

Hence why I used person of color/minority. People are still racist toward us (*cough*Donald Trump*cough*)

Either way, her entire statement can easily be applied to the entire nation, and we are a minority in this country as a whole.