In one of the more fucked-up publicity stunts imaginable on a U.S. college campus, the NYU young Republicans have organized a campus event called “Find the Illegal Immigrant.” The game is played as follows: one nerdy Republican wears a little pin that says “illegal immigrant,” and the rest of the college-aged neo-cons play immigration agents who have to find the “illegal immigrant” within a crowd. The dork who finds the “illegal immigrant” wins a prize. As I’m sure the Republicans expected, the mostly liberal student body accused the group of racial insensitivity. I would have just accused them of being sucky. President of the NYU Young Republicans Sarah Chambers told the AP, “It’s not a racist event, first and foremost. Just because we don’t want illegal immigrants being able to completely disregard the laws of our country doesn’t make us racist.” This reminds me of an old George Carlin joke that goes, “Why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn’t want to fuck in the first place?” I am all for open dialogue and inspired debate on college campuses, but give me a break. These young Republicans at NYU are just looking to provoke and offend others. They aren’t looking to “open up the issue of illegal immigration,” as Ms. Chambers put it. That’s bullshit. And who made it their job to do so in the first place? Hundreds of real NYU students, and by that I mean crunchy dudes and loose hippie bitches, showed up in Washington Square Park Thursday to protest the event. I wonder what inspires a young Republican to attend NYU in the first place? These folks must have a penchant for being different, sticking out and defending themselves all the time. New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg called the event, scheduled for Thursday, “distasteful and downright stupid.” And NYU released a statement saying that this debate is exactly what the school views as a healthy exchange of ideas. I think these young Republicans should just be like the rest of the NYU kids and pierce their nipples, get a pair of a dark-rimmed glasses and stop taking themselves so damn seriously.
•NY1: Students Protest ‘Immigrant Game’