sitting out there still serving on the Federal level” Avila said. Avila also stated that he was not surprised that a Democrat had been shot because it would not have mattered if Loughner was provoked or not. “I think it’s gotten to that point where if that kind of talk continues and all you’re doing is pushing people, that either those who are doing the pushing think that they have a license to go beyond a certain point, or those that are being pushed are going to push back and it can be something just as grave as…the [shooting]” Avila said. Avila feels that an example of negative dialogue is that “…decades ago, they had a Republican Senator, and the Republican Senator was attacking a democratic state of New Mexico and that was normal… But the Republican all of a sudden made it personal and at that point, both the Democrats and Republicans hooked up in the state and the Republican was no longer Senator, he was replaced…” Avila compared the constant negative dialogue among politicians and the leaders of this country, to the current immigration issue in Ariz. “I think if we keep this dialogue going, as negatively as possible, and you’re targeting certain people just because of immigration status, that you’re also targeting people who may look like the immigrants,” Avila said.
Avila feels that the majority of the attacks among politicians have become personal and “ … if you look at, think, or do something ‘un-American’ it’s kind of like you’re the target. I think it depends upon the leadership of this country, I think it depends on the talking heads and if they say anything.” “ … there are lines and unfortunately I think the leaders of this country and the talking heads need to stop and think about what they’re talking about,” Avila said.