Russian criminals just like ours

Russia began cracking down on "millions of illegal workers" this week. Naturally, Russia's criminal aliens are playing the race card, just as they do here.

Associated Press:

"They don't like the color of our skin here," said a 26-year-old Azerbaijani produce seller at a Moscow food market who gave his name as Alek. He predicted that he and many of his fellow migrants would have to leave Russia.

Under the new rules, which set a quota of 6 million foreign workers for 2007, authorities are carrying out strict checks of the estimated 10 million to 12 million foreigners who are already working in Russia, most of them illegally.

I wonder if "Alek" ever considered that Russians don't like him because he's a criminal who may be soaking up taxpayer funded social services and taking jobs away from legal residents? Probably not, because he can create more pity by crying, "Racism!"