Mexican Consulate Opens In Downtown Indianapolis. (Shop after shop, sign after sign in Spanish)

WISHTV 8 ^ | 11-2-02

[Lilly]

...this is true. But I surely don't want English speaking Americans to only exist in History books.

[CWOJackson]

Overwhelmed is how Boston felt with the Irish as well.

Oh, and let's not forget when those Italians started taking over whole sections of New York.

[sarcasm]

I see that you don't want to discuss the economic cost of Mexican immigration.

[CWOJackson]

It could happen but I seriously doubt it. I would more expect that we could end up with regional dialects again, just like the original colonies.

That's not efficient and I don't believe it's the best way to do things, but I think it would be within the rights granted citizens under the Constitution.

[Polybius]

I can't tell if they are legal or illegal, but I will assume they are illegal and should be sent back where they came from, if they can't bother to learn English.

If they are illegal, they should be sent back no matter if they are British and learned to speak English on their mother's lap.

If they are legal, they can speak in tongues if they wish. It's a free country. (For those who are here legally and obey our laws.)

In Eddie Rickenbacker's (America's top scoring World War One ace) biography, he tells of how German was spoken in his home when he was a child and how he had problems speaking English well during his early school years. This resulted in daily fights on his way home from school.

[CWOJackson]

Sure, when you are willing to recognize that each successive wave of immigrants that came to this country brought their own unique social/economic baggage with them. Hundred of thousands of decent American workers were displaced by the Irish...who were willing to work for far less money then those they pushed out.

[Lilly]

Yes, I think you're right again FRiend.

[Lilly]

Yes, I think you're right again FRiend.
How about if we offer up the entire state of Texas? LOL

[CWOJackson]

A voice of reason...how refreshing.

[sarcasm]

You will also have to admit that the United States had a different type of economy in the days of unlimited immigration. We are no longer in need of millions of immigrants who have an average 6th grade education to work in the mills.

[CWOJackson]

I was thinking of a little east of there. Louisiana; they already have a couple of unique dialects there that can be hard to comprehend.

Shortly after we were married I was transferred to the North Carolina coast. My bride from northern Minnesota had always thought the Mason-Dixon line was somewhere around Minneapolis/St.Paul. For our first year down there I frequently had to translate for her and the locals.

[Lilly]

LOL the ole Mason Dixon Line!

...yep, Louisiana will do!

[CWOJackson]

"You will also have to admit that the United States had a different type of economy in the days of unlimited immigration. We are no longer in need of millions of immigrants who have an average 6th grade education to work in the mills."

EVERYTHING about our nation is evolving. We don't have the same ecomonic factors today that we had fifty years ago...Detroit isn't King any more. Fifty years ago we didn't have the national economy we had 50 years before that. And guess what...our economy won't be the same in another 50 years.

And in 50 years Jose Gonzales might be sitting around complaining about how the (fill in the blank)s are coming into America and ruining it for decent hard working Americans.

[sarcasm]

We won't have an economy left after another fifty years of this type of immigration - we'll be bankrupt.

[CWOJackson]

Yep, the end is in sight. We can all just roll over and die now.

[CWOJackson]

Nice talking with you FRiend.

[sarcasm]

When a nation dies it's not pretty.

[CWOJackson]

Oh I'm sure it's not but look at it this way, our eulogy can be in some many different languages.

[sarcasm]

I'm thrilled by the prospect of a multi-cultural funeral for the United States.

[CWOJackson]

Actually it won't be for the United States...just for you. This nation and every community has been evolving since it was created. For you the nation is dying because it's evolving in a way you don't like...it hasn't evolved in the way very many generations has liked.

But, when you're dead there will still be a society here and it won't bat an eye at your passing. What form that society will be is anyone's guess...but probably your worst nightmare.