Posted on 07/20/2005 8:28:43 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
"I hate seeing things in English AND Spanish and I detest when someone flies a Mexican flag, but what I'm trying to say is that there really isn't a defined line of assimilation, is there?"
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Yes there certainly is. It is called "The United States Border."
I meant to say a defined line that determines whether one is an "assimilated American" or not. As in, what behaviors constitute such?
"Your interests are our interests, "Your cause is our cause."(said Dean's Republican counterpart, Ken Mehlman)
It's a political issue for those who refuse to accept that the United States has merged economically and politically with Mexico.
Especially when the merge was never even been voted on in Congress or legally presented to y the citizens of the United States.
It's about legality and the legitimacy of the United State's government in refusing to confront the crisis head on as requested by the majority of Americans.
"This is disturbing, because, like you, I am against illegal immigration.
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Bush faces GOP fight over guest workers
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President Bush faces a major rebellion within his own party if he follows through on a promise to push legislation that would offer millions of illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship. Almost no issue divides Republicans as deeply.
May I please ask what your personal impression of LULAC is?
Though I've never had reason to really research LULAC, my first impression is that it's slightly to the right of La Raza, but still too self-segregating and leftist for me. There just aren't many "Hispanic" or "Latino" organizations I believe in, simply because I don't believe in organizations that sort people by ethnicity. That doesn't mean I don't believe in groups that promote some cultural aspects of different nationalities but are open to all nationalities and have nothing to do with members' ethnicities (Celtic music; Hispanic genealogy; Japanese art; Indian weaving; German sausage making). Some FReepers this past weekend did make me aware of a group called LAIR (Latino Americans for Immigration Reform) led by a woman named Lupe Moreno. On first impression, their goals seem to be very similar to the Minutemen. I didn't have a chance to thoroughly research the group this weekend though because I was canning all weekend AND my cat went missing (she's been found).
And I'm very glad you're an American.
Thank you very much.
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