Posted on 10/30/2005 9:12:20 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
The neo-isolationists that fill the far right of the Conservative movement, fanned on by certain insincere radio hosts, have become so exorcised by Mexico that the issue is close to eclipsing the GWOT; the Global War On Terror.
The gnashing of teeth and wearing of sackcloth has, for some, reached such a fever pitch that no other issue is important to them. They are fixated on the fact that Mexico is the most dangerous thing the USA faces in the 21st century, that Mexico will destroy our culture, or destroy our economy. And this as we prosecute a war, yet.
Of course, we have major problems with our nearest neighbor to the south. We have rampant illegal crossings, drug smuggling with impunity and a loss of a large block of our economy as Mexicans send US dollars home to Mexico instead of spending it here.
But a little perspective would be nice because Mexico isn’t the most imminent danger the USA faces in the neighborhood. Canada is more of an immediate threat to our security by far than is Mexico.
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It's not hard to find, but you're right , it isn't Michigan.
Geographical Distribution: The table below represents a breakdown by states of the largest Muslim communities in the United States. It shows that there are an estimated 3.3. million Muslims in these states. The figure represents 62 percent of the estimated 5 million Muslims living in the United States.
Muslim State Population Table
State Muslim Population
Total % of Muslim Population, Percent of Total State Population
California 20.0 3.4
New York 16.0 4.7
Illinois 8.4 3.6
New Jersey 4.0 2.5
Indiana 3.6 3.2
Michigan 3.4 1.8
Virginia 3.0 2.4
Texas 2.8 0.7
Ohio 2.6 1.2
Maryland 1.4 1.4
Mosques/Islamic Centers 843
Islamic Schools 165
Associations 426
Publications 89
There are 165 Islamic Schools in the United States, of which 92 are full time.
Canada Muslim 579,640 2.0% of population
Where do you get that figure. Much information is available. Google it. There have been many discussions on this on FR as well.
http://www.islamawareness.net/LatinAmerica/ Nice map here also.
NEWS 05/10/05 More Hispanic women converting to Islam
30/09/05 Islam gains Hispanic converts - Sun Sentinel, USA
30/09/05 Latino women finding a place in Islam - MSNBC
01/08/05 Latinos face kin's fears over Islam
25/07/05 Hispanic, Islamic Groups Want Tancredo Out
13/07/05 Latino Muslims Growing in Number in the US
06/06/05 Latinos Turning to Islam - Telegram & Gazette
30/03/05 Latinas Embrace Islam
27/12/04 US Latinas seek answers in Islam - Christian Science Monitor
01/09/03 Latin America’s fastest-growing faith resents terror allegations from U.S.
07/01/01 Islam Luring More Latinos
This site talks about the many mosques in Mexico.http://www.islamicfinder.org/addwiz.php?country=Mexico&state=2
This one in Spanish, if you prefer.http://www.islam.com.mx/index.php http://www.islamicfinder.org/addwiz.php?country=Mexico&state=2
Perhaps you misunderstand . Under the Civil Arbitration Act 1992 , civil decisions like divorce payments or law suits or simple grievances ,only if both parties agreed , they could have Jewish , Catholic and other religious laws applied to find a settlement . A court would then enforce the settlement only if that settlement was not in conflict with the laws of the land. Canadian law .
Muslims asked for the same, and were turned down .
I don't "misunderstand". Jewish and Christian ideas are compatible with western law to a far greater extent than is the barbaric Muslim "laws". Muslims SHOULD have been denied the same consideration lest you end up with more "honor" killings and hands being lopped off in Toronto or Quebec!
You STILL have far fewer such reports coming from Mexico (or the Latin communities) than you do from Canada. Additionally, all the above you just quoted are "possibles" stories. Stories where things "might" go that way. In Canada they HAVE Al Qaeda cells thriving. In Mexico there are SOME, yes, but they are NOT thriving.
Canada is the danger we shuld be looking toward.
The MinutemenProject is monitoring Canadian borders also.
Ping!
Yah, be very afraid of us.
Because someday soon.....................
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
Yah, they sat on the U.S. B.C. border for 3 weeks and didn't see anything attempt to cross but an occasional deer.
LMAO..
Keep laughing, and don't come running to us to help you when you no longer have control over your own country.AWB
The U.S. has far more muslims as well as far more active and dormant Al Qaeda cells than Canada. A
And we Canadians need to vigilant of the growing danger from terrorists growing and breeding in the U.S. which will spread like a cancer across the face of our land...
Ontario rejected Sharia Law, and so did Quebec, and I don't think any other province has even considered it...
I stand by my statement in post #39.AWB
Wrong.....nowhere in canada accepts sharia law.
It does not exist here and never will.
You don't need an organized standing army to effectively resist as you should know by now.
A relaitively small number of insurgents have pinned down the former only remaining superpower.
The U.S. armed forces certainly has lost it's glow in the past 4 years so I wouldn't be too smug if I were you..
P.S. Me and my 5 shooting buddies could take down your pathetic army in a day without expending half of our ammo.AWB
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