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"Never apologize,mister.
It's a sign of weakness."
Posted on 12/29/2005 7:32:57 PM PST by calcowgirl
Up to 2 million people of Mexican ancestry were relocated to Mexico during the 1930s, even though as many as 1.2 million were born in the United States. In California, some 400,000 Latino United States citizens or legal residents were forced to leave.
Now California, for its part, wants to say it is sorry.
On Sunday, Senate Bill 670 - the so-called "Apology Act for the 1930s Mexican Repatriation Program" - becomes official. It acknowledges the suffering of tens of thousands of Latino families unjustly forced out of the Golden State that was their home.
"The state of California apologizes ... for the fundamental violations of their basic civil liberties and constitutional rights during the period of illegal deportation and coerced emigration," the act reads.
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The little-acknowledged history of Mexican Americans repatriated in the 1930s became embedded in the mind of state Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, after he read "Decade of Betrayal" ...
Dunn drafted SB 670 with the help of Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles, and Assembly members Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys and Lori Saldaña, D-San Diego.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill Oct. 7, but vetoed a companion measure - Senate Bill 645 - that would have created a commission to study paying reparations to survivors of the 1930s repatriations.
"I believe reparations are due for the remaining survivors," said Dunn, who noted they number between 2,000 to 4,000 in California. "There should be some compensation to acknowledge their suffering."
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As part of the state's apology, a monument will be erected at a site to be determined in Los Angeles.
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Dunn said he is working with U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, in the hope of enacting a federal companion measure to the California apology.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
I smell a movie deal
Doogle
Pardon me while I hurddle here.
As part of this apology deal, can we deport another 11 million or so Mexican illegals?
Too bad Hollywood doesn't have a sense of humor with these issues. In the old days, they'd put tanning lotion and a sombrero on John Wayne and make him the star of the picture.
Great quotes from The Conqueror:
Temujin: I stole you. I will keep you. Before the sun sets you will come willingly to my arms.
Temujin: She is a woman - much woman. Should her perfidy be less than that of other women?
Temujin: While I live, while my blood burns hot, your daughter is not safe in her tent.
Say what?
Are you sure this isn't an April Fools joke? Or a reprint from the Onion?
I have a real hard time believing that [within my parents' lifetimes, if not my own] 2 million people were forcibly removed from the USofA and this is the first I'm hearing of it.
I mean - good grief - there were only a few tens of thousands of Japanese interned during WWII and we've heard no end of whining and moaning about that over the course of the last two or three decades.
And the "Trail of Tears" probably didn't involve nearly as many Cherokee as that.
A figure like "2 million" makes my gullibility meter jump to about 11.
This was a Great Depression deal, with some lessons for today.
If our economy tanks and unemployment skyrockets, how we deal with the 12-20 million illegal alien invaders might not be too pretty.
And they might not exactly line up to get on buses for home.
It could get ugly, very ugly, if the economy goes south.
Absolutely incredible.
From what I've read from news reports of the time, this article (and probably the book) fail to address some key facts surrounding the times. First, there was a "repatriation" (not "deportation) program sponsored by Mexico to lure folks to their country, offering them free land and in some cases homes to "colonize" certain areas and farm the land. The United States cooperated with the program as it helped ease the effects of the depression.
Most of those leaving went voluntarily, in many cases eagerly, as the economic condition in the United States was not looking good. Unemployment was high, jobs were scarce, and it was taking a toll on the welfare funds, both federal and private. To ease the burden on counties, they offered free passage via train to those willing to leave (a one way ticket cost $12.00). Those "deported" appeared to be only those in violation of the law--either illegal aliens or indigents (which I believe may have violated temporary residence requirements during the era).
It irks me that California is offering this apology based on some leftist's book and that Joe Dunn et.al, want to take this movement to a national level. Next, they will want reparations.
Me too. I've been reading more about it. See post #11
The West is almost past the flashpoint, If anyone is put on busses it will be the gringos
"Never apologize,mister.
It's a sign of weakness."
That's funny. And I was reading about retiring in Mexico in Ben Stein's new book. I want to retire there and demand medical benefits.
Things were wacky back then. This is only a decade prior to internment, and the same period as the great Stalin Famines, and Hitler.
The left will cover up the fact of voluntary emigration. They will be disingenous and not note that the 1930's was the only decade were there was net emigration, as immigrants returned to their homelands, not only Mexicans.
Thank you for "the rest of the story."
If California really wanted to set things right, it would give itself back to the Mexicans-- No, the Spanish-- No, the Indians who owned it before the Spanish.
If California "Liberals" had a bare trace of sincerity, they would return the homes and land that they now occupy to the "Native Americans".
Anybody in Malibu willing to put "their" money where "there" mouth is?
Beverly Hills--anyone???
San Francisco???
Mill Valley???
Berkeley???
The silence is deafening!!!
A few posts down from that one you put Joe Dunn in perspective: Link .
I think those two posts sum up the whole thing. It's a damn fraud, from a gutter fraud, by the name of Balderama; and a cheap hustle by a low life hustler named Joe Dunn.
That's all this is. Nothing more.
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