Posted on 04/01/2006 9:16:47 AM PST by notaliberal
It is this reporter's opinion that it is time to set the record straight for the misinformed Mexican illegal aliens and troublemaking Latino activists who call my Talk Back radio program monotonously.
They repeat for the millionth time the tired worn-out lie that "America stole the seven southwestern states from Mexico. This is our land, gringo, and we are taking it back!"
WRONG!
Here are the facts: Texans fought for and won independence from Mexico on April 26, 1836 following its victory over the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Nine years later, in December of 1845, the U.S. annexed the Texas republic. Congress sent General Zachary Taylor to Texas to protect its border with Mexico.
Mexico claimed the Rio Grande River as "their territory." After a series of attacks and clashes with Mexican troops inside the Texas territory, Congress declared war on Mexico May 13, 1846.
Hostilities continued for two years as General Taylor Scott led American troops to engage Mexican forces in New Mexico, California, and deep into Mexico. Mexico City was captured by General Scott in August of 1847.
February 2, 1848 Mexican officials and U.S. representatives signed a peace treaty known as "THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO."
The provisions of that treaty called for Mexico to cede to the U.S. 55 percent of its territory (that is present day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas and parts of Colorado, Nevada and Utah) - this in exchange for $15-18 million in compensation for war-related damage to Mexican property.
The U.S. Senate ratification of the treaty, U.S. forces then left Mexico City.
There you have it. There are the facts. Either accept the facts or continue living a lie. The U.S. did not steal anything from Mexico; the former Mexican territory was won by the blood of young Americans like the ones who fought World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and are now engaged in Iraq. The seven southwestern states are American land, not "their land."
This despite what the pro-Mexican and Hispanic racist groups like La Raza, Aztlan, Lulac and La Mecha teach their uninformed young Spanish-speaking students in our own American public schools. Shame, shame, shame!
It is exactly how Adolf Hitler indoctrinated his people to kill anyone who opposed the German view of the world as he shouted, "Deutschland Uber Alles lebersraum!" (Germany over all and living room!). This is KKK American Nazi or Black Panther talk. As Sgt. Friday said, "Just the facts, ma'am... just the facts."
A little historical anecdote.
At the end of the Mexican/American War as an armistice was being negotiated, the people of the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Tamaulipas asked the United States Army for protection to be afforded to them as independant states or to be allowed voluntary admission into the United States as a new territory.
You may be right about Fox and his cronies thinking that. If it should eventually happen though, I believe the people here are not going to want any part of anyone like him having a say in their lives. They'll realize that their new country is far better than the one they left.
BTTT
Clinton does too.
There's a thread out there...somewhere..
Had the US not bought the Louisiana Purchase and not obtained other lands in the west from Mexico, today we would have INS boats on the Mississippi trying to stem the flood of Mexicans trying to get into the US from their own corrupt nation west of the river.
We all received sow's ears as land. We turned ours into a silk purse. Theirs is still a sow's ear.
Civil war is coming thanks to our pandering US elected officals pandering for votes from foreign criminals who have no damn business being in this country. Foreign criminals are now writing our border protection and immigration laws. These criminals have more control over our elected officals than Jack Abramhoff ever did.
You beat me.
Taking a short siesta from proving Bush wrong (doing a job he says no Americans will do) to bump the thread.
Now he's either wrong, or I am not an American.
And buddy, I am an American.
(btw, I'm finding some brass out there amongst those leaves and crap. Guess I missed some. :-)
BTTT.
Bump!
I've had the great pleasure of being in studio with George three times.
That's a known answer spoken with all civility comes back a very loud and resounding - "It's just plain WRONG!"
Well my friend, these are the same folks that want to bring the troops home out of the ME
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant!
You are to be congratulated for absolute clarity!!
BUMP!
You are a celebrity!!!!May I please have your autograph?
I was watching the History channel their night on the subject of "cannnibalism". They said that the ancestors of Mexicans were cannibals. Some kind of death ritual they performed.
Here you go, Toodles... :o)
any veteran but McCain...
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