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You and I see eye to eye. One of my great'grandmothers was born in New Orleans in 1865, and when her mother was widowed a few years later she returned to Baltimore with 5 children. This bit of family history drove my interest in genealogy and social history of the Nineteenth Century. These great'great'grandparents were Irish immigrants from the famine years who had the courage to cross the Atlantic, and then to look for a better life down the Mississippi. I say thanks every day that they had the courage to live through all the hardships that they experienced.

America will survive this new wave of immigration, and we will be stronger for it, - if we do not allow the dems to totally throw away all the values that have made our country great, in their efforts to pander to the lowest common denominator.

Turning our backs on Republican legislators in our frustration at their molasses speed of addressing the issue will be SO VERY STUPID, I have to use all caps to say it.

You know your comments about the Irish made me think of something. I had an interesting conversation with a woman in Vicksburg Mississippi whose great Grand Daddy came from Ireland. He like a ton Irish, Italians, and Jews settled in these River towns through out the South. She was saying that back in the 60's she went to Ireland to see the ole country. Well, many of the relatives were still poor the politics sucked and the whole area was still in the doldrums. Well, many say look at Mexico we don't want to become that!!! People forget that Ireland and Italy in the 30's and 40's were not exactly meccas of prosperity and the good life. The point is immigrants succeed because of our form of Govt and commerce.. That a person could buy land. That capital was available in a country like no other that enabled people to work and succeed. We are not going to become another Mexico just like we didn't become another Ireland in some areas, another Italy in some parts of the Country, or another Germany in certain parts of the country.

On a another note, I don't know if have ever come to NOLA but perhaps you should ic case it really gets wiped off the map next time. If you are of Irish heritage you would find the culture of the Irish in such a deep Southern town pretty interesting. The contributions of the Irish can still be found here to a great degree. The Irish Channel is still there even though many of the Irish have moved out. Many of the Irish Churches are still around even though the descendants are now living in the burbs. If you ever read Ann Rice her book the "witching Hour" she hits NEw Orleans and the ethnic mix right on the head.