The leaders of La Raza aren't being honest about what they have said...they lie. Believe what you will in any event.
I can't compare the immigrants of yesteryear to the Illegals of today. The nightmare has been created because we have ignored the law, and so have the Illegals who broke it. Today, I have a greater respect for the ones who came to this country "the right way". It wasn't easy.
You want us to accept the fact that because they all do it, it must become legal, for there is strength in numbers? If we go down that road, prepare yourself for what is ahead.
No amnesty in any form is acceptable for the good of our Nation.
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I have no desire to accept anything simply because it is forced upon me by strength of numbers. If anything, this makes me more resistant to it rather than less. My point about the current crop of illegals is less to suggest any kind of solution ( I wish I had a good one )than it is to suggest that the current immigration policy of the US is broken and needs to be repaired, and quickly.
The comparison to past waves of immigration is only pertinent in comparing the attitudes of nativists and immigrants in those periods to the attitudes of today, and they are very similar. History is a good guidepost for me if only to hope to learn from the mistakes so that I don't repeat them.
La Raza (apart from having a name which makes my skin crawl every time I read it) is much like any other organization. It is made up of individuals, each with their own agenda and purpose. Maybe it is naivete, but, I generally try to ascribe the best motive to the vast majority of people, and as such, I highly doubt whether there is a smoke filled back room where the La Raza folks sit around and plot the destruction of the American way of life. While I am sure that there are individuals and cliques within La Raza that think that way, the overwhelming number are simply folks that are trying to do their best for people who are like them in many ways.
Thanks for the complement, I think that you made your points very clear and concise, while I tend to ramble.