New Immigrants

Incoming Email ^ | September 18, 2006 | Rosemary LaBonte

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Good Letter...

Newspapers simply won't publish letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect (read below) or which does not agree with the philosophy they're pushing on the public. This woman wrote a great letter to the editor that should have been published  but with your help it will get published via cyberspace!

New Immigrants
From: "David LaBonte"

My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined.
Dave LaBonte (signed)


Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:

Dear Editor:

So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr..Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture.

Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France and Japan. None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.

(signed) Rosemary LaBonte

P. S. Pass this on to everyone you know!!! KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING!!  I hope this letter gets read by millions of people all across the nation!!

Ever onward!!

MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA

[devolve]

Yup

Not very PC

[potlatch]

Looks like Arabic writing??

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SB.

[devolve]

I thought of that once

I need to check other photos of early flags

[potlatch]

Ya, it kinda does!

[seastay]

It is false these claims that keep being made "this country is made of of immigrants", because this country was and is not, historically only 5% of all Americans who lived and died working this great country were foreign born.

In contrast, 95% of those who made this country were born here as native US citizens.

But currently immigrants now make up about 10 percent of the population, and they are screaming its not enough, and using false claims that we need more in order to stay in the spirit and tradition of America as the land of immgrants...but this is simply just not true.....the levels are higher than ever before, and that is the real problem since these invasion numbers of immigrants are not the way this county as been built.

[truth_seeker]

"If you go back and read articles during the flood of immigration early in the 20th century, the public was very angry."

But the anger was soon proven to be misplaced, because the immigrants turned out to be fine, proud Americans.

And it is very important to note these immigrants were legal, even if Americans were angry about their arrival.

My wife's grandparents came from Italy, never to return. Their sons served in WWII, earning Purple Hearts.

The children of early 20th century immigrants learned perfect English; which is hardly true for the illegals of today.

[Fred Nerks]

Nice letter. As a migrant I share the sentiment expressed. Our family came to Australia with one suitcase. I knew four words of english. I still remember what those four words were:

Crocodile. Salt & Pepper. Please.

Within six months, we all spoke english. Fluently. We had to. There were no translators, nothing was printed in any other language. Doctors, accountants, musicians, regardless of profession, men were handed a shovel, an ax or a pick and told to get to work; for the government. Every migrant male had to sign a three year contract to work where-ever he was sent...To the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric scheme, or various irrigation schemes.

And no accommodation was provided for the family. The wives and children remained in a migrant camp, until the husband/father earned enough to find a home for his family.

This is where we were living in a migrant camp named Bonegilla:

Migrants came to Australia from all over europe. More than 40 countries. There are more people of Greek background living in Melbourne than in Athens. All and everyone considers themselves AUSTRALIAN! Almost 30% of aussie citizens are post-WW2 immigrants or their descendants. We have Vietnamese, Chinese, Polynesians...and aside from Croats and Serbs during the 60's who brought their enmities with them, there has been NO CONFLICT!

UNTIL THE MUSLIMS ARRIVED. ISLAM DOES NOT ASSIMMILATE. MUSLIMS DON'T GIVE. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO TAKE.

[ansel12]

"The last bastion of the original settlers (New England, excepting the Boston area of Massachusetts) is one of the most liberal areas of the country."




When my family helped found much of New England starting with Providence, Rhode Island and Rehoboth, Massachusetts, almost 400 years ago they were already considered liberal, and have remained so since, (the region not the family).

[SunkenCiv]

Well put. And I loved the family and personal history.

[ASOC]

Nice to see a bit of OZ history.

My great-grandfather came to America in the 20s from Germany. NO one was allowed to speak anything other than English - GG'pa understood that mastery of English and hard work was a key to success. He was a harness maker. Great-grandfather was happy to have the chance to become an American.

My grandfather went back to Europe in WWI - likely as not shooting at some of his first cousins. Grandfather worked hard all of his life, soda jerk, short order cook, janitor - he was a homeowner and raised a family. His children (my Dad and Uncle) severed in WWII and the Korea conflict. He was happy to be American, said so often.

Dad and Uncle used the GI bill to get a better education and worked in the utility sector until they retired. Both raised families, owned homes and were active in the community. They were happy to be Americans.

I retired from the USAF, my siblings include two PhD holders, several Masters degrees and so on. All have professional employment. One of my sisters is even a police officer. Great-grandfather would be pleased, I believe. We are Americans and are blessed to be able to live in this great country.

My son just return home from a stint in the Corps. His brothers and sisters are also proud Americans.

Why do I post this - it is, after all, nothing but a note about my American family. No hyphens, no "old country" - just Americans. And proud to be American.

[Fred Nerks]

...it is, after all, nothing but a note about my American family. No hyphens, no "old country" - just Americans. And proud to be American.

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Substitute Australian for American and that's exactly the way I feel.

Now, compare this to what the mohammadans are told by their clerics:

(snip) Preserving the islamic Identity in the West

It is therefore unavoidable that as long as we live here we will, through a process of cultural osmosis, take on some of the characteristics of the Kuffar. The likeness of Islam and Kuffar is like that o f fresh clear spring water and water brought up from the bottom of a suburban sewer. If even a drop of the filthy water enters the clear water, the clarity diminishes. Likewise it only takes a drop of the filth of disbelief to contaminate Islam in the West. If we have it within our means we should therefore consider moving to a Muslim land whereby we can at least live amongst our brethren and within an Islamic society free from the contamination of the disbelievers.

By Br. Amir Abdullah

http://www.frontpagemag.com/GoPostal/commentdetail.asp?ID=12226&commentID=260388

[ASOC]

If they want to move to Islam-land, more power to 'em.

Maybe they can get along with thier fellow muzzies--no wait, even then they kill each other. Not much hope for them then, is there?