Posted on 02/28/2007 11:12:23 AM PST by Graybeard58
I think the reasons illegals from Mexico and S. America don't learn English are a) they have no intention of remaining here -- they want to earn some money and then go back home; and b) they don't need to learn English to get by because it's to the point where almost everything is bilingual. There are Spanish radio and TV stations, food labels, and on and on.
As far as assimilation of others, I think Asians want to remain here and fit in, and Europeans don't have to do much to assimilate. Most of the time we don't even know they weren't born here until we speak to them.
What could possibly twist your arm? ;)
By the way, are you familar with Lydon's guesthouse in Cong? A Dublin gal was telling me about it last night. She recommended it if I am in Mayo.
Illegals are illegals. Irish or Mexican, they're illegal.
I live in Newport Beach, CA, and know tons of illegal Irish and Australian here.
So much for the "we're not prejudiced against Mexicans, we just want the laws enforced" crowd.
Sad thing about that is, if it were to come down to a war with Mexico it would be over in about 4 days...
Actually.. I'm not sure, I have never stayed in Cong, as it's only a 30 min drive from where I live.
Visited it plenty of times, though!
I hope there are no plans to invade Ireland... would hate to see the US get such a humiliating defeat! :-P
I could make a rude, stereotypical comment, but won't! ;-)
An Illegal is an illegal is an illegal. Deport them all. No amnesty for law breakers.
BTW, Bertie Ahern is harbouring terrorists:
War!! :-P
The Irish also don't use the ERs as their primary care physician, insist on government services in Gaelic, mooch off the taxpayer, harbor reconquistadora intentions or demand affirmative action hiring preferences. If the number of illegal Mexicans were somewhat comparable to the number of illegal Irish, the whole thing would be a non-issue.
Thems the facts, jack, not racism.
I was just gonna say if we invaded right after the pubs closed...we'd be done and over with it in an hour. ;-)
I know that the term illegal immigrant is becoming politically incorrect; would Illegal Economic Refugees be better?
Sounds like we are just speaking in different terms. To me it's all one big flood. I want the water from my basement pumped out. I don't care what part of the basement it is in or which broken pipe it came from. I'll deport all that water as I find it, all with the same pump, and not save some water for later based on what pipe it came from.
Yes, but first we should change our policies about who gets in legally. We are legally admitting a huge number of immigrants from third world countries, many of whom have little chance of being self-sufficient here due to lack of education and lack of English, and some of whom have allegiances to fundamentalist brands of Islam and other cultural traits incompatible with assimilation into civilized US society. And meanwhile, well-educated, English-speaking Irish, who are very much in demand by employers here, are only being admitted in tiny dribbles.
I agree. The main influx of water would naturally be your first concern when attempting the repair though.
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