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To: Ditter

I grew op in a big port city. Polish, Italian, German, Russian Jew, Irish from the late 1800s to the ‘40s, and Dutch & Brit from the century prior.

The kids wore forbidden to speak the native language their grandparents spoke at home.

Food, expressions, games, music and ethics along with love and gratitude for the US came with this immigration. It was unheard of to not apply for citizenship- shameful. No one lived on gov’t handouts (in the downtown areas, yes, there were generations of takers, but they were outcasts).

Watch a tape of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade form the other day (not the O’Rielly sensationalization of the 25% drunks - not Irish, but kids). You will see plenty of American flags in that procession, and everyone is Irish on that day. It’s why the Irish can take mockery like just about no one else.

They pick themselves up and get back to school (some liberal Jesuit organization, ok) but back to work.

Sen. Paul might know Baylor and some local community in Texas, but I know immigration and naturalization from a ground view. And what’s going on in Texas is not it.


99 posted on 03/19/2013 3:19:53 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

All children? And forbidden by whom? And why? Why would anyone do that? And you know you are speaking for ALL families? I doubt that.


368 posted on 03/22/2013 4:22:49 PM PDT by DallasSun
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