Posted on 05/01/2015 10:59:46 AM PDT by Dick Bachert
A nation without borders is not a nation!
Folks coming here from elsewhere need to undergo the same process my great, great grandfather, Ernst Bachert, did!! I'll bet YOUR ancestors have a comparable story.
Born on 20 December,1834 in Hesse-Darmstadt,Germany, both his parents died when he was 13. Alone, he went to Freiburg to learn a marketable trade. He spent the next 6 years apprenticing to learn paper making.
At age 20, he left for America, arriving at Ellis Island on October 23rd, 1854. After verification of proper documents, American sponsorship and employment, he was examined for communicable diseases BEFORE being cleared for entry!
He did not stow away on a cargo ship for Mexico so he could sneak across the border to begin availing himself of the foolishly proffered largesse of the U.S. Treasury.
BTW, he went on to introduce a new paper making method and founded a paper manufacturing business that supported himself, his wife and children and 3 more generations of family and provided jobs for hundreds of his fellow Americans.
What part of “illegal” – as in “illegal alien” – is hard to understand???
All that said, I do have one ancestor who came here and dodged the immigration hoops Ernst had to navigate. My fifth great grandfather, John Carpenter, was brought here by his parents, arriving in Virginia in 1743 at age 8. His family were friends and neighbors of a Virginia plantation owner and surveyor. John also became a friend and fought beside this man in the French & Indian War and the ensuing Revolution.
Oh yes, John's friend's name? George Washington!
QUESTION: What damage does the current disregard of our well-considered and once respected immigration laws by the political elites do to respect for THE RULE OF LAW IN GENERAL? Are situations like Ferguson, Baltimore and elsewhere a manifestation of that breakdown??
And how would you feel if you were some poor schlub who, even though you have skills this country may need, jumped through all the hoops and waited for years to gain entry as you watch thousands of illegals stroll across the border to be welcomed with open arms, EBT and Social Security cards?
THINK ABOUT IT!
My paternal ancestors came here legally from Scotland in the late 1700’s.
They immediately went to work in Kentucky and Tennessee illegally selling whiskey and guns to the indians.
By all accounts, they were some contrary buttholes.
Contrary buttholes are PRECISELY the types it took to get this place up and running!
The “vaginas” now running this place wouldn’t have lasted 2 days!
My family came here before there were borders. At least none that the settlers came through.
But that doesn’t mean I would not welcome immigrants.
The difference is that in the distant past you came here either with the support of a sponsor (whether that be a relative or a “group.”) who took responsibility for you so that you did not become a burden on society.
Now, you can cross the border and sign up for goodies the first day. Now these might not be goodies that you and I would want, but they provide a lifestyle that is better than where these folks came from.
The democrats would have you believe that every conservative is anti immigration. They are wrong. We are support immigration. We are just sick of supporting immigrants.
You should instead claim familial credit for the invention of NASCAR. I read somewhere how bootlegging liquor drivers invented the notion of big engines and car racing...
My great grandfather came here in 1850 at the age of 8 with his older brothers, his father, and his stepmother to flee the potato famine in Ireland. They arrived in New Orleans which as I understand it, was cheaper than the boat to New York or even Canada. They must have worked their way up the Mississippi because they ended up in Missouri. His older brothers became teamsters working with the people traveling west along the Missouri River. He became a farmer in Pettis County. My brother was named after him. I was named after his wife. That was the way they did things in the old country.
What you say makes sense, but the Dems want votes, the Republicans want cheap labor, and the racist groups like La Raza want more ethnic power. Blacks think “anything that hurts Whitey is good” and “the more people of color in this country, the better,” so they won’t protest or do anything about it, even though they’re also hurt by illegal immigration. If Whites protest, they’re called racists and xenophobes, so they cower and crawl away, because they want to be “nice.”
And there you have it.
Dick,
This battle was lost in 1965; no point in crying over spilt milk. The only thing you really need remember is that a Nation without borders is a Homeland to no one.
LEAVE (INSERT SUBJECT) ALONE!!
Your ancestor may have been on Ellis island in 1854, but he wasn’t processed there. The immigration office on Ellis Island wasn’t open till the 1890s.
Borders, language, culture.
Roger that. Just tried to simplify and shorten the verbiage.
Are you my cousin?
Could be, that’s the family lore.
MacGeehee & MacGregor.
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