OH! MY! He said that! :)....
esp. those managers (& those living) on the Liberal Plantation.
Thanks, for the (great) post!
Posted on 09/25/2011 12:33:19 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Dear Illegal Alien,
My ancestors were brought to this country in chains against their will, and sold and forced to work like common farm animals. They had to abide by the laws to stay alive.
My ancestors endured abuse and unlawful deaths for 250 years before the civilized hearts of this nation recognized that "all men are created equal," regardless of race or color. We went from slaves to free men and women, but without the freedom of equal rights, equal access to opportunity and equal protection under our nation's laws. That struggle took another 100 years, culminating with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Throughout my ancestors' 350-year struggle the objective was always "one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." When that liberty and justice finally became legally recognized as our civil rights, some of us ran through the doors of opportunity, some walked, and some chose to stay on the outside to criticize and complain. Still, our nation's history has always been defined by one set of laws, one language and one flag of unity. This is what defines the United States of America!
Therein lies your biggest problem. The public perception is that you want a different set of laws, and you want to ignore current laws. You even want an accommodation of your language in our national anthem, and some of your people are flaunting flags other than the flag of the USA.
As a reminder, USA stands for United States of America. It does not stand for "Under Special Assumptions."
There is no doubt that the USA is a nation of immigrants -- legal immigrants. No one faults you for desiring the opportunity for a better life in the greatest country in the world. Although we do not consider your demonstrations a civil rights movement, there are some lessons you could learn from our 350-year struggle that may help you in your quest to come out of our nation's shadows.
First, your illegal status is a non-starter for obtaining rights, benefits or a short cut to citizenship. It is creating massive public resentment and alienating those with compassionate hearts who might want to support a reasonable and fair road to your citizenship. You will not earn U.S. citizenship as long as you choose to ignore our laws, simply because you have been able to survive here illegally for a number of years.
Granted, our immigration system is cumbersome, inefficient and needs major overhaul, but it is a part of our system of laws. Maybe one of your objectives should be to encourage Congress to overhaul the system, making the process more efficient for every immigrant, which would make it easier and more efficient for you.
Second, your objectives are unclear, and your leadership uncertain. My ancestors' objectives have always been crystal clear, even when our leadership had been questionable, as it is today. Not every so-called "leader" capable of attracting media attention represents African-Americans' best interests. One of our greatest leaders was, obviously, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Today, unfortunately, African-Americans are leadership-challenged, despite the great progress we have made. Beware of your leaders and those that would mislead you.
Third, get with the program on our use of the English language and respect and allegiance for our one flag. Second languages exist and are respected in many ethnic communities, but they learn the Star Spangled Banner in English. Our soldiers fight and die for one flag. Patriotism is alive and well in this country, just as it was when this nation was founded, and it will stay that way.
Your journey toward the full rights of U.S. citizenship may not take 350 years, but it will take clarity of purpose, certainty of leadership and a lawful, patriotic approach toward attaining the best that this nation has to offer. In this spirit of coming to our great country, you will eventually hear 300 million legal citizens say, "Welcome to America."
What about this man's past is there not to be proud of?
And as far as speaking English I would remind ALL Hispanics that The Constitution and The Bill of Rights are written in English and a nations currency is a nation language and ours is printed in English—LEARN IT!
” Rick Perry is a RINO.
No, anyone how aids, abets, rewards and or panders to this epic country killing invasion is much worse than what is considered a RINO. “
As far as I see it, he is a traitor to the United States.
HUH???
You need to get hold of yourself.
Piling on? Thick skins are becoming a rare commodity in the Perry camp.
I am so sick and tired of people saying I’m a Perry supporter. I am not, I just don’t like lies, they so......democrat. You do your candidate no favors by being rude to people who support him or jumping the gun on those trying to decide. Go check my posts you will see I am leaning strongly toward Cain, although you may have changed my mind.
You are technically correct, they have not ruled on it directly but the wording in a decision of a not too far back SC case has been used (and abused) to “create” this right. I will find it and post it for general use. I am familiar with the raging debates over the 14th amendment and creative interpretations being bandied about.
Point taken and acknowledged
Perry made a stupid comment, but it was the people of Texas, and their legislature, that passed that law. Keep it up, and they'll stay home.
Here you go, Ann Coulter writes about it in this column
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=38409
An ILLEGAL alien was drunk driving when he hit and killed my step-father. My step-father lived for several hours in a bloody coma before he finally succumbed to his injuries.
The ILLEGAL alien then fled back to Mexico to avoid prosecution and was never brought to justice.
IMHO, Perry (and any other politician that supports amnesty or benefits for ILLEGAL aliens) is giving shelter to the enemies of our nation and is a traitor.
Yes. I’m heartless when it comes to this issue. I won’t stand by or support anyone who encourages them.
And anyone who points out that illegal immigration has gone down in recent years is missing a crucial factor. II is down because our economy is suffering. They’re not staying away because of any sound government policies. They’re staying away because the cow is almost dry.
CAIN, here is something you can talk about to help America:
Talk to us about Black Culture. The way black people think. The things they say amongst themselves that White people aren't privy to. Do they honestly have long, deep conversations about Jim Crow? Count their reparations? Have a strategy for becoming "equal" (whatever the hell that means today)? Talk about the day when violence won't be necessary anymore?
Do they have dreams, hopes and aspirations? What do they really think about education?
Cain's off my list with this garbage. I'm sick of it.
Well, if my single post makes you rethink Cain, I have to presume you weren't leaning very much in the first place.
Right on! We absolutely need to do better than the last Texas Governor who inhabited the White House. The winnowing of the herd has started and Perry will follow several others out the door. GWB was not a good President, but we elected him twice. We have to get smarter or the RATS will be back in power and then we will most assuredly loose what’s left of this beautiful country.
A great point that should be hammered again and again.
Another view on Anchor babies, the SC has agreed to take up the issue directly and of course some pandering politicians “like limp wristed Lindsey” want to change it
http://justicebrennan.com/blog/?p=103
Wow, what a leap of logic you tried to make there. Cain thought it wasn’t necessary for the photos to be released to the public, and it was a distraction. He never “praised” Obama for this, he just happened to agree with him on this one thing.
Are you seriously putting your “right” to see a photo on the same level as a group of people’s “right” to be treated with equality? Do you also think it was your “right: to all those Wikileaks that put our troops in harm’s way?
First you make the leap that he said ‘elected officials only’, which he didn’t. Herman Cain trusts our military and the generals, more than you do, obviously. It is enough for him that they confirmed Bin Laden’s death.
Then you made a leap that Cain believes government rules. This is laughable and shows you know nothing about Cain. He has been one of those vehemently critical of Obama’s policies and motivations since day one. He has spent nearly a decade being critical of government bloated overspending and corruption. I became involved in politics because of Herman Cain. His Intelligent Thinkers group is the first that ever started me calling and writing my elected officials.
If people REALLY want to learn about Cain’s mindset it is EASY. Every commentary he wrote for the last 6 years is on there. http://www.thinksvoice.com Read his books. Go to Youtube and listen to his speeches. He was one of the first to warn of energy dependence, social security, medicaid. But don’t take my word for it go see for yourself. Ron Paul and others have filled the Google searches with crap articles about Cain.
Will you agree with every word out of his mouth? Of course not. Will you think he should have handled things differently? Sure you will. That’s reality with any candidate. What you WILL find he is about as far as a government shill as you can get.
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