Posted on 05/06/2002 4:21:05 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
Let me say this: I am proud off who I am, I consider myself a Cuban-American, I hate the hyphen, but I don't know what else to call myself. After all, I was born in Cuba, can't change that, and I am an American citizen (would never change that, even if Cuba becomes free I stay here), my nationality is different from my citizenship...that's just a fact.
My loyalties are with the US, I think that every immigrant needs to make that clear.
I don't begrudge Mexicans for retaining their Mexican citizenship, even when they acquire an American citizenship. I don't believe that if you are born an American, the government has any right to deny that you are an American citizen, under any circumstance, or for any reason whatsoever, even if you do decide to hold dual citizenship...not theirs to grant, not theirs to take, same with Mexicans.
The biggest problem that we have is the welfare system, for immigrants and native-born alike. It needs to stop, we need the sort of immigrant that's willing to work hard, and get ahead on their own. We need our own people to do the same.
Should we change the 14th?
No, that would give the government the ability to decide who is born a citizen, and who is not.
Think about it. Very dangerous.
You probably don't see the humor in that, do you?
BTW, throwing statements and generalizations around without any sort of support is rather sophomoric.
It wasn't this woman's job to communicate with people in foreign nations. She was communicating with people in the state of Florida who were looking for taxpayer funded social services.
I've been without an Internet connection that worked well enough to make visiting FR (or doing anything else on the 'net) worthwhile until last week.
Just wanted to say hello and I hope to read some more of your wonderful writing real soon.
Take care & God bless you & yours.
minuteman
That's what I was responding to. You did not specify that woman, you made a blanket statement about all government employees.
Make up your mind,are you going to discuss all government employees, or are you going to discuss this specific case.
English is a second language to me, and I am keeping up with the conversation. What's your problem?
I am GLAD to see you back mi hermano, I've been concerned.
Luis
She was called "old white woman" so many times it got to be wounding and demeaning. She complained to Supv. who told others of her complaint and people got angry because she complained.There were jokes and tricks at her expense. She found out her immediate supv.(Hispanic male)had been transferred once for doing the same thing to employees elsewhere and had been on probation for it.
To make a long story short, she, another caucasian friend, and a couple of others were forced to resign or put on probation (where they could do nothing right)and were given reprimands not in accordance with policy--in other words, the supvs. stayed on their case, refused the help they were supposed to get and shortened the probation time frame.One black worker asked for transfer and got it. My daughter went to a civil rights person who was gungho to help; next visit, it was hohum, he couldn't do anything. She was forced to resign, then was denied benefits.
Her office mgr.had powerful friends in the Austin Dir's Off. and later got a big promotion along with her immed. Supv. after they had gotten rid of 5 or 6 non-Hispanic workers.
I hope this Miami worker sues them.
vaudine
Before I run off here to fix myself some Spotted Owl stew for dinner, I noticed in one of your posts above this remark: "I consider myself a Cuban-American, I hate the hyphen, but I don't know what else to call myself. "
Try this on for size and see how it fits: American of Cuban descent.
My friend, J.J. Johnson refers to himself, when pressed, as an American of African descent, which is, after all, the truth. It does away with the hyphen and puts things in, what should be their proper perspective, don't you think?
Anyhow, gotta run for awhile now. Cookin' up the Spotted Owl to force-feed a tree-huggin' neighbor :-)
Well, I don't know about that.
I'm Cuban American but I have not assimiliated at all here in our town on the Left Coast.
My wife shaves her legs and her armpits, she doesn't wear Birkenstocks, we don't have rings through our noses, we are not vegans, we don't smoke dope, we don't believe in channeling crystals, we never gaze into our navels, we don't vote Democrat, I keep my kids out of public school, I am Politically Incorrect and our dog was named Dixie.
I refuse to assimilate.
In regards to the thread topic: The city needs to apologize profusely to the lady and fire that managers arse ASAP.
Of course. This is America you know.
Our country? ROTFLMAO!!!!
"...not through any effort of the Cubanos who ran and hid in the US..."
I hear that you're losing YOUR COUNTRY to a bunch of illiterate, unarmed Mexicans.
And you talk about the Cubanos? We fought back...and were betrayed by the same people who sold us out before. You're just sitting in front of a computer bitching, and watching YOUR COUNTRY being taken from you.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
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