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Posted on 08/24/2002 2:37:20 AM PDT by FreedomFriend
Uh, no. the sky is fine, it's our borders that are bleeding....
Meanwhile the Mexicans who stayed behind have kind of drifted off and can't be found. Happens every time. It's quite a show.
Uh, if they are legal, why would they run?
Meanwhile the Mexicans who stayed behind have kind of drifted off and can't be found. Happens every time. It's quite a show.
So all these that run are legal and are just being decoys...And this happens everytime? Boy they are well organized....To bad the INS isn't.....
Is that something you can back with documentation? The math could get pretty tricky--geometric progresion.
It isn't anything new, to have a significant hispanic/immigrant component of population, in Calif., Texas, New Mexico, Arizona.
As a 54 yo California native, I've never had a choice, and it doesn't particularly bother me, day to day. I don't "speak" Spanish, and don't need to.
I can understand whereby folks, when it comes to your town/state, will fairly well freak out.
Mexican-Americans have served in times of war, for America, in numbers disproportionately larger than their percent of population. I have several friends in that category, and it is impossible for me to broadly disrespect people I've known most of my life, who have served their country, even if their mom or dad or both were "wetbacks," to use an earlier term.
By your statistical comment, if my veteran buddies' parents were wetbacks, then their children and grandchildren would be the "progeny" which you reference.
Anybody out there know how one distinguished an illegal vs. legal immigrant, in the 1840s through 1870s?
My comments are not intended to make light of, or diminish the illegal immigration issues, faced by America. At a policy level, I have always believed we should have a much more secure border.
At a personal level, I can't be angry with other people (and their progeny), trying to better themselves. I have many friends and relatives who have intermarried with hispanic people. That is true, for many people in the Southwest and California, including the Bush family.
If I was in charge of the INS, I'd put the priority on identifying muslim terrorists.
Incidently I learned that little trick at Arrowhead Farms. From Barry Goldwater.
So when they do a sweep, all the legal one's run and are decoys and the illegals just kinda stand around. In a sweep, you would think they would check those standing around too. Oh well, go figure, it's just a game that's being played, as the fedgov in not serious about deporting the millions anyway...It makes it look good.......
I can't help but to shake my head whenever I hear Mexicans get all riled up about losing what is now the southwest part of the United States as a result of the U.S.-Mexican War. The country of Mexico had control over that parcel of land from 1821-1848, a span of only 28 years. I have neckties that I've owned longer than 28 years! Not only that, but when Mexico had control over this parcel of land, it was sparsely populated and largely undeveloped. I think that the main reason that Mexicans want this land back might have something to do with the fact that us Americans have made a few improvements to it, such as modern cities with tall office buildings, roads and freeways, bridges and dams, nice housing developments, shopping malls, schools, parks, and hundreds of thousands of thriving, successful businesses. I wonder if Mexicans would still be throwing a hissy fit about wanting this land back if it was still sparsely populated and largely undeveloped like it was back in 1848?
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