First, let me ask if you are a Libertarian? You sound just like several I know. One of them thinks that Texas is big enough to sustain the entire world's population.
But I like your reaction to the previous question. Actually, I'm not sure myself. I could guess. I'm from a family of four siblings, and one set of cousins is six. What changed between then and now? You have to admit that something is different. When my generation's family members were being born, there was still a homesteading program in Alaska. The Cold War was raging and Americans felt that they were making a difference. The population of the planet was half then what it is now.
That would have originally been the Injuns... they ain't too keen on the whole American Dream thing. I really wish your predecessors had thought as you did and stayed home instead of coming to America. Then I wouldn't have to hear you whine about how you got your freedom and everybody else can go screw themselves.
Where and how to respond to that comment? It was a culture clash and the natives lost. Or don't you believe in clashes of civilizations? I think both sides could have done a better job of accepting the other, but it didn't happen that way. Besides, which side are you on? I'm not asking what your race is, I could care less.
You quote Reagan's comments about being a beacon to the world as though it automatically sustains your position. His comments do not support your position. America can be a beacon to the rest of the world without allowing a single immigrant across our frontiers. Our foriegn policy and our trade with other countries, as well as our cultural exchanges could allow us to remain a beacon without any further immigration. I think it's time for people in countries in Africa, South America, Asia, and the Pacific to fix their own problems.
Why don't you "Find out" some real facts before you post, instead of just making this stuff up as you go. It makes you look dumb.
Now you're just being cranky. I personally know immigrants from all of the groups I cited, and right now I'm annoyed by most of them for separate reasons. You don't seem to know as wide a range of immigrants as I do. I didn't say there weren't exceptions. And I didn't say even that most of them have the negative characteristics that I cited. But it doesn't take that many before there is real trouble. And there is.
They marvel at the limitless freedom of this country and you fret that America is nearly destroyed.
And how would you know that it's safe? You're so eager to give away the farm. But how much blood has your family given for this country? We've been here since 1655, I've lost two grandparents (that I know of) to Indian attacks, and I qualify to be a son of the American Revolution. Just in the last century all of my father's brothers served in WWII, and both of my grandfathers served in WWI. On my father's side, all of my grandfather's brothers were in uniform. I have two cousins who fought in Vietnam. Their father was a POW with the Japanese for 44 months.
Those of us who have given our family's blood for this country might have a different opinion from yours, so quick to open the floodgates to the exponential population explosion happening outside. I'd rather see the problems fixed in the lands that send us their immigrants than letting those people come here.
Almost all my family members are all God fearing patriotic racist union democrats. My first vote, fresh out of my high school indoctrination was for Dukakis. Then I got a job, moved out on my own, and began paying taxes. With the help of Rush Limbaugh, I soon discovered I am a Republican. I voted for Bush, Dole, and Dubya. I am a dues paying member of the RNC and the Republican Party of Wisconsin. I have been to 3 Republicans State conventions. I have shaken the hands of Bob Dornan, Alan Keyes and then Governor Dubya.
The population of the planet was half then what it is now.
If I had to guess I’d say affluence, low child mortality, and the rise of corporate farms has diminished the instinct for survival/procreation. In the 1900s most families farmed their own food. Farmer’s needed bear several sons to help with the farm and because only some would live to become adults. Today migrant workers and machines have created cheap and plentiful food.
which side are you on?
I’m on America’s side. My comments about the Injuns was to point out if you go far enough back your predecessors were not born in America, and if the Injuns could have argued against letting in immigrants they probably would have uses words just like yours to keep you from being an American today.
I’m on my Party’s side. In the 1920s-1930 the Republican Party pushed through several anti-immigration bills and anti-trade bills. The two go hand in hand...witness Buchanan. Soon came Depression and 60 years of Democratic control of House and Senate. I do not believe in coincidences.
You quote Reagan's comments about being a beacon to the world as though it automatically sustains your position.
I quote Reagan because he is intensely popular among Republicans and I agree with so much that he said…like this from his acceptance speech at the Republican convention in 1980. I’ll provide a link because the whole thing rocks!
Can we doubt that only a Divine Providence placed this land, this island of freedom, here as a refuge for all those people in the world who yearn to breathe freely: Jews and Christians enduring persecution behind the Iron Curtain, the boat people of Southeast Asia, of Cuba and Haiti, the victims of drought and famine in Africa, the freedom fighters of Afghanistan and our own countrymen held in savage captivity.
You don't seem to know as wide a range of immigrants as I do.
You know nothing about me and even if you assertion is true it means nothing. I am 100% Polish (the true MASTER RACE) My great Grandparents on my mother's and father's side couldn’t speak a word of English when they got off the boat. They came to America as part of the second wave of Polish immigration. This probably indicates I have Jewish heritage as well, but I suspect my grandparents felt it was safer to be called a stupid Pollack rather than a dirty Jew in the early 1900s.
I didn't say there weren't exceptions. And I didn't say even that most of them have the negative characteristics that I cited.
“I’m not racist, some of my favorite immigrants have no negative characteristics”…fascinating.
how much blood has your family given for this country?
Both my grandfathers fought in WW2 but my mom’s father took a bullet in the pacific, and her oldest brother fought in Korea. My father lost an uncle in Korea (poor bastard never saw combat, he was killed during training.) My brother loaded bombs for the Airforce in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. I don’t have to justify my existence to any man, but I just wanted you to know that my story is typical of millions of other Americans that you don’t think are worthy to wash your car, clean your toilets, or mow your lawn.
From a tribute page for Army PFC Diego Fernando Rincon…he was awarded his citizenship posthumously
I'm sure you know about Diego Rincon of Conyers who died fighting for this great country of ours in Iraq. His father, George, owns the carpet cleaning service that we use. My wife talked to him the other day and even though his son died, all he could say between the choke ups is how proud he is to be in this country (I believe they are from Colombia originally), and how proud he is that his son chose to defend this country. We told him that at the very least his son died the most honorable death there is, and that we were very proud to have him and his family here in the greatest country in the world.
Those of us who have given our family's blood for this country might have a different opinion from yours, so quick to open the floodgates to the exponential population explosion happening outside.
Diego’s father lost his son and he is proud as hell to be here. I’m proud as hell he is in this country making a living. You have more in common with the Kennedy family’s pomposity than with most middle class Americans, Mr. we've been here since 1655. I said it before, but I feel I must repeat it...I can tell the difference between a person like you and the Mexican immigrants who are happy they don't have to make their sister sleep with the sheriff. They marvel at the limitless freedom of this country and you fret that America is nearly destroyed.