Comments on: Texas Voters Pass Anti-Immigrant Rule

Dallas Suburb's Controversial Law Will Require Landlords To Verify Tenants' Citizenship

[randalds]

Actually, Mexico sold us the territories, read & learn:
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848 by American diplomat Nicholas Trist, ended the war and gave the U.S undisputed control of Texas, established the U.S.-Mexican border of the Rio Grande River, and ceded to the United States California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming. In return, Mexico received US $15,000,000.


Posted by nottellin1 at 03:36 PM : May 14, 2007

Of course they did, with a gun to their head. This "treaty" was accepted by Mexico in the same way the government forced "treaties" on the Native American tribes. It was worth less then the paper it was written one as far as fairness. Phony forced "Treaty" or not if was still stealing.

[nottellin1]

Actually the bulk of that 40 million were born here and have roots here that go back further then the founding of America. We must remember that the entire Southwest (esp Southern California and Texas, where most of the long term Hispanic residents live) was theirs until we took it away from them and the native Americans living here. Texas and California were Mexican, before they were American.
Posted by RandalDS at 03:24 PM : May 14, 2007

Actually, Mexico sold us the territories, read & learn:
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848 by American diplomat Nicholas Trist, ended the war and gave the U.S undisputed control of Texas, established the U.S.-Mexican border of the Rio Grande River, and ceded to the United States California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming. In return, Mexico received US $15,000,000.

[grimloxz]

R U kidding? This is for the both you...

Recounting the actions of a group of people, in this case a nation, for the purpose of exploring present-day socio-economic realties I would hardly consider 'racist'. One cannot deny the profound impact the U.S, has had on the development of societies in the Western hemisphere. However the perception that that impact was most if not all of a benign, altruistic nature commonly persists in the collective American mythos and deserves to not only be exposed as patently false, but examined as to why such a thing would exist. The posts serve as means to at least have a conversation about that. The posts serve to explore the actual impact of U.S. foreign policy through the handful of cases sans the Johnny Appleseed feel good. If one has counterargument please feel free to post. I welcome it, I get much of my subject matter for my high school students from insights into the though processes of posters on boards like these. Now, I ask again, how my fellow does one make the jump for the above to racism? Is someone playing that pesky 'race card' again?

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[tucano2]

It is not an anti-immigrant law, stupid spinmasters! It has to do with ILLEGAL ALIENS, not lawfully integrated immigrants. Has CBS totally forgotten how to accurately REPORT THE FACTS, NOT INVENT A STORY? Senators Feinstein and Boxer take note of the CBS lies.

[randalds]

China towns, Korea towns and even Olvera Street were created by LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

Peace out!
Posted by nottellin1 at 03:28 PM : May 14, 2007

Sure they were and my grandparents immigrated here legally too. However that was when immigration laws were fairer and allowed much easier access to citizenship then now. Back in the day all our ancestors had to do was show up on Ellis Island, pass a quick physical and in they came. It is nearly impossible for someone to immigrate here from Mexico or Central America, so to compare their experience to trying to immigrate here with those that came here 100 years ago is ridiculous. With our current draconian immigration laws as they apply to people from South of the border it's not the "law breakers" that are wrong, it's the law.

[nottellin1]

RandalDS

I'm a racist, ooooh, is that the best you can do? Please ask my friends of all races if that is true and yes these friends of many races do all feel as I do about illegal aliens. China towns, Korea towns and even Olvera Street were created by LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

Peace out!

[randalds]

There was another post regarding the illegals protesting. The person stated that there are 40 million hispanic citizens in America. 40 Million, doesn't that reflect that proper and legal immigration is possible and works?
Posted by mikealford3 at 03:10 PM : May 14, 2007

Actually the bulk of that 40 million were born here and have roots here that go back further then the founding of America. We must remember that the entire Southwest (esp Southern California and Texas, where most of the long term Hispanic residents live) was theirs until we took it away from them and the native Americans living here. Texas and California were Mexican, before they were American.

[randalds]

I would also think that as an EMT in California you would see the harmfull effects of drugs and would realize why they are illegal.


We still disagree however.
Posted by mikealford3 at 03:05 PM : May 14, 2007

Actually I was an EMT in Phoenix when I was living there. Yes I saw some terrible effects of bad drugs, but I never once saw anyone who had a problem with pot. Keeping it illegal is a terrible waste of resources and this whole "gateway" drug argument that some use is ridiculous and an insult to young people. They're a lot smarter then many adults give them credit for. Once they figure out that you're lying to them about pot why should they believe you on any drug or anything else for that matter.

[klingon69]

In the past, we gave them amnesty, which converted the solution from a tax expenditure to a tax income, and resolved a social problem. We re-acquired that social problem, again 20 years later because the economic conditions haven't improved enough. With one strike of a pen, all those illegal aliens could be made legal, but the purist and ethnic attitudes won't go away that easily.

Yes, we gave them amnesty, and since they had the right to demand better wages and conditions, more new illegals came in to take the low paying wages, so now those who were given amnesty then had to turn to full public assistance.

[klingon69]

State of Texas against:2) funding public education for illegal aliens

Why should our taxes go to providing a public education for non-citizens?

:3) funding English as Second Language and teaching students in their native language for 2 years

Normally I would not care about teaching them in their native tongue, however it rarely would occur that way, and they should be on the rolls for future citizenship.

:4) against equal access to public funding for quality public education

See my previous comment.

:5) against illegal aliens right to public health care.

Again, why should our tax dollars go to support these leeches on society.

In all cases, a Federal Judge ruled against the State of Texas and the KKK for clearly launching antisocial agressions that always target immigrants.

Must have been some left-leaning liberal, this is not targeting immigrants, merely illegal aliens.

The City of Farmers Branch is just as reprehensible as the KKK. The root of their feelings is simply purist and ethnic. They seek every form of ethnic cleansing possible under the law. Their behavior is the shame of Texas.
Posted by Pensacola8 at 11:49 AM : May 14, 2007

You really are an idiot. The city of Farmers Branch put to a vote, and the decision was made by the legal voting citizenry of that town.

BTW, since you are using the moniker of pensacola, are you a cuban immigrant? Did you merely step ashore as provided under President 9lets sell out America) Jimmy Carter?