Are We Americans Dumb or Just Stupid? (see original message at bottom - forwarded last Sunday)
Well, raising the issue with a deprecating "Catch 22" question - analogous to "have you stopped beating your wife yet?" is hardly a step in the right direction.
And, yeah, we are dumb if we endorse the premise (by the author below) that we are the victims and Mexicans are the perps.
(Given the title, I looked for...hoped for...some humorous intent, but did not detect any; however, if this message was intended as a joke and I completely missed it, in which case, please ignore the following rant.)
Like Rumsfeld, Cheney and the neo-cons hyping the Iraq war - the author has cherry-picked only facts that support his point of view, ignoring the big picture.
So, are we the generous, clever, resourceful, problem solving, freedom loving Americans (and Christians?) that we hold ourselves out to be - committed to improving the lot of all and reducing human suffering on the planet, etc., etc.?
Or, are we a bunch of hypocrites who just give lip service to those values?
Ridicule me as some sort of self-righteous smartass if you like, but you either walk the talk or you don't.
Finger pointing is still finger pointing, even when supported with selective statistics.
We need to explore new possibilities - such as legalizing immigrants as fast as possible - especially those who are already in the country - then track'em (for security reasons), tax'em (for economic reasons) and provide them with economic (rather than legal) incentives to learn English. This will have a strong positive impact on our tax base - saving the billions we spend trying to enforce existing archaic immigration laws - while generating new tax revenues on what is currently a HUGE untaxed underground economy.
This just might be a workable solution for everyone - we save tons of money on ineffective law enforce efforts (that just compound the cost and suffering) while enjoying new sources of tax revenue - without having to give up our chronic addiction to cheap labor.
The Mexicans get what they want - jobs, legal status and cultural/economic integration.
And cultural integration is a two way street, amigos.
Vive Los Estado Unitos! El mejor pais en todo el mundo!
- LynEdCat
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Are We Americans Dumb or Just Stupid?
From the L.A Times:
40% of all workers in L.A. County (L.A. County has
10 million people) are working for cash and not
paying taxes. This was because they are
predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a
green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for
illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los
Angeles are illegal aliens.
Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to
illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births
were paid for by taxpayers.
Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention
centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.
Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County
are living in garages.
The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los
Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of
the border.
Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are
illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.
In L.A. County 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9
million speak Spanish (10.2 million people in
L.A.County).
(All the above from the Los Angeles Times)
Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our
crops, but 29% are on welfare.
Over 70% of the United States' annual population
growth (and over 90% of California, Florida, and New
York) results from immigration. The cost of
immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was,
(after subtracting taxes immigrants pay), a NET $70
BILLION a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice
University]. The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid
minus services used) for the average adult Mexican
immigrant is a NEGATIVE number.
29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal
aliens.
If they can come to this country to raise Hell and
demonstration by the thousands, Why can't they take
charge over the corruption in their own country?
We are a bunch of fools for letting this continue.
THE U.S. VS MEXICO: On February 15, 1998, the U.S.
and Mexican soccer teams met at the Los Angeles
Coliseum. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Mexican
even though most lived in this country. They booed
during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were held
upside down. As the match progressed, supporters of
the U.S. team were insulted, pelted with
projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and trash
were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the
match. The coach of the U.S. team, Steve Sampson
said, "This was the most painful experience I have
ever had in this profession."
Did you know that immigrants from Mexico and other
non-European countries can come to this country and
get preferences in jobs, education, and government
contracts? It's called affirmative action or racial
privilege. The Emperor of Japan or the President of
Mexico could migrate here and immediately be
eligible for special rights unavailable for
Americans of European descent.
Corporate America has signed on to the idea that
minorities and third world immigrants should get
special, privileged status. Some examples are Exxon,
Texaco, Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Paine Weber,
Starbucks and many more.
DID YOU KNOW?: That Mexico regularly intercedes on
the side of the defense in criminal cases involving
Mexican nationals? Did you know that Mexico has
NEVER extradited a Mexican national accused of
murder in the U.S. in spite of agreements to do so?
According to the L.A. Times, Orange County,
California is home to 275 gangs with 17,000 members;
98% of which are Mexican and Asian. How's your
county doing?
According to a New York Times article dated May 19,
1994, 20 years after the great influx of legal
immigrants from Southeast Asia, 30% are still on
welfare compared to 8% of households nationwide. A
Wall Street Journal editorial dated December 5, 1994
quotes law enforcement officials as stating that
Asian mobsters are the "greatest criminal challenge
the country faces." Not bad for a group that is
still under 5% of the population.
Is education important to you? Here are the words of
a teacher who spent over 20 years in the Los Angeles
School system. "Imagine teachers in classes
containing 30-40 students of widely varying
attention spans and motivation, many of whom aren't
fluent in English. Educators seek learning materials
likely to reach the majority of students and that
means fewer words and math problems and more
pictures and multicultural references."
WHEN I WAS YOUNG: I remember hearing about the
immigrants that came through Ellis Island They
wanted to learn English. They wanted to breathe
free. They wanted to become Americans. Now, far too
many immigrants come here with demands. They demand
to be taught in their own language. They demand
special privileges--affirmative action. They demand
ethnic studies that glorify their culture.
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