"'We have to change the way the American people think about us,' Ortega said. 'We are here to work and to make our lives better.'"Well, Senor Ortega, I'd say that members of your groups are doing a mighty fine job of changing the way Americans look at you. Yup. Flying the Mexican flag above an inverted US flag, chanting "La Raza!" and "Reconquista!", carrying Che banners, signs that read "Anglos are the illegal immigrants," beating up counterprotestors that just want to see the law enforced ... yup, you're changing the way people look at you. Not for the better, I'm afraid.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Well, Gawrsh!
Some Immigration Marchers Pay High Price
Some folks are getting fired from their jobs or suspended from school for taking off without permission to protest in favor of flauting immigration law. Of course, as soon as the advocacy groups sponsoring the marches get involved, the employers cave and the skippers get rehired. I wonder if people have ever gotten canned for skipping out to attend, say, a "Legalize Marijuana" rally, and then gotten rehired because NORML came calling? (For the record, I'm not in favor of legalizing pot.)
I love this quote by a marcher:
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Hi, I enjoyed your article on immigration, I think this is a very important dialogue to have and that Bloggers are making the climate very democratic. Feel free to look at some of my posts on the issue at my blog www.debaterelatepontificate.blogspot.com
There's no problem with the passage at all. Of course, the concept of national borders and immigration law hadn't been developed yet, so it's a little hard to say whether it applies to legal immigrants, illegal immigrants, or both.
Leviticus is pretty big on following the law, though, so I think it might be safe to say that this admonishment applies to the treatment of foreigners in the country legally.
I have no problem with legal immigrants who want to assimilate. I've worked with (and for) plenty of legal aliens and naturalized foreigners. Although my ancestors were here before the Revolution, legal immigrants built this nation.
I do have a problem with illegal immigrants who don't assimilate.
I have a bigger problem with people who REFUSE to assimilate, and insist on the government accomodating them.
And I have a REAL big problem with groups that actively foment sedition and insurrection.
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