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    African-Americans drowning in wave of illegal immigration

    African-Americans drowning in wave of illegal immigration
    By TERRY ANDERSON

    Published Jan. 31, 2003, in the Houston Chronicle

    THE black community has made great strides in the last few decades. Racism has certainly not been eradicated, but it is no longer accepted with a wink and a nod as it once was. We are proud to see Secretary of State Colin Powell, even when we do not agree with everything he does. The same with Condoleezza Rice, the president's national security adviser, and many others.

    That's the good news.

    The bad news is that in some regions we black folks are so overwhelmed by the huge numbers of immigrants that we are being displaced in our schools, jobs and neighborhoods.

    That may seem a harsh thing for a black person to say against brown people, but I don't see it that way. I am an American, proud of both my nation and my race. What I see in my community of South Central Los Angeles -- where I have lived nearly all my life -- is thousands of Mexicans who care nothing about our traditions and culture, and only want to impose their way on us. That's not immigration, that is invasion.

    It is sad what has happened in my neighborhood. This was a respectable, blue-collar area of hard-working black folks living in their bungalows and going to their jobs. In just a couple decades it has become almost entirely Mexican. They live several families to a three-bedroom house and keep chickens in the yard, but the city doesn't care about the zoning violations or the noise of having so many crowded into a small space.

    According to the Census Bureau, nearby Watts is now 60 percent Hispanic, and it was previously the black community on the West Coast. No longer.

    The immigration situation is really hard on our young people. A 17-year-old kid on my street couldn't get a job at McDonald's because he didn't speak Spanish. Another young neighbor boy was thrown into a bilingual classroom at age 8 and was forced to listen to Spanish all day long. His six-hour school day was turned into three hours. When his mother asked for an English-only class, she was told "there are none."

    Would you believe that I, a black man, have been called a racist many times for speaking up against this invasion? I have a radio program on the subject and therefore hear from a lot of people, even some in Mexico.

    When they call me a racist, I put this question to them: What if a hundred thousand Vietnamese were suddenly dropped into Guadalajara? And what if those newcomers didn't speak Spanish, and further insisted that their children be taught in Vietnamese? What would you think if they were happy to work for half the normal wages for any job they could get, thereby putting thousands of your local Guadalajarans out of work? Would it be racist to say there was a problem?

    When people of good will and good sense hear the situation put that way, nearly all understand and respect my viewpoint.

    Now if only they would listen in Washington. America's political leaders are the problem. They have been selling out this great nation for real and imaginary political benefits while ignoring the dangers. Even after Sept. 11, nothing has been done to plug up our borders. Another terrorist attack could be 10 times worse, and it would likely happen because Congress and the president learned nothing about the need to keep the nation's borders secure.

    If I sound angry, you hear right. Like other Americans, I want immigration to be legal, controlled and reduced. But as a black American, I see that the burden my people must carry is heavier than for many others. I am sure that if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were alive, he would understand the fundamental unfairness to the black community of allowing more immigration than the nation can handle.

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    Anderson is an auto mechanic living in South Central Los Angeles. He is the host of The Terry Anderson Show on radio station KRLA airing on Sunday nights. He testified before Congress in 1999 about the effects of mass immigration on his community. Anderson can be e-mailed at terry@theterryandersonshow.com
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    Let me ask a question...been nagging me. Probably won't articulate it properly so I hope you get the picture, lol.

    Why is it that the Black Caucus and other such "groups" can create havoc with all sorts of things.... Here in the Tri-state area, group leaders can put politicians on the ropes for all sorts of ridiculous things. The politicians fold like a wet noodle and wind up spending outrageous amounts of money in the black hole of nothing. Nothing gets accomplished for the people. They stay the same.

    However, when it comes to this crisis in their communities, not one blasted word can be heard. NOT ONE WORD. There isn't any education of the issue taking place. It seems that, from personal observation, it's more beneficial to keep black communities on welfare and uneducated so that they can be manipulated. No one is forcing the parents to keep kids in school.....my pet peave. Everything is out of kilter. Graduate droves of iliterate kids...equals an iliterate society = crime & drugs & nothing but chaos. {tons of money going into the educational system}

    All the while that this is going on the ILLEGALS are destroying our medical facilities, ARE GETTING SPECIAL TEACHERS!!!! and dragging the schools further down into the pits of ignorance, are taking JOBS that many black kids or less educated people could be utilizing.

    I see a huge black hole into which this group of Americans are being sucked.......new slave class without the chains. You know how it goes.....
    "keep em hungry, uneducated and dependent........then they will follow"

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    Why

    You answered your own question. We (blacks) for the most part don't value the things we once did. Family? What is that? When I grew up it was a father, in the home, a mother, and children. Fast forward. Today, it is a single black female who has given birth to her kids without a father in the home. When she introduces the father to her new boyfriend she does so by saying "this is my baby's daddy".
    Community: I knew everyone in Mineral Wells, Texas. Black, White, and Mexican-Legal. Now we don't know the people next door. Gotta get that
    BMW-Black Man Working, that bigger house, etc. in a nutshell.
    Congressional Black Caucus? Suppose their was a Congressional White Caucus? They are the kings and queens of the poverty pimp nation.
    They are a social club. They need the hispanic votes because their districts are in the inner city. They can't take a chance on pissing them off.
    These politians are certifialble, self-medicating, fawning sycophants who care more about their "place in history" than the safety of our country and her citizens.
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    Re: African-Americans drowning in wave of illegal immigratio

    [quote="Sixx"]African-Americans drowning in wave of illegal immigration
    By TERRY ANDERSON
    Quoted from article:
    THE black community has made great strides in the last few decades.
    The bad news is that in some regions we black folks are so overwhelmed by the huge numbers of immigrants that we are being displaced in our schools, jobs and neighborhoods.
    That may seem a harsh thing for a black person to say against brown people, but I don't see it that way.

    I'm really surprised that African-Americans have not been more outspoken on illegal immigration, since it seems to have more of an impact with your communities. Blacks are being driven out of their communities, jobs are being taken from them and given to illegals who will work for cheaper wages, schools are focusing their efforts toward the new immigrants. Why would African-Americans work so hard to finally reach the amount of respect due to them, only to remain silent on an isssue that is putting them at the bottom of the pecking order? Sorry, but this is how I am interpreting your predictiment. This is not going to go away anytime soon. I suggest you all get together and confront this issue, before it's too late.
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