Thread: Immigration Starting to Make Waves

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Immigration starting to make waves
Friday, June 17, 2005
My yard looks like garbage.

I mean it. My lawn looks like I haven't lived in the house for a few weeks. It's overgrown on the side that soaks up the most water and there are little sprouts in the cracks of the driveway.

I haven't put a lot of work into the lawn because it's pretty well been a disaster since I moved into the house. So I ignored it, hoping the forces of nature would infuse some new grass in the back yard and make it more even in the front.

My little plan has not worked.

In much the same way, politicians are hoping the illegal immigration issue will just go away and it hasn't. After all, we are a nation of immigrants so it is difficult for some of our leaders to take the necessary steps to address the out-of-control illegal immigration that is killing this country.

There is a significant difference between yesterday's immigrants and today's.

First, the immigrants that included my Scottish and French grandparents were seeking all the same things that today's illegal immigrants are: better money, freedom, etc. But immigrants of the 1800s and early 1900s absorbed American history and culture and in most cases learned the language to give them a better shot at success.

Most of today's illegal immigrants couldn't care less about this country and look at it as a meal ticket or a way to get over. They haven't followed the rules in the first place -- sneaking across the border -- and they oppose the market forces that make the country work once they're here.

The immigrants of yesterday also loved America and ended up fighting for her in huge numbers. For example, the Japanese unit that fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion in World War II ended up as two of the most decorated units in the war. Germans and Italians were also a significant part of the war effort and helped as translators and soldiers throughout Europe as they helped conquer the continent.

The immigrants of today won't even root for our nation at a home soccer match. Everywhere the U.S. team travels in this country it is opposed by its own residents, who would rather root for Mexico -- if they're playing in California -- or England -- if they're playing in the northeast. The only place Team USA got a break and some home support was in Salt Lake City, for crying out loud.

Despite the rhetoric of Mexico's President Vicente Fox and other world leaders, this issue is not a racial one. More than anything it's financial, as America's workers cannot support the overwhelming societal needs of people who do not contribute tax dollars.

Even if they did, so many of the jobs held by illegal immigrants are minimum wage, low-skilled labor and would provide little tax infusion to the treasury, even if the workers were documented.

But there is also a security issue at work because we don't know how many terrorists have already traipsed across our borders. Also, the southern border of America is so porous that a nuclear weapon could get through with little difficulty.

It's not only in the southern states we are seeing this negative trend. On Thursday, 200 illegals were arrested in New England in a police sweep that rounded up people who had already served time for attempted murder, rape, child molestation and arson.

At what point can we start to recognize the remarkable number of thugs and potential terrorists in our midst? What has to happen before American politicians take drastic precautions to save our country from this ugly flood?

Rep. Tim Tancredo, a New Hampshire congressman, is considering a presidential run to shed some light on the issue and every other potential presidential candidate from Newt Gingrich to Hillary Clinton is making hay over Americans' dissatisfaction with George W. Bush's foot-dragging on illegal immigration and border security.

But the fight is multi-pronged, as the pro-illegal forces claim racism against anybody who talks about the swelling tide of economy-crippling law-breakers. One high-school student in Corvallis, Ore., Trent Demarest, was recently targeted because he wrote a piece about illegals in his school newspaper.

His column was met by two days of protests and two-thirds of the protesters hadn't read the article. The Hispanic group's response was to March around the school carrying a Mexican flag.

This war will be waged on a variety of fronts, people, you need to picks sides now. Weeds are infesting our country and if we don't uproot them we will all pay the price. The problem will not take care of itself.

Oh, and I have a mea culpa from last week's column. A gentleman from Canada pointed out that John Kerry never mentioned impeachment hearings in relation to the "Downing Street Memo" and I implied that he had. I was wrong, but give Sen. Kerry and his cohorts some time and I'm certain that he and some others will try and impeach George W. Bush for SOMETHING.

Gaylon Parker can be reached at gparker-@themississippipress.com or (22 934-1416.

Gaylen Parker, Amen. It's becoming a daily thing to read articles written by Americans speaking out about the truth. Thank God the truth is at least coming out, and in mass numbers.

Gaylen Parker said that " immigration is starting to make waves in America"..I think it's beginning to look like a tsunami is in the making...a tsunami of dissatisfaction with this person pretending to be an American President.

Most of the mexican and indigenous(why they use that word I dont know-might as well say native indian) of mexico and south america donnot care at all about this country. I know because I(even though I pretend to not understand or speak spanish at least not mexican spanish) hear them all the time. They refer to whites as, "stupid white people" or "white people this, white people that". After a while, I would just say, "why not call them people".? We never spoke like that where I am from but due to mass influx of the most uneducated, indigenous, self-loathing, self pitying, politically brainwashed(by white leaders I may add) mestizos, most latinos expect you to think the same way. some americans too. I never got upset with americans for stereotyping or assuming my culture and intellect to be like that of indigenous latinos. My mother and father always explained that it was not the fault of the americans for thinking I might be like the racist indigenous groups and they taught me that I should approach them and educated them on where I come from and who we were. (like Carlos Santana) Many were shocked to find out that Chile was just like the United States and that we did not eat tortillas or jalepenos. My parents were offended that the teachers thought it was okay to use me to interpret lessons for new non-english speaking mexican students back when there were no interpreters or esl classes. We moved like 4-5 times mostly because our neighborhoods became flooded with the third world latinos. We wanted nothing to do with them and let them no it. Mexicans get offended if a neighbor who is hispanic does not come to their barbq's etc. Their kids were constantly throwing trash in our yard but boy was papa quick to put the fear of god in them and he was as big as an ox and had no fear of our neighbors. He would flat out tell them, I dont like mexican food and I hate tejano music. 4 times out of 5, every mexican neighbor we had always asked, "what part of mexico is Chile".

Hi Sonali!! We've missed you. Hope you're doing well. I love to read your posts about your family and your childhood. You remind me of Laura Ingalls Wilder! Have you ever read her books? I love the way she writes.

I think Laura Ingalls Wilder was like a conservative liberal. She was very compassionate, but believed there was definitely right and wrong, not just some sloppy line down the middle. I bet you she'd be hopping mad if she could see the disrespect being shown to this country today, which her parents worked so hard to pioneer.

Her family and your family sound very similar. Both very determined and her parents were always demanding that their children do the right thing, even if it meant they had to give up having something they wanted, or doing something they wanted. She and her sisters adored their parents and they all turned out to be outstanding people.