Thread: Article from an American of Hispanic Descent

Please forward this to everyone you know. Agree or disagree, this problem is only going to escalate and we need to know how others feel about the issue and get informed.

This is a good article from an American of Hispanic descent.
This is from a Hispanic who lives in Texas. He's had a column in the Fort Worth Star Telegram and as you can see, expresses himself very well.


ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL


I can almost assure you that everyone who is a true American was sickened when you saw multitudes of protesters carrying Mexican flags protesting the new Immigration Reform Bill in the Senate. This display of Mexican flags should give you a heads up on where these protesters allegiance lies -- their hearts are in Mexico and their bellies are in the United States.

As an American of Mexican Heritage I want to set the record straight -- American Hispanics are not all thrilled with illegal immigration. I, for more than 20 years, tried desperately to bring this national debacle to the attention of the American people. I had the privilege of writing for several newspapers, appeared on national and local TV and radio programs, and was asked by many political groups to address this serious problem affecting my former community (north Fort Worth), city, state, and our country. Many will question how I can speak on this subject with some authority. My simple answer is: I lived with the problem! Trust me, it was no picnic. Never in my life (I'm 6 had I witnessed the lawlessness, the deterioration of my community, and the black market criminal underground activities attributed to the influx of illegal immigrants.

To add injury to insult, politicians soon caved in to the many demands of illegal immigrants. Notably: bilingual education, bilingual ballots, welfare aid, free medical care, etc. Through all this national disgrace allowed by our politicians, have you all noticed that no one ever blames the useless, corrupt, and disgraceful government of Mexico? In contrast, they lambaste and criticize our country. How does that grab you?

When I addressed the dangers of our porous border between Mexico and the United States, and the lax security of our nation, no one paid attention. As I observed the situation, the problem was perceived to be between American Hispanic communities and illegal immigrants. White Americans, it seemed, assumed that the problem was not theirs to deal with. In other words they were, asleep at the wheel. However, 9-11 soon woke them up. Lets be honest with each other here, white Americans vote in far larger numbers than Hispanics do. And most politicians (Democrats and Republicans) in our city, state, and federal governments are white. Thus, who is more suited to fix this national disaster? I'm sure most of you know what the answer is.

In summation, I'm pleading with white American voters to join me in sending our politicians (Democrats and Republicans) a strong message that we will not tolerate illegal immigrants telling us how to make government policy that will make it easier for them to break our laws.

Hope you will join me in this endeavor in our upcoming elections.

James H. Reza
4204 Grand Lake
Lake Worth, Texas 76135
Phone: 817-237-6287 (H) / Cell 817-454-3316

this is a powerful letter, think I will forward it to all my local and state leaders!
We need this man to go to our congress and speak before them about illegal immigration and the effect it has on our nation. this man needs to be on O'reilly, Sean Hannity and on the Lou Dobbs show.

sawdust do you have a link for this?

Great letter.

This has never been about cultural fear. I worked 38 years in Mexico and I know that many Mexican Citizens are ashamed of their corrupt government. And the ones that are of Hispanic heritage that become US citizens are extremely proud of this country. The addition of citizens from diverse cultures is what makes this country. This present issue is about people who want to short circuit the legal path. And about American business that encourage them to come here illegally. No one faults anyone for wanting to make a living, we just want to have security and have all citizens to be legal and help to support the welfare system we all use.

Here is one of the links where you can find it
http://www.nshp.org/?q=node/1583

Originally Posted by nittygritty

this is a powerful letter, think I will forward it to all my local and state leaders!
We need this man to go to our congress and speak before them about illegal immigration and the effect it has on our nation. this man needs to be on O'reilly, Sean Hannity and on the Lou Dobbs show.

he needs to be in Congress

Sawdust, I've got your site and your OUTSTANDING letter will be send to the White House and Congress tomorrow. I do hope you can wake them up.

I agree with Mamie, you should to Congress and slap their faces.

I TOTALLY AGREE! Sawdust for Congress... Senator Sawdust ...I like the sound of that.