Thread: "My encounter with anti-Latino racism"

Originally Posted by OneNationUnderGod

My father was hypersensitive to ethnic identity and deeply proud of his Latino heritage.

I will never understand this. Proud of what? Latino heritage. Whats so great about "Latino heritage"?


The countries they come from have................


Civil wars and armed conflicts

High levels of social inequality

Low rates of economic growth

High unemployment rates

Rapid growth of large cities and metropolitan areas

Absence/weakness of basic urban infrastructure.

Growing availability of arms and drugs

Growing presence and strengthening of organized crime

Culture of violence, reinforced by organized crime as well as the media, the police and the private security services

Low level of effectiveness of the police and other institutions in the criminal justice system

Poor education.



Something to be proud of huh?

"Estamos aqui," he said, which translates to "We are here."

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This (racial) sentiment is echoed by the United States Secretary of The Department of Labor.

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Sec of Labor: Immigration reform is an economic imperative
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-249377-solis.html

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
National Council of La Raza Conference — Health Care Town Hall Forum
Chicago, Illinois Sunday, July 26, 2009
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/ ... _NCLRC.htm

And it's always great to be with the National Council of La Raza.

Before I begin, I wanted to thank Janet MurguÃ*a, the NCLR board and staff for the outstanding work they do each day on behalf of the Latino community and our country. NCLaRaza is a bedrock for the Latino community — committed to strengthening this great nation by promoting the advancement of Latino families. I am proud of what NCLR stands for and the work that your organization and affiliates across our country do everyday.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Gala
Gala Theme: "A Legacy of Public Service" San Antonio, TexasJuly 13, 2010

It's inspiring to say that today NCLR is in 41 states, and Puerto Rico... and the District of Columbia.

NCLaRaza is everywhere!

That means that in virtually every part of this country, there are organizations that work for the advancement of our familias.

Originally Posted by OneNationUnderGod

Originally Posted by OneNationUnderGod

My father was hypersensitive to ethnic identity and deeply proud of his Latino heritage.

I will never understand this. Proud of what? Latino heritage. Whats so great about "Latino heritage"?

Something to be proud of huh?

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This CNN Reporter from the sanctuary city of Los Angeles doesn't want you to see the other side of this coin.

He doesn't want you to know that because bi-lingual Spanish is forced upon students in the LA school district that Los Angeles' SAT scores hover last or next to last in the nation.

He doesn't want you to know that millions of illegal aliens in California have ruined the job market there, and Mexican gangs have overrun Los Angeles, making it one of the deadliest cities in the world.

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Illegal Immigrant on CBS: In 20 Years, We'll Run America! - "We're already running the cities!"
http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=N ... e&sid=1407

Yesterday, on CBS’s "Sunday Morning" reporter Martha Teichner narrated a piece sympathetic to Hispanic immigrants, and in particular, illegal immigrants. She profiled three Hispanic people, two of whom initially came to the country illegally. One illegal immigrant she profiled was defiant of his status, and sounded almost threatening when he said: "In 20 years, we are going to run the country. Right now we're running the cities. So little by little, we're running the show. Little by little. So this sleeping giant is already awakened."

Topics: CBS, illegal alien quotes, we are going to run America, laws, anarchy, immigration, power, politics, threats, Americans

Posted by Michael Rule on July 31, 2006
NewBusters.org

The piece omitted some crucial elements, first there was no mention of societal costs of illegal immigration, such as health care and education costs, crime, particularly gang crime like MS-13, and second, Teichner ignored the overall question of the appropriateness of people illegally crossing into America to influence the democratic process. How many nations would allow non citizens, much less people with no legal authority to be in the country, to influence the outcomes of elections and policy debates? The answer is not many, so why, then, should the United States allow this? In fact the only anti illegal immigration voice in the piece was a sound bite from Congressman Virgil Goode:

Virgil Goode, Virginia Representative: "The position of the Senate needs to be there will be no amnesty period. If we took that position, many of those here illegally now would march on back to Mexico."

The highpoint of Teichner’s piece was the fact that she mentioned an actual poll that finds that almost 90% of Americans feel that illegal immigration is a problem:

Martha Teichner: "Today, an estimated 12 million are here illegally. A CBS/News New York Times poll found that nearly nine out of 10 Americans consider illegal immigration either a serious or very serious problem..."

Illegal immigration is a serious issue, and reporters ought to be reporting all the facts, benefits and costs on the subject, not just choosing to highlight illegal immigrants, who invoke our sympathy while failing to report the societal consequences of illegal immigration.

Quote:

"My father was hypersensitive to ethnic identity and deeply proud of his Latino heritage."

It seems the Latino culture is too hypersentive to ethnic identity rather than just being Americans. I don't swellup with pride over my German ancestry nor do I dwell on in like these ethnocentrics do. My ancestral background just is what it is. It doesn't rule my life and I don't gloat over it. I am an American, period!

Here we have an American whose family has been here for three generations and he still dwells on ethnic identity and his ancestoral roots and is supersensitive to some minority idiot's remarks and makes a big deal out of it as if these are the attitudes of most Americans. Their victim mentality is astounding.

Maybe if the illegals would stop marching in the streets, waving their Mexican flags, and demanding rights and benefits they don't deserve or qualify for, there would be no backlash. Maybe if they would be just a tad grateful for the gifts provided by American citizens instead of demanding more, more, more, there would be no backlash. Hispanics bring it on themselves.