agustin
right on sister, i know what you mean. i too feel the anger, a great anger. but as Paulo Freire said, we have a right to be angry and use our anger as a motivation for our struggle, much like we use the love we feel for 'our people.' love and anger are a powerful combination.
[2005-05-09 04:56:38]

Blex
Yes, I read that post by the Texican, and it made something inside of me jolt. A couple of days ago I read another post that infuriated me, and I have been debating if I should post about it, I think I will.
[2005-05-09 08:28:00]

nebur
In representing my clients, I've done a lot of research on the historical anti-immigrant ebbs and flows. I can say, without a doubt, we are at an all time-low right now, with the possible exception of the 1880's. I thought 1996 was as bad as it gets, but then 2001 came around. Oh....I'm going on too much. maybe i'll write something.
[2005-05-09 13:03:23]

K. Maria
Oh my, that was ugly! Yep, you have to have a pretty thick skin to rise above being baited by an ignoramus. At least you have facts and reality to back you up.
[2005-05-09 13:09:17]

HispanicPundit
Great post. You really can't reason with someone that calls you a wetback, or that says go back to Mexico. The only way, in my opinion, to get your point across to those people is through violence, at least that has been my preferred method (it even feels better, too). You let me know if you find out who that mofo was, I'll round up Oso and D.T., and we'll handle some business!!

It's times like this when I am reminded how lucky we are to have common sense Presidents like Bush and even Ronald Reagan, both having the ability to seperate what the VAST majority of immigrants come here for, from the very very few.

Again, great post!!!
[2005-05-09 15:40:21]

xoloitzquintle
Immigrants are people? Who knew? Sorry, cynicism is the only way I can cope with such ignorance.
[2005-05-09 16:32:08]

irasali
cindylu, sorry you had to come across such a rude ignoramus. name calling is what he/she resorted to because they obviously cannot participate in an intelligent debate on the subject. more power to you for addressing the subject.
[2005-05-09 18:51:10]

nebur
xoloitzquintle: You know what? under supreme court case law, some imigrants are, get this, not people! Can you believe that b.s.? I once had five federal judges look me in the eyes and tell me my client was not a "person."
[2005-05-09 19:53:15]

Daily Texican
I'm with HP! I'm with you. Sometimes I avoid writing about topics because I know I should write more and more. I know I should cite, etc. Pero, when you write with so much passion, as you did for this post, it doesn't matter. I love reading stuff like this. Immigration is one of those topics that is very emotional.
[2005-05-10 01:54:42]

cindylu
Aw, I knew you all would have my back figuratively and literally. I have an IP address? Let's go after that punk! Haha.

Nebur, I can't believe that... damn judges.
[2005-05-10 03:08:34]

name Jaango
I thought you deserved a special commendation for your thoughts and writing skills. And as a military vet for having laced up the combat boots and strapped on the body armor, "guts" is required when confronting issues--not only immigration, but the many other contentious issues facing our national community. For our web site, I have been trolling to locate some excellent Chicano internet site to recommend as part of our "Cactus Juice--Commentary" section. And should you have any excellent recommendations, please advise. Again, illumination is the only solution to ignorance. Jaango
[2005-05-10 13:08:49]

lex
If I hear ALIEN one more time, I swear I'll explode! Keep fighting the good fight, amiga!
[2005-05-10 13:41:09]

Tumbleweed
I'm with lex, I hate that word...alien. You're so right on Cindylu! Immigrants (undocumented or not) ARE people! My brother, (a union activist and community organizer) was the first to remind me that ALL people have rights and the government's use of the word 'illegal alien' is just a way to dehumanize them. He once asked me rhetorically "You can break the law and commit illegal acts but how can you deem an entire person illegal?"
[2005-05-10 14:21:30]

nameJaango
I have never taken to the notion for rewriting America's history or the revisionism practiced by either the Right or the Left, and thusly, I use the term "alien" to recognize my ancestory for having met the white settler's wagons labeled Manifest Destiny. And as such, I do not see immigration as purely racism or bigotry, but I do see immigration in the context of creating Democrats or Republicans as future voters. But the upshot of immigration in the current context, was predicated during the Reagan Administration. For example, while Reagan was taking his traditional afternoon siesta, his national security policy wonks created a study that featured the encouragement of immigation as a political fulcrum and identified Chicanos as a potential 'fifth column'. And yet, it took the political strength of the Chicano military vets to get President Reagan to disown this study, and much to his credit, Reagan ordered the study destroyed. So when one takes, a look at historical revisionism of the Right, the statement by Bush during his recent trip to Europe, of which he said, "The agreement at Yalta followed in the unjust tradition of Munich and the Molotov-Ribbentop pact" is the symbology of the John Birchers of the 1950s and 1960s. Regardless, we all know that the bane of ignorance is the need for more illumination. As such, and for many years we have advocated the notion for an "academic-military" draft in order to insure and assure the next generation of over 24 million African Americans and Chicanos, and taken together, under the age of 19-- can be assured of their dreams being realized and not deferred. Consequently, three years in military uniform will lead to the accomplishment of an Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies. And after honorable discharge, the enlistee can stroll down to his or her local lending institution and borrow the requisite funds necessary to complete the third and fourth years of their academic studies. Needless to say but I will, 'self-empowerment' and 'social tolerance' are the keywords for future leadership and the attendant initiatives in dtermining what kind of America we want and desire for our children.
[2005-05-11 10:58:42]

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