An Open Invitation

Lady Liberty in the harbor means about as much to the Mexicans as it does to anyone else of this generation. Sad hard truth. The generations that the Liberty statue meant something to are pretty much going or gone.

I agree. We have some #### good American workers, but this generation, the gimme generation wants it handed to them. It seems they are adverse to good hard labor. For the most part, they've had everything handed to them that they demanded.

I could write a book on your last comment, but now, I won't because I'm wore out from another 1000 mile day.

For now though, <a href="http://immigrationclearinghouse.org/border-action-network-launches-community-education-campaign/">we have an excellent conversation going here</a> that might open your eyes.

 

I could give you many reasons, but the simplest one is, because I can and I enjoy it, along with more than 500,000 other Americans who have chosen to live here. It's where I'll retire eventually because for one thing, I will actually be able to LIVE on my social security payments with help from my 401k.

Deonunced my citizenship? Why would I want to do something as incredibly stupid as that?

Down here, there is still respect amongst the neighbors. A respect for privacy and property. Hell, a neighbor will not enter the property to knock on the door, instead, they'll stand at the gate and tap on the bars until someone hears them and answers.

We don't worry about our kids, my step kids, going to school and getting beaten or murdered by one of their classmates. My wife and kids can walk to the corner store after dark without worrying about being accosted.

My 17 year old step daughter can go to school, leaving the house at 0530 in the morning, and taking three city buses to her high school/pre university classes on the other side of town without worrying about being raped, molested or worse.

What you read in the paper about Mexico is sensationalized by the media into something I don't even recognize about the country. I have flown from Monterrey to Cd Juarez in the past year, spent several days there with friends and flown back to MTY without problem.

I just returned from a week off work which I drove my new Jeep Wrangler from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey and returned via Reynosa without any problems.

In a nutshell, a person is probably safer in Mexico than in some of America's cities.

 

Thanks. Unfortunately, most don't care for my perspective because it goes contrary to what they've been led to believe.

What people don't realize or choose to ignore, Mexico is a conservative Catholic country with the values that go with it. Family values, a firm moral standard but not so much so that common sense can't prevail.

The anti immigration factor in this country, the so called "Patriots for Profit" go about scaring the hell out of people with outlandish claims. And as they saying goes, "If it is repeated enough, there must be some truth to it." Sometimes, but oftentime not.

Hell, I forgot about the Prez being in Austin today. I was through there this morning about 0730 so I guess I got lucky.

Spending the night in Laredo tonight before loading tomorrow for Houston and Miami.

 

Work my friend, work!

Over the past 60-70 years, we had cyclical immigration. They came, they worked, they returned home for holidays, Christmas and Easter, and if they didn't return, someone else came to take their places.

They supported their families back in Mexico, most being from poorer villages in the southern part of the country. They met their goals, be it saving for a house, or to start a business in Mexico, then they went home and stayed. It was cyclical.

Then came 9/11. The terrorists came into the country legally and overstayed their visas. They didn't come in through Mexico, put through our international airports.

If you'll think back, we didn't have all this brouhaha about Mexicans and immigration before 9/11.

But people have profited, both financially and politically

<a href="http://immigrationclearinghouse.org/the-puppeteer/">The Puppeteer</a> is another good read to broaden your horizons and perhaps understand more of what is the real problem in this country.

This is the agenda of one man and his small group to turn public opinion against immigrants,both legal and illegal. Read it and you'll see that what is happening today, is outlined in this article and happening exactly as written.

What is interesting is that this synopsis and the meetings recounted in the article, occurred in the late 1970's.