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Published On: Apr 11, 2006 09:48 PM
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Published On: Apr 11, 2006 09:48 PM
To the Immigrants:
I welcome you to my country. I welcome you just
as others welcomed my ancestors, as they arrived, paperwork in hand, through
Ellis Island. They did not come to create a "little Denmark" here in the US.
They came to leave behind an old way of life that was no longer satisfactory to
them and to espouse a new culture that they believed would be so much more.
They did not climb through wires in the cover of night; they did not slip into a harbor under cover when no one was looking. Nor did they march the streets in protest until they were permitted admittance. They paid their dues and they became Americans.
My ancestors struggled to learn the English language. No special tutors were employed for my father as he struggled in his schoolwork to do the same, yet he learned the language and so did his parents. He did not get a free college education. He worked his way through school setting pins in a bowling alley. Sometimes he had no money and lived on the leftover bowling alley peanuts for days at a time.
This story could describe not only my ancestors, but the ancestors of most current American citizens.
Contrary to what you may believe, you do not have the right to infiltrate my homeland and demand that I pay for your lifestyle, your medical care, your legal bills, and the (special) education of your children. You do not have the right to operate motor vehicles illegally and cause my insurance rates to rise. You do not have the right to jobs and housing whilst US citizens remain unemployed.
If there is another country in the world who allows just anyone inside its borders without first signing in, without question, I would like to know what country it it.
I welcome you, but not as Mexicans. I welcome you as Americans, once you arrive within the bounds of current law.
They did not climb through wires in the cover of night; they did not slip into a harbor under cover when no one was looking. Nor did they march the streets in protest until they were permitted admittance. They paid their dues and they became Americans.
My ancestors struggled to learn the English language. No special tutors were employed for my father as he struggled in his schoolwork to do the same, yet he learned the language and so did his parents. He did not get a free college education. He worked his way through school setting pins in a bowling alley. Sometimes he had no money and lived on the leftover bowling alley peanuts for days at a time.
This story could describe not only my ancestors, but the ancestors of most current American citizens.
Contrary to what you may believe, you do not have the right to infiltrate my homeland and demand that I pay for your lifestyle, your medical care, your legal bills, and the (special) education of your children. You do not have the right to operate motor vehicles illegally and cause my insurance rates to rise. You do not have the right to jobs and housing whilst US citizens remain unemployed.
If there is another country in the world who allows just anyone inside its borders without first signing in, without question, I would like to know what country it it.
I welcome you, but not as Mexicans. I welcome you as Americans, once you arrive within the bounds of current law.
Posted: Mon - April 10, 2006 at 09:42 PM