by Baldwin » Tue 31 Jul 2007, 23:10:31
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cloud9', 'S')orry, I am not leaving. My grandfather came over during the Mexican revolution. I,m third generation and as American as apple pie. I vote, pay taxes and have never been arrested and I'm pushing sixty. My dad flew B-17s in WW II. His 25 missions over Germany earned my right to be here.
Are you a white or non-white hispanic? Depending on which, you will end up either at the forefront or a step behind the SHTF. People are ignorant. They don't care if a Mexican man and his ancestors have lived in California (or what is now American land) since the days of the rancheros (pre-1848). If you're brown, you're screwed.
I see these guys cutting the lawns. They're obviously South American. Some are seedy (eyeing sisters and daughters). Most are pretty friendly. I was walking my husky and they were pretty nice. Enough who come across are evading justice. Many are looking for a living and not for a rape spree. To be honest, in a SHTF scenario, I'd rather be with a hard-working immigrant (illegal or not) than some fat, lazy "Made in China" flag waving patriot.
I do also recognize the possibility of racial tensions, and I have no intention of sitting and singing kum-by-ya when the S hits the F.
Only a city man would carry a bag of iron instead of a bag of rice.
-Ling Tan, from the movie Dragon Seed, 1944 (more wisdom from Turner Classic Movies)