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Written by Andrew Olson - View Profile
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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 |
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I'm sure many of you have heard about the immigration crackdown at Swift across the nation. Over one hundred immigrants were taken in. The immigrants obtained real social security numbers in order to work legally in the U.S. The crackdown has ignited the first major immigration debtae and coverage since the '06 elections.
I find something inherently wrong with building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Take a trip down history lane, isolation politics never work, but an aggressive appraoch that employs the essence of seperation and isolation should strike left wing, right wing, and moderates as wrong.
I also have a huge problem with America's fetish with 'victimization'. This is exactly what you'll hear from 'equal-rights' groups. That the 'victimization' of Mexicans, suppression, refusal of equal rights, racial discrimination, social standards, is what causes immigrants to go to the extremes that they do. Case in point for these equality groups is the Swift crackdown. Somehow, because of social standards and discrimintation, etc. these immigrants were 'forced' to employ the means they did to come in the possession of social security numbers in order to work legally in the U.S.
Hogwash. Illegal immigrants are not the victims here. The legal U.S. citizens who have had their identities stolen are the victims. I don't see how this point can be argued.
I've seen alot of bumperstickers around Ft. Collins. These seem to be the two most popular, or at least numerous ones that I have noted. One is NATIVE lettered in a mountain range backdrop. The other is ERACISM. When put side to side, especially when they are on the same vehicle, I find this somewhat ironic. But to be blunt, Ft. Collins isn't exactly the cultural mecca of the world. And for the most part, the ERACISM stickers are on the suburbia, albeit, white mass market vehicles, and or the young, utopian driver's vehicles. Put those people in the let's say the densest populated African-Am. apartment complex in say, Denver, if there is, and I would put my money, everytime, on the subtle, and perhaps even sub-conscious racial stereotypes coming to the surface of those well-to-do Utopian minded middle class whites within the first three days.
Here's my view and opinion, straight up. I'm a Humanitarian and a Liberetarian. If it's equality that's the goal, then give white middle class families the same rights as illegal immigants. Don't gip 76 year old grandma's who worked the depression the short stick to boost immigration reform and rights; that's not equality. Don't complain about immigrants taking hard-working American jobs when American corporations are shipping jobs over seas. And for those who moan and complain about the very rich and well-to-do and compare them to immigrats rights, please stop. Rich rights and your rights are no different, one should be willing to give up the same rights if this is the case. Problem is, all Americans want to do is point fingers and claim "I'm a victim, I"m a victim!" | Only registered users can write comments.
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What is up FoCo?
I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
Right now I am just trying to get to know Colorado and FoCo better. Mostly in order to find the best drink specials on each day that ends in Y. So if you know where I can get a cheap drunk on, let me know!
--Drew |
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I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
Right now I am just trying to get to know Colorado and FoCo better. Mostly in order to find the best drink specials on each day that ends in Y. So if you know where I can get a cheap drunk on, let me know!
--Drew | |
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