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LapDog · 05-09-2001, 10:21 PM

Taco John-

Yeah I'm here tonight, but I won't be doing any rescuing. I've got a dilemma now. I agree with much of what you've said in the last few posts. Not completely, but mostly. (Doesn't life just suck!) I have a couple of things though.

On the Candian issue, I didn't even realize we have a Canadian immigrant problem. It's simply not very visible to your average American, if it's there at all. I don't go to the local McDonald's and hear "that'll be abote $4.75". Also, even if it were a visible problem, it's not nearly on the same scale. I'm sure we're all aware of the projections that indicate Hispanics will be more populous than whites in our country by 2030 (or 2050, or something like that.) To claim racism because we're giving the Candians a bye just isn't legitimate.

Regarding the opportunity stuff, this is where I'm really seeing your point. My question is, what about the Spanish speaking people at my nearby restaurants? Are they farmers, too? Drug lords, too? They don't speak English. Does anybody know if legal immigrants are required to know English? If so, these guys must be illegal. Maybe they are the smarter ones. Why hoe beets for $.75 when you can do fast-food for $8.00?

This brings me to my next point. If these guys are legal, why don't they speak English? Do they know it but refuse to speak it? If so, that is complete disrespect for their new country who is giving them this golden opportunity. I would think they would be more grateful than that. Maybe they have green cards and are still learning. Maybe we should require knowledge of English to get a green card. We could then recognize the illegals since they wouldn't be able to speak English. The illegals who could speak English could bypass the system, but then who cares? At least they'll be conforming to our society as any new citizen should be, even though they are still illegally here.

Finally, your comment about free speech is a good one. I don't know if there's a good response to it. I just don't want to see the U.S. turn into another Mexico, and that's where I see it heading.

LapDog
(BTW, calling me Lassie was a low blow. We all know I'm a male dog, don't we.)

05-09-2001, 10:21 PM	#303
LapDog Interloper Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: KC Northland Casino cash: $10004900	Taco John- Yeah I'm here tonight, but I won't be doing any rescuing. I've got a dilemma now. I agree with much of what you've said in the last few posts. Not completely, but mostly. (Doesn't life just suck!) I have a couple of things though. On the Candian issue, I didn't even realize we have a Canadian immigrant problem. It's simply not very visible to your average American, if it's there at all. I don't go to the local McDonald's and hear "that'll be abote $4.75". Also, even if it were a visible problem, it's not nearly on the same scale. I'm sure we're all aware of the projections that indicate Hispanics will be more populous than whites in our country by 2030 (or 2050, or something like that.) To claim racism because we're giving the Candians a bye just isn't legitimate. Regarding the opportunity stuff, this is where I'm really seeing your point. My question is, what about the Spanish speaking people at my nearby restaurants? Are they farmers, too? Drug lords, too? They don't speak English. Does anybody know if legal immigrants are required to know English? If so, these guys must be illegal. Maybe they are the smarter ones. Why hoe beets for $.75 when you can do fast-food for $8.00? This brings me to my next point. If these guys are legal, why don't they speak English? Do they know it but refuse to speak it? If so, that is complete disrespect for their new country who is giving them this golden opportunity. I would think they would be more grateful than that. Maybe they have green cards and are still learning. Maybe we should require knowledge of English to get a green card. We could then recognize the illegals since they wouldn't be able to speak English. The illegals who could speak English could bypass the system, but then who cares? At least they'll be conforming to our society as any new citizen should be, even though they are still illegally here. Finally, your comment about free speech is a good one. I don't know if there's a good response to it. I just don't want to see the U.S. turn into another Mexico, and that's where I see it heading. LapDog (BTW, calling me Lassie was a low blow. We all know I'm a male dog, don't we.) Last edited by LapDog; 05-09-2001 at 10:29 PM..
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