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[B]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.
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That's because you are very intelligent, Dog. The points I brought up are very valid points. You recognize that to solve a sickness you have to attack it at its source, not it's symptoms. I totally expected that a reasoned, well thought argument would at least make you think.
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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'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.
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Oh? So let me get this straight... It's ok for Canadians to come in and steal American jobs, so long as they speak the language. But it's not ok for Mexicans to come into the country and take the menial jobs that Americans don't want... The difference being, the Mexicans are bringing their culture along with them... How is this not racist? I'm not calling you a racist. I'm merely pointing out the double standard.
Believe it or not, Illegal Canadian Immigration is a problem in America, and they are taking American jobs. But we seem to be more tolerant of it. Why do you suppose that is? If you need proof that we systematically discriminate between illegal mexican, and illegal Canadian Immigrants, I implore you to read about it:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/lws...1_4/01_TXT.htm
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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?
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Again, there is no law in America forcing you to speak English. I've had the constitution thrown in my face multiple times in this thread; people asking me to show me where in the constitution it says that we should do this, or that, or the other (I think you see where I'm going with this). I ask you, where in the constitution does it say that Americans should all be forced to speak one language? It doesn't. In fact, the constitution gurantees you exactly the opposite... It gurantees you freedom to speak the way you want to speak; to express yourself the way you want to express yourself. You or I might not like it... But I'll defend to the death the freedom of speech. And you should too.
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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 America turn into another Mexico, and that's where I see it heading.
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I know it's a good one. And, no, America won't turn into another Mexico. America is on a course of its own. And the country will be better off, whatever happens. My kids will be raised to know both English and Spanish. Not so much because my heritage lies in both... But because I'm not afraid of educating my children with the doctrine of tolerance.
As the phrase goes "All Men are Created Equal." It isn't "All Americans are created equal."
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(BTW, calling me Lassie was a low blow. We all know I'm a male dog, don't we.)
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Yeah... Well, sorry about that. Just about everybody else here is waiting for you to bail them out of this argument so that they could pat themselves on the back for defeating the pinko commie liberal... The joke rings so true, that it was too hard to pass up.