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Larry J — 3/26/2006 6:17:10 PM (archived)

From what I've heard, Mexican laws about voting, applying for benefits, etc. are very strict. If we were to pass identical laws here, the outcry would be very loud.

It's one thing to have a "Little Italy", "Germantown", "Little Korea" or whatever ethnic enclave you want. It's almost as old as America for such communities to spring up. It's another thing to come here - especially illegally - and to demand that our country change to meet your demands.

I'm not at all anti-immigrant (my wife, my stepsons, one of my daughters-in-law, and a high percentage of my friends are all immigrants). The big difference is that they're all LEGAL immigrants - and that makes all the difference in the world. BTW: none of them demand Tagalog ballots when they vote. They all still speak their native languages but also learned English.

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"The Conscientious Objector" - Larry J - 3/24/2006 9:37:51 PM
- Seargent York... - R.L. - 3/27/2006 9:02:41 AM
  - re: Seargent York... - Publius - 3/27/2006 10:33:45 PM
- Possible source for purchase, and thanks, Larry. - Mary Anne - 3/25/2006 9:07:08 PM
- Pacifists are NOT cowards...... - R.L. - 3/25/2006 5:03:36 AM
  - But cowards are pacifists. (n/t) - Lee - 3/25/2006 5:44:03 AM
    - are you unaware of history? Can you say Ghandi, or MLK? (n/t) - Publius - 3/25/2006 1:18:55 PM
      - He only knows nazi history... - R.L. - 3/27/2006 8:40:53 AM
    - Nah. Most cowards... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/25/2006 6:10:46 AM
    - No, the opposite is true - R.L. - 3/25/2006 5:53:01 AM
      - Anf you're a doodoo head. - Lee - 3/25/2006 9:53:09 AM
        
        What did you do last week? - R.L. - 3/27/2006 8:20:56 AM
        
        RL's trash talk belongs on Flame - Lindy - 3/28/2006 1:38:23 AM
        
        I formed several arguments without resorting to name calling. - Lee - 3/27/2006 8:50:19 AM
        
        LOL - R.L. - 3/27/2006 9:11:21 AM
        
        You have to speak to mental midgets with language they understand. - Lee - 3/27/2006 7:39:40 PM
        
        So explain your bravery then - azstrummer - 3/27/2006 2:51:52 AM
  - Very true - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2006 5:33:44 AM
    - What a hero - R.L. - 3/25/2006 5:42:02 AM
      - Nobody really knows what happened to him. - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2006 6:19:18 AM
      - Oops! Robert, please put under Tech's post about immigration. (n/t) - Lee - 3/25/2006 5:54:24 AM
      - Talk about a fifth column. - Lee - 3/25/2006 5:49:53 AM
        
        ANYONE TAKE THIS BIGOTRY SERIOUSLY? - R.L. - 3/25/2006 5:55:11 AM
        
        I hate to say it... - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2006 6:14:49 AM
        
        How is it different from Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Armenia....? - alcaray - 3/26/2006 4:19:34 PM
        
        The US doesn't share a border with Korea, Japan, or Armenia - Lee - 3/26/2006 8:09:19 PM
        
        I was addressing Tom's point (n/t) - alcaray - 3/27/2006 4:01:19 PM
        
        Quite different - Larry J - 3/26/2006 6:17:10 PM
        
        re: Quite different - alcaray - 3/27/2006 3:59:50 PM
        
        I'm having problems with it..... - Publius - 3/25/2006 7:43:30 PM
        
        Saved me a response. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/25/2006 6:24:45 AM
        
        Of course I'm on the mark. - Lee - 3/25/2006 10:04:21 AM
        
        If you want to thank someone for the problem, thank the people who have offered jobs to impoverished illegals. - Mary Anne - 3/25/2006 8:50:18 PM
        
        I think the word you're missing is "illegal." - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2006 10:31:11 PM
        
        If I had missed it, I wouldn't have included it. - Mary Anne - 3/26/2006 12:03:25 AM
        
        It is the critical part of this discussion. - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2006 5:54:45 AM
        
        Had you considered....... - Publius - 3/26/2006 2:06:27 AM
        
        You seem smarter than that. - Lee - 3/25/2006 9:05:07 PM
        
        re: You seem smarter than that. - gbaikie - 3/25/2006 9:57:29 PM
        
        The ties that bind. - Lee - 3/26/2006 12:40:16 AM
        
        The Solution to the Immigration Problem w/Mexico - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/26/2006 4:13:51 AM
        
        re: The ties that bind. - gbaikie - 3/26/2006 2:55:46 AM
        
        Californians won't want to join, but the Mexican majority will. - Lee - 3/26/2006 4:56:36 AM
        
        re: Californians won't want to join, but the Mexican majority will. - gbaikie - 3/26/2006 5:57:49 AM
        
        Thank you. Smarter than what? - Mary Anne - 3/25/2006 9:16:49 PM
        
        Really? - Lee - 3/25/2006 9:26:55 PM

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