WHO WILL TAKE OVER AMERICA NEXT?

It's On My Mind

THIS IMMIGRATION THING (Posted April 2, 2006)

I find myself disturbed about my own initial gut reactions to the current argument about illegal immigration, and I honestly do not know if my depressed state of mind may not be reacting properly -- and then I wonder if my brain cells aren't already overloaded with too much information and propaganda.

Looking at history, we all are illegal immigrants. This land belonged to the native American Indians when our forefathers came to these shores. The forefathers connived, cheated and killed the natives in order to claim this land for their own. This process continued as the forefathers moved westward, portraying the Indians as villains and devils, and the forefathers did not hesitate to fight them, capture them and eventually segregate them on reservations. We raised the American flag over territories from east to west and north to south. This land was our land, we proclaimed -- but was it really?
Blacks may be the only legitimate aliens in this country. Most of their ancestors were brought to this land against their will to serve as slaves to the white man. When slavery was abolished, they still had to fight the white man for more than a hundred years to achieve equal rights, and in some respects, that battle continues. They, too, had been segregated from the whites, many of whom believed that Caucasions were superior. Hate and distrust proliferated on both sides. A funny hypocrisy to the discrimination that still exists to a certain extent can be found in today's white society. Our young and middle-aged people make their auto and truck speakers and i-Pods shake with the sounds of black rap, and many whites use black lingo. But some of these same people will still say they hate blacks. Many will say blacks still want to take over, to steal our homes from us, to rape our women. Huh?
The illegal exodus of many Mexicans across the border into the United States has been going on for years, but suddenly, it is being noticed. Many have gone the proper route to gain legal citizenship to have the rights and services offered to American citizens. Many more have taken the illegal route, secretly crossing the U.S.-Mexico borders by the thousands. They are given jobs by businessmen who do not want to pay the living wage sought by Americans, and those businessmen choose to look the other way when it comes to whether these Latino workers are here legally or illegally.
Now, the legals and the illegals want to fly the Mexican flag on U.S. soil. They demand equality. They demand health and educational services. They don't necessarily want to learn our language, possibly because deep down they know that their language will someday become the prominent one here.
(By the way, "illegal" does still mean "unlawful," doesn't it?)
Even after foreign terrorists staged their spectacular and life-changing attack on New York City and Washington, DC, in 2001, nothing much was done to heighten security at our northern or southern borders. Essentially, anyone can get across if they really want to and if they try hard enough. How many sleeper terrorist cells are already here? God only knows. How many domestic terrorists -- citizens of the U.S. -- are awaiting their opportunity to attempt dominance? Only God knows that, too.
Let's face it. The 21st century is a mess. How long will it be before we destroy ourselves with our own apathy and false beliefs about the innate power of the United States?
Since 1492, we have been the illegals who made ourselves legal. Now other illegals want to come in and make themselves the legal proprietors of this land. China, Saudi Arabia, India and other countries -- some of them so-called "enemies" -- get our outsourced jobs and resources. They even run businesses or have ownership in corportations here. When will Americans wake up to the truth that goes far beyond the illegal activity coming into the U.S. from the south? Perhaps we don't want to wake up to it, because it might just scare us to death.
It's a small, small world and getting smaller. Please, God. Please bless it with love and peace and take away the dark clouds that are growing on every horizon. Please, God, tell us what to do before it's too late.