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Thats what built America.
Efficiency and work-ethic.
And being legal (ELLIS ISLAND)
Thats what built America.
Efficiency and work-ethic.
And being legal (ELLIS ISLAND)
And being legal (ELLIS ISLAND)
And being legal (ELLIS ISLAND)
Not really. They were only "legal" because all immigration was legal. There was no such thing as "illegal immigration" before the passage of the Immigration Act of 1917. People could come freely to the United States, there was no federally-imposed regulation of immigration (except against the Chinese). The majority of German and Irish immigrants to the US came before then, in the late 19th Century. People during this period described these immigrants in the exact same terms that people today talk about the Mexicans - they're destroying our values, they're lazy, they've overrunning the system, they refuse to learn the language, they'll ruin the country, but it wasn't until 1917 that anything was done about it (thanks to several Presidents' vetoes in preceding years).
Anyway, claiming that these past immigrants were "more efficient" or had a "better work ethic" is groundless. Cultural theories of development like that (ie, Webber's stuff on the "protestant work ethic" vs the "catholic work ethic") have been thoroughly debunked and abandoned for decades by anyone who's actually taken the time to go through them.
And being legal (ELLIS ISLAND)
Not really. They were only "legal" because all immigration was legal. There was no such thing as "illegal immigration" before the passage of the Immigration Act of 1917. People could come freely to the United States, there was no federally-imposed regulation of immigration (except against the Chinese). The majority of German and Irish immigrants to the US came before then, in the late 19th Century. People during this period described these immigrants in the exact same terms that people today talk about the Mexicans - they're destroying our values, they're lazy, they've overrunning the system, they refuse to learn the language, they'll ruin the country, but it wasn't until 1917 that anything was done about it (thanks to several Presidents' vetoes in preceding years).
Anyway, claiming that these past immigrants were "more efficient" or had a "better work ethic" is groundless. Cultural theories of development like that (ie, Webber's stuff on the "protestant work ethic" vs the "catholic work ethic") have been thoroughly debunked and abandoned for decades by anyone who's actually taken the time to go through them.
The big difference between Latin Americans and people from the rest of the world was demonstrated during WW1 and WW2. Latinos felt absolutely no responsibility for protecting the people around the globe. They still feel that way. And this will make them good Americans?
Cultures change but Latin America is still stuck in the mud of its own creation. All nations around the world, except tiny pacific islanders and Latin America, have advanced their civilizations. Latinos prefer to blame the United States for everything rather than fix it themselves.
Mom was half German.
Dad was half drunk.
Not really. They were only "legal" because all immigration was legal. There was no such thing as "illegal immigration" before the passage of the Immigration Act of 1917. People could come freely to the United States, there was no federally-imposed regulation of immigration (except against the Chinese). The majority of German and Irish immigrants to the US came before then, in the late 19th Century. People during this period described these immigrants in the exact same terms that people today talk about the Mexicans - they're destroying our values, they're lazy, they've overrunning the system, they refuse to learn the language, they'll ruin the country, but it wasn't until 1917 that anything was done about it (thanks to several Presidents' vetoes in preceding years).
Anyway, claiming that these past immigrants were "more efficient" or had a "better work ethic" is groundless. Cultural theories of development like that (ie, Webber's stuff on the "protestant work ethic" vs the "catholic work ethic") have been thoroughly debunked and abandoned for decades by anyone who's actually taken the time to go through them.
The big difference between Latin Americans and people from the rest of the world was demonstrated during WW1 and WW2. Latinos felt absolutely no responsibility for protecting the people around the globe. They still feel that way. And this will make them good Americans?
Cultures change but Latin America is still stuck in the mud of its own creation. All nations around the world, except tiny pacific islanders and Latin America, have advanced their civilizations. Latinos prefer to blame the United States for everything rather than fix it themselves.
This is almost too stupid to respond.
- World War I had nothing to do with Latin America or with protecting anything, why the fuck would we get involved with it? The US got involved with it at the final hour despite the fact that the vast majority of people were against involvement. The only reason "the rest of the world" (another false assumption) was involved is because almost the entire rest of the world was dominated by Britain and France's colonial empires.
- Nearly all the countries in Latin America declared war on Hitler and the Japanese within months of Pearl Harbor.
- As for protecting people around the globe, please give it a break. Tremendous job you jingoists are doing "protecting" Iraqis and Afghans for the past 10 years. Mexico should probably go ahead and pick a smaller brown country to bomb, say, Tajikistan to "protect" it, like you guys do. good job "protecting" Vietnam, and the Philippines and Cuba, and Guatemala, and Nicaragua. With friends like you...
- More mythical shit from people who just don't know the facts. South America has been one of the fastest growing regions in the world for the past decade. Brazil has become an economic powerhouse, lifting millions of people out of poverty and finally breaking away from Washington's tutelage and growing at 7.5% last year to the US's 2.8 - along with Paraguay (15%), Argentina (9%), Peru (9%), Panama (8.5%), Uruguay (8.5%), etc. 30 years ago the entire place was riddled with dictatorships (mostly backed and supported by the US government, another example of your kind "protection"), not so the case today.
In any case, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. I dunno if you've been reading the news lately, but if anyone's "stuck in the mud of their own creation" it's you.
Thats what built America.
Efficiency and work-ethic.
And being legal (ELLIS ISLAND)
Originally posted by Angelhair
It's not because of a climate of intimidation but the climate in the quest to be politically correct.
Originally posted by Angelhair
To some it's a racial issue to many it's a legal one.
Originally posted by Angelhair
Have you not been the first one to 'lynch' those who comment of this board that it IS what this country is becoming???? A third world country due to the poverty that it's importing and by refusing to secure the borders?
.[This is almost too stupid to respond.
World War I had nothing to do with Latin America or with protecting anything, why the fuck would we get involved with it? The US got involved with it at the final hour despite the fact that the vast majority of people were against involvement. The only reason "the rest of the world" (another false assumption) was involved is because almost the entire rest of the world was dominated by Britain and France's colonial empires
- Nearly all the countries in Latin America declared war on Hitler and the Japanese within months of Pearl Harbor.
On behave of all the dead American GIs that you spit on while they fought YOUR war for you.- As for protecting people around the globe, please give it a break. Tremendous job you jingoists are doing "protecting" Iraqis and Afghans for the past 10 years. Mexico should probably go ahead and pick a smaller brown country to bomb, say, Tajikistan to "protect" it, like you guys do. good job "protecting" Vietnam, and the Philippines and Cuba, and Guatemala, and Nicaragua. With friends like you...
Thanks to aid from "guess who"!! The average Mexican didn't live past 50 about 60 years ago. Why was that? What medical breakthroughs came from Latin America to lengthen a Mexican's life???- More mythical shit from people who just don't know the facts. South America has been one of the fastest growing regions in the world for the past decade.
Brazil has become an economic powerhouse, lifting millions of people out of poverty and finally breaking away from Washington's tutelage and growing at 7.5% last year to the US's 2.8 - along with Paraguay (15%), Argentina (9%), Peru (9%), Panama (8.5%), Uruguay (8.5%), etc. 30 years ago the entire place was riddled with dictatorships (mostly backed and supported by the US government, another example of your kind "protection"), not so the case today.
In any case, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. I dunno if you've been reading the news lately, but if anyone's "stuck in the mud of their own creation" it's you.
José;3743878 said:Mexico didn't exert the slightest political pressure to make the US change its immigration laws in the 50's and 60's that opened the gates to a flood of LEGAL non-white immigration, Angelhair!!
Mexico don't have the power to apply effective political pressure on America to prevent mass deportation of illegal mexicans!!
If you want to find the real culprits for LEGAL and ILLEGAL non-white immigration so you can crucify and barbecue them, try these people:
AMERICAN LIBERALS, AMERICAN JEWS AND AMERICAN CONSERVATIVES (most republicans voted for the 65 immigration law).
Blame them!! NOT MEXICO!!
José;3743878 said:Mexico didn't exert the slightest political pressure to make the US change its immigration laws in the 50's and 60's that opened the gates to a flood of LEGAL non-white immigration, Angelhair!!
Mexico don't have the power to apply effective political pressure on America to prevent mass deportation of illegal mexicans!!
If you want to find the real culprits for LEGAL and ILLEGAL non-white immigration so you can crucify and barbecue them, try these people:
AMERICAN LIBERALS, AMERICAN JEWS AND AMERICAN CONSERVATIVES (most republicans voted for the 65 immigration law).
Blame them!! NOT MEXICO!!
You can't even begin to imagine how ignorant, how clueless your Mexico-bashing posts really are, Angelhair!!
Everytime you, LilOlLady and Bullfighter (or LostAmerican or luckystrike or Vindicator or Apriori, etc, etc...) blame Mexico for illegal immigration AND/OR the destruction of the racial composition of America you sound like total simpletons who don't even know what they're babbling about!!