(LisaBObeesa) I can educate my kids and the students I work with.
Bingo!
(Merry) I often hear the white folk around here (and this is my race coloring) blaming the Indians for their current condition and waving the Move On wand, especially when it comes to the "special treatment" Indians get or reparations they want made (in regard to broken treaties and such). Although not of a violent nature, there is a fair amount of racism here and I don't like it.
There's a lot of talk about this in my area as well. Many people are ticked off because the Indians don't pay taxes. Whenever I hear people complain about that (and that happens almost daily), I always suggest they read the book "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee", then come back and tell me one more time that Indians should pay taxes.. (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, imo, is one of the most truthful books on American history).
Do I have a problem with the Netherlands being overrun by immigrants who bring nothing - just take ... oh I most certainly do.
(adelmaal) I hear ya Viv. Interesting twist. Here it's called "illegal immigration".
No, not exactly. The California area being overrun by immigrants is not comparable to the Netherlands being 'overrun' by immigrants. I am probably going to get some grief for posting this, but it is a fact that there was a time when the Western European countries welcomed immigrants with open arms. They were being employed in jobs nobody else cared to do. Dangerous jobs, as well as jobs like picking up the garbage and such. The immigrants were paid minimum wage or less, but this was still a much higher wage than what they could ever dream of making back in their homeland. Of course the word spread quickly, and before you knew it, the immigration from the south became a real problem. It wasn't until then that people started complaining about immigrants taking their jobs. (please read my post on the previous page). However, I know that this is not the same situation in California. As far as I know, the immigration there is indeed illegal for the most part.
Although I can understand where you're coming from (and you made some good points in your post), do think about the following. Suppose you lived in a poor country, you and your family were really very poor and couldn't make ends meet. Would the thought ever cross your mind to 'immigrate' to a place where you could make a better living for yourself, and where your kids could have an education, and perhaps a future? When all is said and done, both sides of the fence are tough to be on.
I am an immigrant myself, but I didn't come here because I was poor. Au contraire, today I'm making about 25% of what I made in Europe 14 years ago. I fulfill my duties to the community and think I have contributed to the general well being of the area where I live, by being involved closely with nature preserve, as well as volunteering for diverse non profit organizations. But all this has not stopped people from pointing the finger at me and telling me that I should go back to where I came from.
