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TOPPENISH, Wash. -- In the museum gift shop at the Yakama Indian reservation, Wendell Hannigan shows off a small bronze statue of a Native American woman holding a basket full of hops.
Asked if there are Yakama farm workers left, the 66-year-old Yakama Nation member laughs and says, "no, no."
Behind the laughs, though, is Hannigan's conviction that the large influx of illegal Latino immigrants into this reservation, about 160 miles southeast of Seattle, poses a threat to his people.
His beliefs have prompted Hannigan to spearhead efforts for better supervision of undocumented workers - mostly from Mexico - on the reservation, and sponsor a state ballot initiative to impose stricter immigration rules.
The Yakama Nation is CERTAINLY well familiar with the problems of immigration. They've been dealing with its effects on their local neighborhood for 200 years now...first the Americans and the Scandinavians, then the "Okies", and now the Mexicans. Maybe 'enough is enugh'. Sounds like the 'honeymoon' may be nearing its end.
(Of course, they COULD all just be racists, and can't stand the thought of 'brown people').......anything is possible, I guess.....
The Yakama Nation is CERTAINLY well familiar with the problems of immigration. They've been dealing with its effects on their local neighborhood for 200 years now...first the Americans and the Scandinavians, then the "Okies", and now the Mexicans. Maybe 'enough is enugh'. Sounds like the 'honeymoon' may be nearing its end.
(Of course, they COULD all just be racists, and can't stand the thought of 'brown people').......anything is possible, I guess.....
I'm sure racism has nothing to do with it, especially in this instance. I have no doubt that they like the rest of us have had enough.
The Yakama Nation is CERTAINLY well familiar with the problems of immigration. They've been dealing with its effects on their local neighborhood for 200 years now...first the Americans and the Scandinavians, then the "Okies", and now the Mexicans. Maybe 'enough is enugh'. Sounds like the 'honeymoon' may be nearing its end.
(Of course, they COULD all just be racists, and can't stand the thought of 'brown people').......anything is possible, I guess.....
This is not even open for debate. ALL opposition to illegal immigration is based on racsim, and you know it.
This is not even open for debate. ALL opposition to illegal immigration is based on racsim, and you know it.
Despite that being their mindset, in this case especially, not a single one of those defending the indefensible acts of the illegal alien invasion can play either defend their actions or the race card. Ah . . . karma
Despite that being their mindset, in this case especially, not a single one of those defending the indefensible acts of the illegal alien invasion can play the race card. Ah . . . karma
Indeed. I'm sure this is one of those threads that will remain untouched by any of our resident illegals as they pray that it quickly falls from the first page.
Interesting that Toppenish, the small Yakima Valley town where the story is based and traditionally the "capitol" of the Yakama Nation, is about 75% Hispanic....(and about 8% Indian). Nearby, the "big" farm town of Sunnyside (pop +- 13,000) is about 73% Hispanic.
Questions of legality or illegality aside, could this be a factor in the native Yakama (who've traditionally made up a large part of the agricultural workforce) feeling "overwhelmed"? As I've stated, if so, this wouldn't be the FIRST time this has happened to them.
I wonder if any of the 'newcomers' have suggested that the Yakama need to "get out of their continent"?.....
Interesting that Toppenish, the small Yakima Valley town where the story is based and traditionally the "capitol" of the Yakama Nation, is about 75% Hispanic....(and about 8% Indian). Nearby, the "big" farm town of Sunnyside (pop +- 13,000) is about 73% Hispanic.
Questions of legality or illegality aside, could this be a factor in the native Yakama (who've traditionally made up a large part of the agricultural workforce) feeling "overwhelmed"? As I've stated, if so, this wouldn't be the FIRST time this has happened to them.
I wonder if any of the 'newcomers' have suggested that the Yakama need to "get out of their continent"?.....
The Yakama Nation is CERTAINLY well familiar with the problems of immigration. They've been dealing with its effects on their local neighborhood for 200 years now...first the Americans and the Scandinavians, then the "Okies", and now the Mexicans. Maybe 'enough is enugh'. Sounds like the 'honeymoon' may be nearing its end.
(Of course, they COULD all just be racists, and can't stand the thought of 'brown people').......anything is possible, I guess.....
That's classic! Because all brown people are the same. I see what you did there! You should do television.
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