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No what you're reading in my post is the anger at favoritism being given to one ethnic group over all others. If they want to learn English then can do so without Federal money like so many other immigrants have done before them. There's more access to technology and language programs than ever before in the history of this country and some immigrant use these to their advantage without asking for handouts from the federal government. But I guess we're suppose to feel sorry for the poor latino immigrant who can't help themselves.
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Originally Posted by ♠atizar♠
Right. So let's not do it better for newer groups. Spanish speakers are the largest group currently coming in. If it was Germans, you can bet we'd put programs in place to deal with it. Just because we didn't in 1910 doesn't mean we shouldn't now. Not to mention, there were dozens of ethnicities coming in back then. Maybe we should just start riding around in buggies again too. Take away the vote from women maybe. Like it or not, none of those other ethnicities ever approached the size of Hispanics in America today. Just the LEGAL Mexicans alone coming dwarfs all others.
Anyway, I suppose Nixon was a politically correct idiot for letting it happen under his watch. Probably a closet commie too.
What I seem to be hearing is that some of you are against "Americanizing" (integrating) these folks. Why on earth would you not want them to integrate? At least somewhat? You don't want them to become productive citizens? These programs help them do just that. Is the issue that you don't want them here in the first place?
Isn't that touching...why are all the angry white guys getting more angry about being asked if they are white anyway? What's the deal?
Um....your condescending, elitist post kinda makes my point; why is anyone's skin color relevant, ever? Unless of course one wants to politicize it..........
P.S. I'm not angry, just disgusted that MLK's dream is being kept down by so-called "progressives" such as yourself.
I thought it was kinda confusing. Many of the "races" listed are actually nationalities. So I figured that "White" must mean White Russian or Belorussian.
Then there was "Black" and I remember hearing that my grandfather was Black Irish, so I must be black, you know, from Black Ireland.
The census stressed that Hispanic is not a race. But it didn't give a clear definition of what it is. As far as I could tell "Hispanic" means something to do with Spain or Portugal somehow. Texas was part of New Spain and Mexico, so I must be Hispanic also.
So there you go, I am Black/Hispanic, as far as the census is concerned.
"I thought it was kinda confusing. Many of the "races" listed are actually nationalities. So I figured that "White" must mean White Russian or Belorussian. Then there was "Black" and I remember hearing that my grandfather was Black Irish, so I must be black, you know, from Black Ireland."
Weird, for some reason I am suddenly craving a black russian or a shot of Bushmill's Black or maybe even Old Grand Dad. Not sure why.
"I thought it was kinda confusing. Many of the "races" listed are actually nationalities. So I figured that "White" must mean White Russian or Belorussian. Then there was "Black" and I remember hearing that my grandfather was Black Irish, so I must be black, you know, from Black Ireland."
Weird, for some reason I am suddenly craving a black russian or a shot of Bushmill's Black or maybe even Old Grand Dad. Not sure why.
Does that mean I'm a white-frenchman and I have to eat snails and drink wine. No thanks on the snails but if you provide the $100+ bottle of french wine and some black truffles I'll be happy to share.
I encourage everyone to do the same. The fact that 40 years after MLK's "dream speech" the fact that something as insignificant and arbitrary as the color of ones skin is so important to the left makes me shake my head in disgust. Skin is merely clothes for the soul; we are all humans.
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The census is supposed to be a count of each household... not a count of ethnic diversity. This is just more of the same, government taking liberties with our LIBERTY. It is important to know "how many", but when we delve into "what kind" government is over-reaching. When your children take too much you tell them no.... it is time to do the same with the government.
the census is only furthering Chuck D's dream of a "black planet"
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and drink wine
. No thanks on the snails but if you provide the $100+ bottle of french wine and some black truffles I'll be happy to share.
