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Originally Posted by nitehawk
The Mexican immigrants entering the usa are only going back to the land that the US took away from them --- it was their land - how about the land the American Indians owned - that we decided we wanted and took. Now we can tell rest of the world who owns what and who does not - and who should govern the land they live in - pass the tea or kool-aid
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WOW!! This is the "blame America first , we are all rotten "philosophy that erupted in the 60s and has been with us ever since. You need to brush up on your history and the lessons it offers:
Three points.
1. The US Army took control and occupied of all of Mexico in 1848... when we retreated north of the Rio Grande, the side that has English law and free markets on their side prospered. The side that didn't wallowed in poverty and crime, and remains so screwed up to this day that half the people want to jump the river into our country because it offers more opportunity. Is this not obvious? Mexico would have been better off if we had kept the Army there and annexed the whole place instead of CA, AZ, NM and TX.
2. History has been ALL ABOUT the ethic of conquest since time began. The Greeks, the Romans, the Muslims, the Crusades, Attila and his Huns etc etc etc. The list is endless. In this instance, the Mexicans kicked the Spaniards out of Mexico, but they took it from the Indians. Then the Mexicans, after losing half to us, then screwed the remaining half of Mexico up, except for the food and Margaritas.
3. The true losers were indeed the Indians. These guys lost because they failed to enforce their borders and then let us (ie Europeans) in such that we took over. That's what's going to happen in reverse if we don't finally demand action. Maybe we should learn from their mistake? You may be so guilt ridden as to welcome losing your country, but most of us will fight to keep it.