What kind of country do we live in where Congress finally votes to apologize and nothing comes of it ? (As if there was ever any doubt in anyone’s mind that apologies were called for — the commentaries from the day were every bit as impassioned as they are today).

Maybe we cannot erase the past but we can do the right thing today. Maybe we cannot calculate how much is owed and to whom. But what harm is there in providing scholarships to African American youths as a form of reparation?

Why does Congress apologize and do nothing to make whole the errors of the past?

HAY… my math isn’t that good…

…but I’d settle for 40 acres and a mule.

I think that’s fair compensation.

All other ethnic groups receive $40,000 once they gain citizenship… where’s mine.

I’m an African & Irish mix.

on February 4th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

Citizens of the United States (there are no “Americans” and there is no “America” – the Americas are two continents, not a country – gawd what do they teach kids in schools these days?) worked for what we as a nation have in terms of assets.
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No they didn’t. They sat their on their white asses and sipped mint julep while the slaves worked for what they have as a nation in terms of assets.

Citizens of the United States (there are no “Americans” and there is no “America” – the Americas are two continents, not a country – gawd what do they teach kids in schools these days?) worked for what we as a nation have in terms of assets. The world does not owe you anything just because you were born, and neither does the United States. I dont see anything wrong with trying to protect our national assets from being squandered by people who didnt even contribute to that building process to begin with.

Over the last 8 years more than 5 million Hispanics (illegal immigrants) have come across the US Mexico border into southern California (primarily Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties)…

I had an executive from “Bank of America” admit to me while driving her to the airport (LAX) that the Mexicans where “their people of choice” at that time. I asked her “why?”… she said, and I quote: “because they have a lot of money, and they don’t believe in Banks”… unquote.

During our current financial crises… the county with the highest rate of foreclosures in Southern California… is Riverside County… a county most heavily populated by Hispanics.

ISN’T THAT PACULIAR?

HAY… something funny happened to me today while shuttling two groups of passengers to the airport from Newport Beach California…

Out of the 2 trips I made (one trip a party of 4, the second trip a party of 2)… only one person out of six ‘tipped me’ when I got them to the airport.

The five people who “DID NOT TIP” where ALL white males… the one person who did tip me was a FEMALE… of Japanese decent.

How odd… Japanese are not known for tipping… when they do, it’s usually $1 dollar as a token of appreciation.

That one lady (Ms. Kamura)… tipped me $10 dollars.

Diving is not a hobby for me… it is a profession, I pride myself on being a top quality driver… and I extend the same high level of customer service to each and every individual that gets in my vehicle… even if they don’t tip.

Be careful what you do… all things come to light… sooner… or later…

Whatever you do is fine… so long as the motive behind your actions are not powered by hatred, bigotry, ignorance, or greed.

ONWARD…

Ha ha ha… Long Beach CA, Long Beach is a joke… a large part of the cities revenue is generated by the legal processes of the Court System… a lot of Lawyers are getting RICH… so they keep the game going, and going, and going… it’s like the energizer bunny… shoot some juice to him, and watch as he bangs on his drum, and keeps going, and going, and going… IN CIRCLES.

Could it be that the Haitians have been enslaved and used for so long by the French, Brits, and everybody else, that ‘the powers that be’ know THESE are likely not suitable people for the new modern ‘slave trade’ that is currently instituted in this country? Unlike other more passive illegal immigrants… Haitians tend to Fight Back against those that now try to take advantage of them… yeah… those are some mighty big Machetes those Haitians be carrying.

HELLO…

I’m black (African & Irish… ‘Great Grandfather was Irish’)… I said that, to say this… I have to admit that some of you who argue “against” immigration are making a point that might be more valid than you may think… I sight two points below:

NUMBER1) Many of the immigrants from places like Ireland, Canada, etc. do have a certain level of education that makes it easier for them to find employment once getting here. Others migrating here with little to no education don’t understand what’s going on inside these borders (i.e. what forms of employment or opportunities actually exist here) which makes it almost impossible for them to assimilate into the work force. Hell… even most Americans already living here don’t really know or understand how to take advantage of all of the opportunities that exist here in the US.

NUMBER 2) Immigrants without education usually end up living in the poorer part of town… and these become Ghettos, and they resort to crime to try to survive, it happened to the Italians, and to the Irish back when the French and English where running most shops, markets, and businesses. Basically they ended up LIVING RIGHT HERE WHERE I LIVE… that is to say, “in the black community”.

Right now this immigration thing has thrown the Hispanics ‘right in here on us (the black communities). Now we have all the Mexicans trying to kill all the Negro’s, the Negro’s trying to kill all the Negro’s, and the Anglo’s trying to kill all the Negro’s… we have the Cholos, the Crips, the Chinese Mafia, the Arian Nation, and the Russian Mafia… good lord… thank God the Italians moved to New York.

Didn’t I mention ‘before’ that I don’t go out at night here in Long Beach California because of all the gunfire?

SOLUTION:

DO THIS… immigrants and anyone else can stay in the US who have at least a 2-year post high school education (graduate or not, is ok, as long as they completed two years)… the rest (black, white, blue, or half dead)… got’ta go.

And those already here who don’t meet those qualifications (within 5 years) have to “go some place else too”… that means Everybody (illegal and/or naturalized citizen), that’s right EVERYBODY, all you Hill Bullies, Nigs, Spics, Zips, Slants, Dagos, Abba-Dabbas, Adolfs, AmeriKKKans, and all the rest (that are illiterate)… gotta pack yo shit… and git.

CASE CLOSED.

on January 31st, 2010 at 2:26 pm

The United States is not keeping Haiti or anyone else down. This is self-hating garbage put out by the far, far left to serve their own agenda.
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Kieth, Kieth, Kieth. You may be self hating, but I’m not. I will give you a perfect example. The US rice growers pressured the government to provide “food aid” in Haiti, which led to dumping of American grown commodities on the Haitian market and wiped out local rice production. Meanwhile the Haitian government responded by developing massive urban programs aimed at relocating the now out of work rice farmers. The resulting influx of rural populations into the cities led to sprawling shantytowns and was directly responsible for the high death toll during Haiti’s recent earthquake.

Doesn’t that make you proud to be American?

on January 30th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Just because I don’t necessary want a massive influx of poor, unskilled people from “developing countries” (happy beholder?)
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No.

I do not believe eliminating national borders is going to make the world better any more than communism has eliminated poverty. If you want to be a communist, at least have the guts to campaign under your own cause. Join the American Communist Party (I think it is still organized, on paper at least) and advocate for one-world government and all of the other crap the pseudo-communists are selling these days. All of these ideas have been tried in other areas of the world and have FAILED.

The United States is not keeping Haiti or anyone else down. This is self-hating garbage put out by the far, far left to serve their own agenda. The people in Haiti have the opportunity to revolt against their oppressive government every day, just like the United States did against its oppressors, after and while it killed off us Native American savages, of course. Let Haitians fight their own war.

People are welcome to come here provided they can follow the law. That includes not sneaking across the border in the middle of the night. I do agree that the immigration system needs reform, but the solution is not to just open the floodgates.

on January 29th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

Does no one else see the connection between admitting limitless numbers of fourth world people and becoming a fourth world nation?
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The world is one. “first world” and associated terms are cold-war era terms that seem almost laughable today. How much longer do you think the US can maintain its status by pushing down others?

on January 29th, 2010 at 9:12 am

When did asking immigrants to enter legally become racist?…
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In my mind it became racist when we codified that Cuban illegal immigrants are to be treated with a “wet foot dry foot” policy but Haitians in pretty much the same situation are treated like a menace.

Most of the reviled “amnesty” proposals would actually give people who want to be citizens a way forward — after steep fines, background checks, and long waits. I think we should do it.

“It is important to note that TPS will apply only to those individuals who were in the United States as of January 12, 2010. Those who attempt to travel to the United States after January 12, 2010 will not be eligible for TPS and will be repatriated.”

Maybe that will help those of you who are terrified of being overrun by Haitians sleep a little easier. But if you’d feel better about yourselves deporting people who came to the US so they could send money back to their families back to a country that is largely in ruins, than I suppose even temporary status is unnacceptable.

Does no one else see the connection between admitting limitless numbers of fourth world people and becoming a fourth world nation?

First it was ties to Cuba. Then it was AIDS. Now it is Pat Robertson saying Haiti wished this calamity on itself by practicing Afro-Caribbean religion.

The truth is that America does not want more black people, because it might lead to black people treating white people the way whites been treating others for the entire history of this country.

Their rainforest has been destroyed and their farms taken by corporate greed and they are now left to fend for themselves with a practically nonexistent infrastructure. Haiti is now or will be very soon an occupied country by the U.S. military that offers a police state instead of medical, food, infrastructure aid and self government by the people.

So what’s the solution? Because there IS a BIG problem. Sorry Snorlax, no time machines.

MY perfect immigration system would have been implemented by Native American tribes 400 years ago.

They should have denied entry to Columbus and all us white people. We’ve been nothing but trouble to them.

Especially us Irish. We probably gave them whiskey.