What Illegal Immigrants Are 'Saying'
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 07:59PM If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does this say?
What they say to me is illegal immigrants: 1) Hate America. 2) Love Mexico (so why are they in America?). 3) Want to make America a prosperous version of Mexico 4) Are the new Democrat voting base.
The Democrats are behind this illegal immigration movement because they need the votes. Their base is not growing. Don’t believe me? In February 2006, Senate Democrats voted in favor of returned voting rights to millions of convicted felons . That’s how badly they need votes. They cater to the criminal because they are soft on crime. They cater to illegal immigrant because they are soft on border patrol and homeland security. They cater to Gitmo detainees because they are soft on national defense. They cater to deceased voters because they need all the votes they can get, since running on issues has proven them to be on the wrong side of them.
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The McCain-Kennedy bill is a deliberate slap in the face in the face of legal immigrants by Democrats and their camp-followers such as McCain and the MSM. Obey the law - get punished. Break the law - get rewarded.
Amy, I knew a group of old lady Mexican immigrants who always flew the American flag on Mexican independence day (16th of September). They said they flew the American flag beucase the day they came to America was their independence day. It was the day they stopped being hungry. Just thought I'd let you know that lots of Mexican immigrants love this country and what it has done for them.
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The caption of the encouraging photos you linked to read:
"I'm slightly encouraged to see that there were apparently plenty of American flags at the enormous pro-illegal-immigration rally in Los Angeles today."
That made me laugh out loud. What a dichotomy! American flags/pro-ILLEGAL rally. Yes, we love America and want to break its laws!
I have to say that of all the immigrants I see in photos, none of them look impoverished or malnurished.
Don't get me wrong; I'm sure Mexicans love America and there are many good ones in the country. This illegal problem is like the condom in schools issue: "They're going to anyway, so they may as well be protected." Two wrongs don't a right.
I also think "love" doesn't flaunt wrongness. If they truly love America, they need to make it legal. It might take years, but how much do they love America? That's the test.
They need to love America enough to let their babies go hungry. You love America. Do you love it that much?
The students who are walking out of school and protesting today should really be asking themselves why their cities and states encourage illegal immigration by offering benefits to illegal aliens. That’s a slap in the face to every legal immigrant who waited in line for their chance to come to America.
My name is Michael Class. I live in the Seattle area with my wife and two children. I am a retired "dot-com" executive who just couldn't sit by and let the mis-education of our youth go unchallenged anymore.
I wrote, photographed, and published a book designed to set the record straight, to properly prepare our children for the future. My book is called Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame.
In the book, my real-life son, twelve-year-old Anthony, time-travels to 1907 and meets his immigrant great-grandfather at Ellis Island. Anthony listens as officials question the new arrivals and document their intentions in the United States. Anthony witnesses the personal impact of immigration policy: He sees some people turned away at America’s door, causing families to split up.
It's a harsh lesson: The purpose of immigration policy is to discriminate, to make choices about the people we want to admit to the United States.
Even when admitted to the United States, Anthony learns that life in the new land is anything but certain. Anthony’s great-grandfather masters the language of America - English - and works his way through school, only to end up in the trenches of World War I, and then back in America during the Great Depression. Eventually, he starts a business, rises from poverty, and raises a family.
To tell the story of America's earlier immigration experience, I used advanced digital photography to insert Anthony into historical photographs. And I didn’t stop with family history: Anthony meets famous American heroes and witnesses pivotal events of the 20th century. Anthony is pictured in the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong, in the laboratories of Thomas Edison and Jonas Salk, and on Normandy beach on D-Day (see photos at: www.MagicPictureFrame.com). Throughout the book, historical accuracy rules: Even Anthony’s conversations with America’s heroes are based on things they really said.
While writing and photographing the book, I spoke with relatives of famous scientists and inventors, Holocaust survivors, award-winning biographers, and others who could help me ensure that the facts of the book were both accurate and vivid. The book includes more than 500 footnotes.
But the book goes beyond a simple recitation of historical facts: the book presents the moral lessons of American history. The chapter about Lindbergh’s flight is really about choosing one’s destiny. The story of Lou Gehrig is one of a virtuous life. The chapter about Thomas Edison is really about business. The story of Apollo 11 is about wonder, taking risks, and courage. The story of Dr. Jonas Salk and the cure for polio is really about dedicating one’s life to a higher purpose. Anthony’s observation of D-Day and the liberation of the death camps during the Holocaust is a testament to the reality of evil and the need to fight it.
Back to the immigration issue:
When Anthony meets his immigrant great-grandfather at Ellis Island, it’s really a story about what it means to be an American. Anthony’s great-grandfather says: “I became an American because I believe in America, and it’s my belief in America that makes me an American.” Anthony comes to realize the simple truth of the statement, and remarks: “America is an idea as much as it is a place. I am no different than my great-grandfather and all the immigrants who came to this land: I can only be an American by choice.”
It's not an easy book. The book challenges the reader to see the modern world in the light of the lessons of the past.
We can't afford to raise a generation of Americans who do not value their country, their heritage, and their place in the world. As Abraham Lincoln said: America is the "last best hope of earth."
Thank you.
Michael S. Class
Father / Author / Photographer / Publisher
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame: An American History Book for Right-Thinking Americans and Their Children
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E-Mail: class@MagicPictureFrame.com
Web site: www.MagicPictureFrame.com
Excellent comments.
Check out this web site. A great read during the Lenten season, or any season:
www.justiceforimmigrants.org
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Love, Mother
Immigration policy needs reform, as does just about every other policy in the US. I support immigration, but not ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, and the Church should be encouraging illegals to go through the proper channels and fascilitating LEGAL immigration, not supporting illegal immigration.
Thank you.
I just figured out what all of you already know - how to do this blogging thing. So, now I have my own blog. I'll try to keep it current and also post some excerpts from the book there - as they become relevant to news, which seems to be almost every day now. LOL
Here is the blog address: http://www.magicpictureframe.blogspot.com
I have posted 2 things:
Confused Students March for "Immigrant Rights"
and
Immigration: What Every American Should Know.
MSC