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Mexican Invasion Title: Mexicans believe Los Angelas is theirs March 29, 2006 Mexicans Think Los Angeles Is Still Theirs By rob on March 29, 2006 at 9:12 AM 13 Comments MEXICO CITY - Mexicans cheered the proposal approved Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee to legalize undocumented migrants and provide temporary work visas, and credited huge marches of migrants across the United States as the decisive factor behind the vote. Mexican President Vicente Fox said the vote was the result of five years of work dating to the start of his presidential term in 2000, and puts Mexico one step closer toward the government's goal of "legalization for everyone" who works in the United States. "My recognition and respect for all the Hispanics and all the Mexicans who have made their voice heard," Fox said. "We saw them turn out this weekend all across the United States, and that's going to count for a lot as we move forward." [...] Some Mexican media outlets were even more euphoric, predicting final approval for the committee bill as drafted, and suggesting the weekend demonstrations showed Mexico still holds some sway over former territories which it lost in the 1846-48 Mexican-American War. "With all due respect to Uncle Sam, this shows that Los Angeles has never stopped being ours," reporter Alberto Tinoco said on the Televisa television network's nightly news broadcast, referring to a Saturday march in Los Angeles that drew an estimated 500,000, mainly Mexicans. Don't think illegal immigration is a threat to our sovereignty? Think again. This is why an open border policy, or even a guest worker program, would be folly. Letting in millions of people who love our economy but hold no loyalty to our system of government will only leave this nation divded. And divided we fall, as the saying goes. (via reader Paulie B) Comments "With all due respect to Uncle Sam, this shows that Los Angeles has never stopped being ours' They were there first. Most of mexican extraction were born in the US. WOOF on March 29, 2006 at 9:45 AM They were there first. So? Seems like something an older brother would say to his younger brother at age six. likwidshoe on March 29, 2006 at 10:05 AM You're right WOOF. So when are you handing your property over to an American Indian? J.R. on March 29, 2006 at 10:26 AM I was going to hand mine over to a caveman... as soon as he finishes his dinner of roast duck with the mango salsa. Bat One on March 29, 2006 at 10:29 AM Actually, given that there was no mass emigration of Mexicans (except for their army) from the SW after the war with Mexico, it's arguable that few Mexicans can actually trace their ancestry back to the areas annexed by the United States at that time. The region had Apaches, missions, and little else. So it's not just a silly claim; it also ignores history. Robert Perry on March 29, 2006 at 12:02 PM Mexico doesn't own LOS Angeles, Mexican-Americans just live there. No way Mexican Americans want to be governed by Mexico city. As far as I know Mex-Americans can't vote in Mexican elections, their sole allegiance is to the US. Iraqi-Americans voted in Iraq elections. The mayor of LA is Antonio Villaraigosa. WOOF on March 29, 2006 at 1:06 PM Actually, Mexicans living in the USA DO vote in Mexican elections, to the point that Mexican politicians campaign in southern California and Texas. The demonstrations of yesterday, advocating "reconquista," also seem to give the idea that some do want to be ruled from Tenochitlan. Given the state of that nation, I'm not sure why, but it is a fact that some seem to advocate this. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that we allow people to come in without giving the same respect & rights that we do for other immigrants, and they just happen to resent it for some reason. I know I would if it were I. Robert Perry on March 29, 2006 at 1:17 PM Not sure how far north along the Pacific coast the Spanish built settlements, the Santa Fe region was their main thrust north in the interior. In the Tejas coastal region they settled Corpus Christi and southward. They had sparse and widely scattered settlements from the Mississippi River eastward. Where I grew up in MS was at one time called West Florida, Spanish then French. I am wondering how soon the Spanish and French and Portugese are going to want their land back. Seems to be the next big thing. TwoHotel9 on March 29, 2006 at 1:31 PM So when are you handing your property over to an American Indian? Actually, there are Indians that feel the same way. Remember AIM and their 'occupation' of Alcatraz? docdave on March 29, 2006 at 1:43 PM Venezuelans , Haitians and Columbian politicians campaign in Florida, that does not mean American citizens of ethnic decents can vote in foreign elections. WOOF on March 29, 2006 at 1:57 PM I do recall that during the Mexican American War that we captured their capital, Mexico City. If we followed the example of all nations in the world at the time, there would not be a Mexico. It would be numerous southwestern states of the United States. We march to our own drummer and did not do that. They need to study their own history if they think they own LA. They should be happy they have a country. Marnedog on March 30, 2006 at 3:12 AM Marnedog, that kind of reasoning will get you branded a racist by the leftards. The reasoning at the time was that we were not going to become a colonial power, such as the Europeans had. You'll never hear Dems mention that inconvenient little detail. TwoHotel9 on March 30, 2006 at 6:01 AM Mexico would not have been a colony, since it would have been the continuation of Manifest Destiny but southward. Kind of like our acquisition of Alaska, and Hawaii. Puerto Rico and the Phillipines were considered Colonies. Many similarities to Iraq and the Phillipines after the Spanish American War, but I don't want to go there. As for illegal immigration...good fences make good neighbors. We must secure our borders from terrorists, drug runners, and those who wish to come here illegally. Those that hire illegals should be severly punished. Illegals should be cut from government programs including health and education. Emergency healthcare should always be provided, but they should then be taken to the nearest embassy for that country after treatment. Non-citizens should be charged through taxes the use of the school system. They should pay the average cost per student for that school district. Take away incentives to come here and the flow will stop with or without a wall. Marnedog on March 30, 2006 at 7:40 AM
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