The underlying ideology, the truth behind the beliefs of pro-open borders pro-illegal immigration activists is this: We're the big, bad, White imperialist United States that "stole" a bunch of land from Mexico. We have to do penance for our sins and give reparations to minorities by giving them anything they want, no matter how outrageous. (Yes, I know that not all minorities feel this way...please don't hate me by thinking I'm generalizing or stereotyping anyone..)
And Mexico and other third world countries are saints and victims of White Western civilization. That is basically what it comes down to. That is the underlying radical ideology behind pro-open borders and pro-illegal immigrant activist's beliefs....look up MECHA, look up the myth of Aztlan, and listen to the phrase, "we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us..," which is just bs since very few Hispanics were actually in the Southwest at that time and no Native American group calls themselves Mexicans....
But that is what is behind all this: White Western civilization has to do penance for its sins and "fix" all the problems it has caused in the world (and it is alone responsible for all the problems of the world) by giving into all the demands of non-White, non--Western and third world societies. That is why many minorities (not all, of course) are also making outrageous demands from European nations which themselves are in the throws of a heated immigration debate, while none of them are speaking out against the immigration policies of Mexico or other foreign nations where the majority population are dark-skinned and/or poor, see: How Mexico Treats Illegal Aliens
Again: I know that not all minorities feel that way. There are many Hispanics and other minorities who are patriotic Americans. Please don't misunderstand me. Its just that the people who do feel the way I described above get the most attention.
Now, first off, I believe that that is all bs. Not all native societies of the Western Hemisphere were peaceful or a paradise. Native peoples conquered and oppressed other native peoples just as much and just as brutally as Europeans (and later, European-Americans). Secondly, there were very few people in the Southwest before the US took it that considered themselves Mexicans, and no Native American group, save for one or two right at the border, consider themselves Mexican. The myth that Mexican-Indians also inhabited if not claimed the American Southwest in ancient pre-history is also just that, a myth. In other words, no, the border didn't cross them. And besides that, by that standard, anyone can lay claim to anyone else's land based on ancient inhabitance or ownership. As an Italian-American, a descendant of the Romans, by that standard I could go anywhere in the Mediterranean and demand citizenship in and reparations from any nation there, including Libya and Egypt. The past is the past. This is today.
Third, the people, of today, no matter their race, are not responsible for the actions of their ancestors hundreds of years ago. In fact, most Euro-Americans' families weren't even in this country until the late 1800s and on, like mine. And finally, the past is the past. We can't change it. There comes a time when you do have to confront a past injustice, and there comes a time when you have to move on. No matter how the southern border got there, the fact is it is there......and must be respected. There are two countries divided by it: Mexico to the south, and the United States to its north.
America does not have to give restitution to Mexicans and do penance for its sins, for "stealing" lands from Mexico and "oppressing" its people, by opening up the border completely and letting in all the people that want to come in to it no matter who they are, for any reason, in perpetuity.
And Europe is completely different. While Europeans conquered and oppressed other Europeans (like the British against the Irish), and did conquer and colonize other parts of the world, the immigrants to that continent (and to the British Isles) are not in any way native to it or have a claim on any of its lands due to some ancient inhabitance. Therefore, Europeans have every right to say who comes into their nations, and when, why, and how. Just as you can't tell me who I can and can't have into my own home, so can Europeans say who can and can't come into their nations.
Now, first off, I believe that that is all bs. Not all native societies of the Western Hemisphere were peaceful or a paradise. Native peoples conquered and oppressed other native peoples just as much and just as brutally as Europeans (and later, European-Americans). Secondly, there were very few people in the Southwest before the US took it that considered themselves Mexicans, and no Native American group, save for one or two right at the border, consider themselves Mexican. The myth that Mexican-Indians also inhabited if not claimed the American Southwest in ancient pre-history is also just that, a myth. In other words, no, the border didn't cross them. And besides that, by that standard, anyone can lay claim to anyone else's land based on ancient inhabitance or ownership. As an Italian-American, a descendant of the Romans, by that standard I could go anywhere in the Mediterranean and demand citizenship in and reparations from any nation there, including Libya and Egypt. The past is the past. This is today.
Third, the people, of today, no matter their race, are not responsible for the actions of their ancestors hundreds of years ago. In fact, most Euro-Americans' families weren't even in this country until the late 1800s and on, like mine. And finally, the past is the past. We can't change it. There comes a time when you do have to confront a past injustice, and there comes a time when you have to move on. No matter how the southern border got there, the fact is it is there......and must be respected. There are two countries divided by it: Mexico to the south, and the United States to its north.
America does not have to give restitution to Mexicans and do penance for its sins, for "stealing" lands from Mexico and "oppressing" its people, by opening up the border completely and letting in all the people that want to come in to it no matter who they are, for any reason, in perpetuity.
And Europe is completely different. While Europeans conquered and oppressed other Europeans (like the British against the Irish), and did conquer and colonize other parts of the world, the immigrants to that continent (and to the British Isles) are not in any way native to it or have a claim on any of its lands due to some ancient inhabitance. Therefore, Europeans have every right to say who comes into their nations, and when, why, and how. Just as you can't tell me who I can and can't have into my own home, so can Europeans say who can and can't come into their nations.
Yet, the truth is all these people that oppose Arizona's SB 1070, that oppose any law or action that cracks down on illegal immigration to the US and to Europe, do believe that....that we owe them and must give in to them. That is the real ideology, the truth behind pro-open borders, pro-illegal immigration activists, the same activists that organized and were at the May Day protests throughout the world. The Rich, White, Evil West owes them restitution for the centuries of oppression......we must let people from minority and third world nations into our lands to take advantage of our jobs, our welfare, our health care, our quality of life and resources in general, as reparation and penance for our past sins. That is it. To them we are the evil, rich, white West and we owe them!!
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Thank you for posting these facts. Keep up the good work.
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