As we are once again watching and listening to the rabid language of hate about those like most of the rest of us, immigrants, illegal, while companies and individuals readily employ, and legal, though they resemble the illegal so one state is forcing all to carry papers of identification, Question: what about white european illegals?, many have always served in our armed forces while those condemning haven’t!
Tag: immigrants
Apr 27 2010
The Hypocrisy of Arizona and the South West
It’s beyond bad enough to see what Arizona has done and listen to the arguments, especially from certain corners of this society, justifying the Jim Crow or Nazi like ruling. Why Nazi, because it quickly comes to mind the Laws passed in Germany as to the Jews and other groups back when. Jim Crow should already be well understood in this country, unless from Texas as they seem to like re-visionist history writing.
But lets look at what’s well known about the South West and the present, especially coming out of Arizona.
May 03 2009
May Day’s New Roots
Crossposted from Fire on the Mountain.
I had a thought-provoking May Day.
It started on teh Intertubes. The social networking space called Facebook, or at least the small self-created corner of it where I rattle around, was awash in May Day greetings, forwardings and comments. I clicked the li’l thumbs-up button to register my approval of every one that came my way. Literally dozens of my Facebook friends chipped in on the theme.
Some included snatches of poetry, verses to The Internationale, embedded YouTube videos or links to articles on the holiday, like this and others at Kasama and some Rowland Keshena Robinson posted at By Any Means Necessary.
Meanwhile, on Leftist Trainspotters, an oddball internet group for people whose hobby is following left organizations around the world (especially small and peculiar ones), the estimable David Walters, of the Marxist Internet Archives, encouraged everyone to report in on their local International Workers Day activities.
Thus prodded, I headed out to check out two rival May Day rallies called in downtown Manhattan yesterday afternoon. I can’t claim that it was altogether a heartening or uplifting trip.
Jan 27 2008
Memo from “God’s Country”
An old salty Irishman, half Pagan, half Catholic, a bootlegger by night and a blue collar man by day…he’d take me for drives in his K-Car or Escort wreaking of stale cigarettes and Old Spice. The car would round a special bend that reminded him of his homeland and he’d give me wink and say “This here is God’s Country”. That phrase meant a lot to me because I knew my grandfather was very serious about his religion…he crossed himself every time he drove by a Church…so I figured he had a special in with The Lord for doing all of that heavy lifting down here on Earth. Well grandpa…I finally finished the chain that you started when setting foot aboard that ship so many years ago. I have me a piece of God’s Country and I’m bound and determined to make it work. My life is half gone, the first half wasn’t special by anyone’s measuring stick, but maybe this last half was what I was meant for.
The horses are fed and bedded down for the night the dishes are done, the barn cats and birds are fed as well. The dog has been walked he’s passed out at my side. He loves the horses, gave them both kisses on their first meeting. It’s snowing just a bit, making the light reflect off the snow. The house is small but cozy, needs some work but don’t we all. Hey they got intertubez in God’s Country by the way, just gotta use some of that satellite love to do it. I’m sure the Holy Rollers will be pleased to hear that. Found some tapes left behind from the previous owner…now I know who buys soundtrack recordings of pop movies…and yes Celine Dion was in the mix.
I’m fading fast, g’night Grandpa.
Oct 17 2007
New study shows undocumented immigrants good for Arizona economy
We can now add Arizona to the long list of states in which recent studies prove that the current influx of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, have contributed far more to the economy and tax base than they receive in government services.
Joining studies from California, Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Washington DC, and Long Island, NY, a new report from Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at The University of Arizona looks at the contributions and costs of Arizona’s immigrant population and finds not only an overall net gain for the state, but that the loss of this population would likely cause long term economic problems.