posted on Jun, 18 2008 @ 04:21 PM
Blame it on the Hispanics/Mexicans
At an unprecedented time in U.S. history, where both a black man and a white woman battled furiously for the Democratic nomination, I find it
difficult to believe the injustice being done to the Hispanics and Mexicans in general over the issue of immigration. Solely mention the word illegal
aliens and the first image in a person’s mind is a Mexican. As if no other race could be classified as an illegal alien. Thanks to the main stream
media, politicians, and a lack of outspoken leadership among our race, Americans tend to believe that illegal aliens and Hispanics go hand in hand. As
far as Republicans and Democrats are concerned, Hispanics are only important during an election year and merely a pawn thereafter. Furthermore, the
word Hispanics should be replaced with Mexicans. People tend to consider all brown-skinned Spanish talking people as Mexicans anyway, regardless of
nationality.
Hispanics are blamed for taking away high paying American jobs and keeping the pay wage low. Well, which is it? It cannot be both. This jargon is no
more than a racist overbite with union teeth. In reality, Hispanics take jobs that most Americans honestly don’t care for. The reason Americans
don’t care for them is because we are lazy and refuse to work hard for an honest pay. Instead, we have the mentality that these companies should pay
us a lot for less productivity. Unions are renowned for this kind of atmosphere. Most of the time, it takes an act of Congress to fire a union
employee no matter how many times he or she messes up. In addition, unions are famous for seeking higher wages for their members and forcing the
company to take its business down south or overseas where labor is cheaper and productivity is increased. Yet, Mexicans are blamed for taking away
these jobs. Are you willing to work at a chicken factory, at an extremely fast pace, for $9 an hour? Has anyone bothered to ask these companies that
hire Hispanics to explain why they hire them? Could it be that these companies are attempting to lower their turnover rates and at the same time save
money on the cost of training new workers? Until somebody can convince non-educated Americans, those without high school degrees or college, that
these minimum to average wage jobs are reserved for them, companies will continue to have a difficult time filling up these positions with
non-Hispanics. In my opinion, the higher paying jobs that Americans should be complaining about are the professional occupations. Many positions such
as doctors, educators, nurses, engineers, etc. are being filled by foreigners. What is the name of your doctor? Is it right for these foreigners to
live lavishly while Americans struggle from paycheck to paycheck? These are the fields that Americans should be getting educated in. Instead of
bringing in outsiders, the government should be enticing and providing every incentive possible so that Americans have the first bid on these higher
paying jobs.
Hispanics are blamed for the healthcare crisis. Once again, the scare tactic succeeds. Americans always need a scapegoat and the Mexicans are the
flavor of the day. Are Hispanics really the only race that uses the hospitals and are unable to pay? By the governments own account, millions of
Americans are without health insurance and millions more have inadequate health insurance coverage. Is this not the reason that all three presidential
candidates have tried to sway voters with their own policy on healthcare? How many Americans do you know that can really pay the remaining balance of
a major surgery even after the insurance company has paid their part? Hispanics are not to blame. The blame lies in Washington and the health
insurance lobbyist. For years, Congress has passed legislation on healthcare that has greatly benefited the insurance companies. The promises Congress
have made about reducing the cost of healthcare has never materialized and has only served to make healthcare a bigger mess. Politicians need to quit
blaming the Hispanics and inciting Americans against Hispanics. If congress is really serious about fixing social security, Medicare, Medicaid and
other similar issues then I propose one of two things. Congress gets the same benefits that the American people have, which is little, or the American
people get the same benefits that congress has, which is a lot. I am about 99.9% sure that Congress would tackle these issues with sincerity and
integrity and the American people would see better results. There is no reason why Congress should get all the goodies and we Americans get all the
crumbs. Congress serves us, and we deserve better. Before criticizing other countries about ethics, maybe congress should look in the mirror and
criticize those among them. Instead they act like a band of brotherhoods, looking out for each others self-interest.
Hispanics are blamed for the increase in crime. Come on. Once again, are Hispanics the only race that commits crimes in this country? What about
the crimes committed against Hispanics, which is greater? Is it not a crime or civil injustice when a police officer or immigration agent stops
someone just because of his or her skin color? The main stream media is quick to further along the anti-Hispanic scare tactic because the majority of
the media is white. When was the last time you saw someone other than a white person leading a major network news cast? As a result, every time a
Hispanic rapes, murders, or kills someone it makes headline news, especially if the person is an illegal. Yet, these same crimes are carried out
across the board among all races. The news media paints the Hispanic community as a bunch of outlaws who have no role in America. Are these hideous
crimes any different than the hideous crimes committed by other races? Furthermore, these entities that state that Hispanics are to blame for the
increase in crime have little proof to support their statements. If they do have proof, then it is likely flawed. For example, maybe that entity
concentrated more on the Hispanic community to curb its crime rate. As a result the data will show that more Hispanics were arrested, leading to the
assumption that Hispanics are to blame for crime.
Let’s make this clear. Hispanics did not commit that horrific crime on 9/11. Hispanics are not the ones planning to attack America at every given
opportunity. Hispanics are not the ones who are giving shelter and sanctuary to these idiotic terrorist. So why in God’s green earth is there so
much hatred against Hispanics. The race responsible is being treated with kids’ gloves while the Hispanic community suffers the humiliation and the
lashings. The great State of Minnesota and food companies that operate in that state are accommodating Muslims and their inability to touch pork. I
have yet to see a company that accommodates Hispanics for a siesta. This is not an attempt to transfer the hate mongo ling to the Muslims. It merely
coincides with the belief that Hispanics are being targeted when in reality all races should be treated equally.
Since the 1986 amnesty and up until 9/11, the U.S. government and the American people have had a Laissez faire approach to the issue of illegal
aliens. Many companies and individuals have benefited greatly by this cheap labor. Likewise, illegal aliens themselves have benefited by being given
the opportunity to earn a wage to support their family. I can probably guarantee you that it would be a lot easier for these illegals to make a lot
more money being in the dope business in their home country rather than being here busting there chomps in an effort to earn an honest wage for a
day’s work. It wasn’t until after 9/11 that the anti-Hispanic hysteria started. This is when politicians and the media began to speak out against
illegal aliens and Hispanics in general. The same people who took advantage of the cheap labor and comfort these illegals afforded them prior to 9/11.
Why now, why not in 1987? Many of these illegals have acclimatized themselves to our culture and our way of life. Many of their children know no other
country.
Yet, Chertoff and the current political system refuse to listen to rationality. They refuse to admit that they, the government, are responsible for
the current crisis. Illegals came because you invited them. They came because you had opportunities for them. They came because they believed in your
Laissez faire approach. And now that the illegals have been used and abused, the government is more than willing to boot the illegals to the curb. God
said “Do unto Others as You Would Have Them Do unto you.” I, for one, am in favor of cracking down at the border. However, the illegals that are
in this country deserve to be treated with respect. Yes, they broke the law. However, can you honestly tell me that even law abiding citizens don’t
break the laws from time to time? Quit politicizing the issue and do what is right.
The right thing may not be popular with the American people at first, but Congress can be persuasive when they so desire. According to the government,
the 9/11 terrorist did not come in via Mexico. Although the possibility of a terrorist slipping in through Mexico exists, Americans shouldn’t be so
quick to assume that this will be the case. Why do politicians always mention the southern border but rarely the northern border? What about the east
coast and west coast? How are they being secured from top to bottom? This type of attention to the southern border, along with the anti-Hispanic scare
tactic, is the primary reason many Americans see Hispanics more differently than a few years back. Do you really think the drug cartels in Mexico
really want terrorists to come across their border? Common sense dictates that the drug cartel will lose big financially if the Mexican-American
border were closed due to terrorists.
Finally, I challenge all and any prominent Hispanic-American to lift a torch and fight for the rights of all Hispanic, not just one segment of
Hispanics. We as Hispanics have to quit bickering among ourselves and find a common ground on which to unite. Hispanics have been divided for too
long. We have an organization called LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) that supposedly looks after the interest of Hispanics, but most
Hispanics aren’t even aware of the organization. Ahora es el momento to unite, act, and prevent this anti-Hispanic hysteria from happening in the
future.
Sincerely,
Jam321