For some reason, people have difficulty
structuring their arguments when arguing against supporting the currently
proposed immigration revisions. This lady made the argument pretty simple. NOT
printed in the Orange County Paper .
Newspapers simply won't
publish letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect
(read below) or which do not agree with the philosophy they're pushing on the
public. This woman wrote a great letter to the editor that should have been
published; but, with your help, it will get published via cyberspace!
From: "David
LaBonte"
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a
wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not
printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the
Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Written in response to a
series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:
Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is
made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the
Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the
same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.
Maybe we should turn to our
history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is
not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when
there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people
had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented.
Some would even get
down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to
uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made
learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even
changed their names to blend in with their new home.
They had waved good-bye to
their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their
power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to
them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had
were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a
future of prosperity.
Most of their children came
of age when World War II broke out. My father fought alongside men whose
parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France and Japan. None of
these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their
parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the
Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as one
people.
When we liberated France,
no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the
German-American or the Irish-American. The people of France saw only Americans.
And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those
immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and
waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their
parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what
it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white
and blue bowl.
And here
we are with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges.
Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that
includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother
country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe
that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve
better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future
generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally
searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being
used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.
And for that suggestion
about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the
citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about
dismantling the United States just yet.
(signed)
Rosemary LaBonte
KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING. FOR THE WRONG THINGS TO PREVAIL THE RIGHTFUL
MAJORITY NEEDS TO REMAIN COMPLACENT AND QUIET!! LET THIS NEVER HAPPEN!!
I sincerely hope this letter gets read
by millions of people all across the nation!