Crossing the Line: Bordering on Revolution

Some Traditional American values aren't uniquely American but are shared by many cultures and nations. That said, some traditional American values that come to mind (you might want to review a document commonly known as The Bill of Rights for some of these): 1. English as our national language for all social activities. A common language helps binds us together. 2. Respect for property rights. 3. The rule of law. 4. Free speech. 5. The willingness of Americans to sacrifice lives and resources to oppose oppression and aggression. 6. The real possibility to better one's self and family by prospering in a relatively free market economy and its concurrent desire that your children and grandchildren have a better life than you've had. 7. The right to keep and bear arms. 8. A civilian life free from military intervention, real or threatened. 9. Fair and open elections. 10. American art, literature, film and folklore.

The liberal slat of this article renders it meaningless. "What SB1070 does is criminalize the undocumented." THIS IS A GOOD THING! Ask the Native Americans what happens when you have uncontrolled illegal immigration from "undocumented" aliens. Space to Comment is inadequate to deconstruct this pitiful article, so just a few points: 1. This is written as an apology, not as a fact driven article. 2. Since the author's advo-cratic point of view can't be justified by logic, it appeals to emotion. 3. All Nations have a self-evident right to protect their borders. 4. Calling someone who knowingly enters this country illegally an "undocumented" person is like calling a meth lab worker an undocumented pharmacist. 5. Both major political parties have failed the citizens by lacking the political will to end illegal immigration. 6. The USA & South Korea can protect the border between North & South Korea, why not between the USA & Mexico? The only reason I can think of is lack of political will and/or treason.

"Latinos have the highest fertility rate and are already the largest minority." Hmm. Wonder why. This same article then also makes it sound like we are starving for illegal migrant workers, as if we ought to be sending busses down to Mexico to pick up illegals because no one here will work. Go figure. Take some of the government subsidies the farmers get, and pay wages that citizens will work for, to get the ball rolling in weaning us off illegal labor. Eventually, the artificial wage deflation caused by workers from outside our economy will dissappear, and the economy will absorb the higher costs of farm products as more people work.

Hey Crazy Horse H_e_x, your ancestors raped America when they came over from SIberia. INDIANS NEED TO GO BACK TO SIBERIA, where you were comfortable not inventing the wheel, and enslaving your captives. Or here's another thought - lets give Manhattan back to the Indians, starting with a little strip of land on the east side of First Avenue between 42nd St and 46th St...

I suggest putting ads in Mexican newspapers looking for bilingual journalists who want to work in the VV and the HP. Qualifications are: Hate traditional values America as much the VV and HP writers do; Be fluent in English; And be willing to work for 50% of what the HP and VV pay their Anglo (i.e., imperialist) writers, which would still be more than they make in Mexico.

If im a gun running drug trafficking Mexican who undoubtedly is rich by my profession WHY THE FUCK WOULD I WANT TO LIVE IN THE U.S.A ? the thing is that if you yourself a proclaimed "emigrant" see that the whole reason you ever migrated here was to carve a "better" life for yourself, so where is the connection ? turn your fucking t.v. off an dont repeat bullshit you see on it enrich yourself with knowledge of other people and their culture before you open your shit box.

Amen, Hex. Personally, I've got a long long list of Anglos- especially in Texas - that I'd like to deport (to the moon, if possible) to make room for more of the hard-working, religious, family values browns (some of whome have been in Tejas since the 1600s, some since 0800) I've known and worked with. Never forget that the core of racism is fear of misegination. If you study the US civil rights movement you will see that around 1955 the view that "if we desegregate the schools it will lead to inter-racial dating" was considered mainstream and reasonable. The trolls who haunt the Chron and the Press with their rants about illegal criminals are scared shitless that their daughters/ grandaughters will fall in love with a landscaper or prep chef that looks like Antonio Banderas.

Don't you mean to answer, "Yes, I am being obtuse on purpose."?

Even by the standards of the village Voice, this article is Yellow Journalism at its finest. Not one word about the drug and gun running, murder and other crimes comitted by illegals, strain on the healthcare systems, wasteful spending on bi-lingual education, the fact that just by being here illegals are breaking the sovereign laws of the USA... Why bother, the obvious answer is that it is all due to White racism. Same old crap, as long as you have a scapegoat, and can demonize the other side of an argument, half the battle is won.

Are you being obtuse on purpose? "Brown" people are harassed because they are "brown", pulled over simply because they are "brown"? Phooey, and you know it. How do we know it? La Raza is waiting to find the right story to splash all over the media, a story that properly advances their victim/oppression narrative... Too bad it doesn't play so well in Texas, huh? Where Latinos and Anglos have a history of working together? How many names on police badges end with a "z" around here? Quite a few. You have a manufactured, and wholly unfounded concern. Run along.

There is no war on Mexicans or any other ethnicity. We don't want people coming here illegally. Keyword there: illegal. No mention of race or religion or anything. Illegal immigrant, as opposed to legal. No matter where they are from, illegal is illegal. We love Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, etc. - all hispanics. No problem, they are all welcome here - if they come here legally. I just don't understand where illegal=race issue. Tell you what, enter Mexico illegally. While you're at it, check out the fence on their southern border. Yeah, uh huh...it's fine for them to have one, but we're "racists" if we put one up!? That's hypocrisy in any language. But also, enter say, Cuba, or Brazil, Afghanistan, Israel, China, North Korea, illegally. Go ahead. You'll likely be shot. But enter the US illegally, and get a free income, free housing, free transportation, free health care, food, money, an education... War on Mexicans my butt! War on Americans is more like it. Go whine somewhere where people give a damn.

Well, maybe that's why El Paso has lower violent crime than, say, Houston. It's predominantly Hispanic, not so much white trash around.

The problem is there is no diversity in Rio Grande and El Paso. They live the way they like, they don't care USA. Opposite side of border in El Paso, they are beheading and killing the people. May be in El Paso too,we don't know that because including authorties everybody Hispanic in El Paso and Rio grande.You must know that the people coming from non-hispanic countries don't want and work with Hispanic people because of their corrupted way of life... %10 Hispanic well enough for this country..more than that will cause chaos,tears,anarchy,fear ,crime,disorder,bribery,kidnapping and end of USA. If they give an amnesty They won't find emigrants from developing nations becuase USA will be less desirable,secure place for living and starting a family. Moreover ,even if they give out an amnesty minimum 3 million people,thanks to chain immigration they will be at least 15 million within next 20 years...This is not acceptable...if they give an amnesty, l ll gladly leave this country without any regret...because l emigrated to USA and her values not a Hispanic country.

The problem is there is no DIVERSITY in Rio Grande Valley and El Paso. They live the way you like...opposite border El Paso they are beheading the people..may be in El Paso too but we don't know that becuase including authorities everybody HISPANIC in El Paso and Rio Grande Valley....The people don't want to live and work together with Hispanic people because of their corrupted culture.

FREEDOM is not accross the border ILLEGALLY ! Hispnaic people must respect the LAWS of the USA like evry other immigrants. This country(USA)is not the amazon forest. These paid Hispanic writers tries the people defending the existing laws as extremists like themselves.

FREEDOM is not accross the border ILLEGALLY ! Hispanic people respect the LAWS of the USA like every other immigrants, This country (USA) is not the amazon forest.