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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...................
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 along
side 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!! |