Reconquista Door
Some sense from the Washington Times.
(Thanks to The Federalist)
"In 1907, during one of the great immigration waves, President Teddy Roosevelt said that the immigrant who comes here 'in good faith...shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin.' However, he added, 'We have room but for one flag, the American flag.' Words well worth recalling as we noticed what student protesters decided to hoist up their high school flagpole while ostensibly demonstrating against immigration reform. In Spanish this is called reconquista, the reconquering of Mexican land lost during the Mexican-American war (1846-48), and its appearance in Los Angeles...adds a dark dimension to the entire immigration debate... Their inspiration is anti-Americanism, which they cheerfully articulate in banners proclaiming 'This is our continent, not yours!' They claim citizenship, or at least the benefits of citizenship, to be theirs by right, rather than something to be earned... Tragically, they are able to dupe idealistic students into advancing their cause by masking their true intentions behind the facade of ethnic pride or civil rights. Nothing is more un-American, especially for those requesting American citizenship... If the leaders of the Latino community wish to bring public opinion to their side, they must condemn these verbal and symbolic calls for reconquest."
(Thanks to The Federalist)
"In 1907, during one of the great immigration waves, President Teddy Roosevelt said that the immigrant who comes here 'in good faith...shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin.' However, he added, 'We have room but for one flag, the American flag.' Words well worth recalling as we noticed what student protesters decided to hoist up their high school flagpole while ostensibly demonstrating against immigration reform. In Spanish this is called reconquista, the reconquering of Mexican land lost during the Mexican-American war (1846-48), and its appearance in Los Angeles...adds a dark dimension to the entire immigration debate... Their inspiration is anti-Americanism, which they cheerfully articulate in banners proclaiming 'This is our continent, not yours!' They claim citizenship, or at least the benefits of citizenship, to be theirs by right, rather than something to be earned... Tragically, they are able to dupe idealistic students into advancing their cause by masking their true intentions behind the facade of ethnic pride or civil rights. Nothing is more un-American, especially for those requesting American citizenship... If the leaders of the Latino community wish to bring public opinion to their side, they must condemn these verbal and symbolic calls for reconquest."
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 4:44 PM
2 Comments:
More immigration insecurity.
"They claim citizenship, or at least the benefits of citizenship, to be theirs by right, rather than something to be earned..."
So, what have you done to earn your citizenship?
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