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So many supporters illegal immigrants have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. 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 everyone 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 in 2007 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.

Glenn Tefft is a resident of Longmont.

READER COMMENTS

Fortunatly Ronaldo,

We teach our children to be more than breeding cows like your women. Although I can see why you would want some white women...

Gee, wonder if Ronaldo is a racist?

Ronaldos on his mexican drug pcp again..

Ronaldo, Thank you for spewing the kind of diatribe that does such a wonderful job of pointing out exactly why the illegal latino culture will never successfully assimilate into our own "melting pot" culture. Our culture phased out breeding for the sheer necessity of having many helping hands on the family farm generations ago, while your culture appears to be stuck in dark ages. In case you haven't yet figured it out, your brand of "machismo" doesn't work here.

Too late pig skin truthy toothless redneck raciist.....YOU AND YOUR ILK ARE TOO LATE....We are f.....g the hell out of your pink skinned daughter's and they are giving birth to brown babie's...he-he-he!!!!!!!!!! now lets hear some of your way too late Mexican hate....

Too late pig skin truthy toothless redneck raciist.....YOU AND YOUR ILK ARE TOO LATE....We are f.....g the hell out of your pink skinned daughter's and they are giving birth to brown babie's...he-he-he!!!!!!!!!! now lets hear some of your way too late Mexican hate....

Too late pig skin truthy toothless redneck raciist.....YOU AND YOUR ILK ARE TOO LATE....We are f.....g the hell out of your pink skinned daughter's and they are giving birth to brown babie's...he-he-he!!!!!!!!!! now lets hear some of your way too late Mexican hate....

Too late pig skin truthy toothless redneck raciist.....YOU AND YOUR ILK ARE TOO LATE....We are f.....g the hell out of your pink skinned daughter's and they are giving birth to brown babie's...he-he-he!!!!!!!!!! now lets hear some of your way too late Mexican hate....

Too late pig skin truthy toothless redneck raciist.....YOU AND YOUR ILK ARE TOO LATE....We are f.....g the hell out of your pink skinned daughter's and they are giving birth to brown babie's...he-he-he!!!!!!!!!! now lets hear some of your way too late Mexican hate....

Too late pig skin truthy toothless redneck raciist.....YOU AND YOUR ILK ARE TOO LATE....We are f.....g the hell out of your pink skinned daughter's and they are giving birth to brown babie's...he-he-he!!!!!!!!!! now lets hear some of your way too late Mexican hate....

"They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl."

That's just the point. Today's immigration fandango is not about coming to America and becoming an American citizen. Its not about embracing the melting pot. Its about an invading army of illegal interlopers who don't give a damn about America and who don't yearn to become Americans. When this bunch of illegal invaders are done milking the system and cherry-picking what they want, they will demonstrate no loyalties other than to themselves. These people have no rights while those before them earned their rights. Their vision of America isn't American. Send 'em packin.'

It is deserving of being framed and hung high in the Mayor's office.

The longer you wait to go back, the longer the line will get. The longer the line gets, the chance of you obtaining the dream diminishes. America will not tolerate this any more. Any politician who feels otherwise will be sadly disappointed. The list of how they have voted in the past, present and future will surely become public in a huge way.

I don't care who wrote it, I can relate to it. Thank you Glen for letting me know that I am not alone.

This letter can be found in the San Diego pages of Craig's List R& R section. It was posted by a lady.

Amen,
These Mexican business that are losing business patronize each other. Americans don't shop at all these places...they network and shop like its little Mexico. They're here for the American dollar, just taking up space on our streets, a few Mexicans going back is better than nothing,they all need to go back by the droves. I'm tired of living ,like I'm in Mexico or East L.A. I want my town back as it once was.

I thought this letter was familiar as I was reading it. I also saw it posed on one of the lesser known immigration sites. I'll see if I can relocate over the next couple of days.

This letter was originally published in the Orange County Register late last year. It then went on a "tour" of Craig's List (various city R&Rs). Mr. Tefft had it published as a Denver Post eLetter last week.

Funny thing, the lady who originally wrote the letter to the OCR spelled her name differently than above...

Iwas very pleased to read in the Rmn today that Mexican businesses are suffering because they now have to start checking documents.I was also pleased to see some Mexicans going back home.

We need to keep the pressure on until they get the message they are not wanted here.

As far as agricultural companies not having enough workers,I definately support using prisoners to do the work. That kills 2 birds with one stone. The illegals are leaving and the prisoners are working off their cost of keeping them in prison.

The tide is turning. We no longer tolerate those who wish to cheat and jump to the front of the line just because they are from Mexico.

If you are an illegal alien from Mexico, you should seriously consider returning to Mexico and going through the system the right way. Save yourself the trouble of being jailed while awating deportation.

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