Immigration Reform and the Cultural Identity Crisis of America ( Have A Coke and a Smile)

It has been a while since my last post,so I thought I'd wait for a real doozie! One that will more than likely label me as a racist, but I really could care less. I have my opinion, you have yours, and I hope that we can respect one another without any name calling or judging. See that is the beauty of the 1st Amendment. So i will try to look beyond this socialistic realm of political correctness for just a while,( if you would be so kind to bear with me please) and if you are one of those Americans who are easily offended, then I would strongly suggest that you stop reading now. May I suggest that you go hug a tree while you sing Kumbaya or something like that.(Just kidding;) So, did anyone see the Coke commercial during the Super Bowl on Sunday? It got me to thinking what are identity in this country really is, and to be honest, I think we're lost. Then again I could be reading to much into it, and it's all in my head I don't know. What I do know is that it is certainly not the same country I grew up in. As Bob Dylan so poetically wrote "Oh the times they are a changin'". Ya, no shit Bobby- you said it. Your not in Kansas anymore Dorothy! Maybe if we all click our heels three times and say " There's no place like the U.S." it will all be just a dream. Na, that's a fools thought. But I digress. My post today is not about wishful thinking. Time to get to the bear facts! I think that anyone out there who is or has worked, and pays they're taxes, OBEYS THE LAWS, and tries to be just a good person, can agree with me that...we have a serious immigration problem in this country! If we (and I mean our elected officials) don't do something about it now, then we are on the path to something far worse than a recession. This is affecting our children, our seniors, our Health Insurance premiums, our Social Security debt, and it is systematically unraveling the very fabric of our language and our culture. To quote the great Michael Savage, " I truly believe that in order to have a true Sovereign Nation You must first develop a national language, culture and protect your borders." I believe he is right and I see all of this slipping away very quickly. Now I know what your going to say, "Donnie this country was built on multicultural immigration, I myself come from Irish roots. (a very hard working dedicated patriotic people I might add!) Of course this country was founded by immigrants. When they came however, there was no food stamps, or social security check, or welfare state! Whatever they got, however they survived, they did it with backbreaking sweat and their own two hands. Their goal was to not die! To be somebody better than what they came from. with no help whatsoever from the government! Neighbors helped one another. Communities got together. True Christian charity was all they had. And guess what, they did it! They, the farmers, the builders, the blacksmiths, the teachers, the entrepreneurs they made this country what it is today. Now before I get any farther into this rant of mine, let me indulge you with a brief history of our immigration policies of the past so that maybe we can learn from their successes and mistakes. The Page Act of 1875 was the first restrictive federal immigration law and prohibited the entry of immigrants considered "undesirable." The law classified as "undesirable" any individual from Asia who was coming to America to be a forced laborer, any Asian woman who would engage in prostitution, and all people considered to be convicts in their own country. The law was named after its sponsor, Representative Horace F. Page, a Republican who introduced it to "end the danger of cheap Chinese labor and immoral Chinese women". The Page Act was supposed to strengthen the ban against “coolie” laborers, by imposing a fine of up to $2,000 and maximum jail sentence of one year upon anyone who tried to bring a person from China, Japan, or any Asian country to the United States “without their free and voluntary consent, for the purpose of holding them to a term of service”. In other words, we had a problem with outsourced slave labor right after we had just freed our own slaves. We did not want that to happen again. Most of the Asian immigrants at that time were brought here against their will. Then we had the war on anarchism in this country with the Immigration Act of 1903 and 1918, basically stating that lawlessness would not be tolerated. Of course some would suggest that this was an attack on personal freedom. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, put restrictions on the number of immigrants allowed in the country and also put them on the path to legalized citizenship, whereas before there were no such restrictions. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was a preference system that focused on immigrants' skills and family relationships with citizens or U.S. residents. It started the work visa system. Through all of our countries trials since the our birth as a free nation, we have boasted to the world that we welcome all who are oppressed with open arms and the promise of a new life. The thankful people that have set foot on these shores, vowed their life, liberty and the pursuit of their happiness for them and future generations so that all may have the opportunity to prosper. Even though we all stared from different backgrounds, we as a nation, developed our own collective culture. America is synonymous with the hamburger, the hot dog, and lager beer! All of which were given to us from our German immigrants. Pizza and mac n cheese from our Italian brothers. Football (Rugby) Baseball (Cricket) American pastimes. Henry Ford was the son of an Irish immigrant. Lets not forget the ones who died building our railroads,bridges, and our skyscrapers. Especially the men and women immigrants who have given their lives for our freedom! Yes America truly is a melting pot but we have grown into something far more than that. We have our own work ethic (or used to anyway) we have an idea that you can be anything that you truly want to be, if you set your mind to it! Lets not loose that people! Lets not loose who we truly are, One nation under God with liberty and justice for all!